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.