'Cause I'm a Man Lyrics

I think some of these lyrics are a little off. Here's what I think the correct ones are, and what I think of the meaning of the song.

Lost in the moment for the second time Each fuckup that I make that makes you cry, In desperation, all that you can do is ask me why

You see, I have a conscience and it's never fooled But it's prone to be overruled You wanna know why I always think I'm right but* You never accept defeat and let it slide But I have no voice if I don't speak my mind My weakness is the source of all my pride, I'll tell you why

[Chorus] ‘Cause I'm a man, woman Don't always think before I do ‘Cause I'm a man, woman That's the only answer I've got for you ‘Cause I'm a man, woman I'll never be as strong as you I'm a human, human A greater force I answer to

I'm a woman, so I'm willing to accept there may be some meaning in this song that I fail to understand. But, I don't think of it as being about how men are different from women; I think it's about how we're the same. He's saying he's fucking up because he's a man, as in, the race of man; he doesn't say "woman" in that line to differentiate between the two of them, but to remind her that just as he is only a man, she is only a woman; a flawer human just like him. The things he's describing in the verses aren't male behvaior, they're human behavior. You can also see this in the second verse with the corrected (possible) lyrics, where he compares how he is always right to how she never accepts defeat. This is why his very last rendition of the chorus goes, "I'm a human, human."

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