Jimmy Nail - What Kind Of Man Am I? Lyrics
Words and music by jimmy nailSince youve been gone, Ive cried a river for youBut Im just wastin time, and wastin water, tooIm hanging out these nights, in these twilight worldsWith all the late-night news, and the weather-girlsNo-one here but me, so I sit and cheer,Watchin sports t.v., sipping luke-warm beerI can take the pain, I can stand the rainBut what I cannot bear, is that bum givin you his nameId like to tell all the whole wide world,What a cryin shame this isBut I get tongue-tied up,Just tryin to say my name without sayin hisWhat kind of a man am i? givin up on love without a tryThought what we had was, like, a special thing,Now I find your wearin that bums ring!And what kind of a girl are you,Tell me you love me then you tell him, tooGuess Ill be wonderin til the day I die,What kind of man am i?Its a cryin shame, whats become of meIm not half the man, that I used to beAnd its yous to blame, with your dirty tricksGive a dog a name, youd best beleave it sticksI cant compete with the fancy carsAnd the limousines he ownsBut theres a heart beatin ten feet tallInside of all of this skin an bonesWhat kind of a man am i? I read the papers,Let the world go byI let him walk you right through the door,When I shoulda punched him on the jawAnd what kind of a girl are you,Tell me you love me then you tell him, tooToo dumb to laugh and too proud to cry,What kind of man am i?Instrumental soloIts bad enough tryin to hold my head upOn the streets of our tiny townIf thers a God up in heaven,I wonder if hed send a bolt of lightnin down?What kind of a man am i?Id love to tell you but Im too damn shyI stood an let him give me all that grief,When I shoulda kicked him in the teeth!And what kind of a girl are you,Tell me you love me then you tell him tooGuess Ill be wonderin til the day I die,What kind of man am i?
