What It Takes To Be A Man

[Verse 1] It’s easy to shout To swing To swear Harder to stay when the hurt’s still there Anybody can leave when the plan goes wrong Takes a different kind of brave just to carry on [Chorus] This is what it takes to be a man Not a hard jaw Not a heavy hand It’s “I was wrong” and “I understand” Looking in the mirror and making a stand Yeah This is what it takes to be a man [Verse 2] Holding a baby at three a.m Hands still shaking from the day you had Answering your father when he finally cries Listening instead of running from his tired eyes [Chorus] [Bridge] It’s showing up tired Still pouring out love It’s talking to your friends When enough feels like enough It’s choosing to be gentle When you know that you’re strong Owning all your story Even the parts you got wrong [Chorus]