Real Man - Martin Sexton

In a workin' man's dream. I found my simple truth 
There in the dark on the top of my roof 
As the city's blue sound swept up from down under 
Heat lightening flashed. Got me to wonder 
Are the troubles that life has seen fit to give me 
There to regret or there to remind me 
I'm real. I'm a real man. 

For so many years I believed I was broken 
So medicine sweet and the leaves I was smoking 
Told me I was strong, righteous and firm 
But only if I comply and stay in the terms 
With the deal made between weakness and shame 
To shelter me from the price of my pain 
I'm real. I'm a real man , yes I am. 

And I'll do everything a man possibly can 
To make a difference 
I'll save my soul if you give me the chance 
I'll rectify my dreams if you let me see my way clear 
As I thank my higher power for all that she'd done 
I sing to the water towers and to the rising sun 
For every woman or car crash that ever broke me in two 
For showing me that there's always a way through 
And that I'm a real man, yes I am.