the man himself Lyrics by Gang of Youths
The days, the weeks, and the years rolled on by
All the unending pavement and beauty in the architecture of a two-bed
That I can scarcely see
You see
There was angels in the ornaments in underneath you
And they’re hummin’ away, hummin’ away till I get what I need
Hey now
I dunno what to feel
I dunno how to feel right
But I want to become my own man I guess
Hey now
Oh, I dunno if I’ll ever feel right
And let everything change
To things that can make a man grow tall
There’s a painting of you and it hangs in our kitchen now
‘Cause when my kid’s getting high in a hot-wired symphony
And I’m lookin for sage advice
You’ll be hummin’ away, hummin’ away like everything’s fine
Hey now
I dunno what to feel
I dunno how to feel right
But I want to become my own man I guess
Hey now
I dunno if I’ll ever feel right
Let everything change
To things that can make a man grow tall
So take
A single step at a simple pace
And the outward momentum will maybe un-fuck you in time
So comb your hair and clean your teeth
And dial back home at least once or twice every week
And make sure that you see them a lot more than I did with mine
But if they’re out of the way, out of the way then everything’s
Fine
I dunno what to feel
I dunno how to feel right
But I want to become my own man I guess
Hey now
I dunno if I’ll ever feel right
And let everything change
To things that can make a man grow tall
Out of the way, out of the way and everything
Out of the way, out of the way and everything
Out of the way, hummin’ away, hummin’ away
Hummin’ away, hummin’ away
Out of the way and everything
Out of the way, out of the way and everything
Out of the way, out of the way and everything
Out of the way, out of the way and everything’s
Fine