It Takes a Lot to Know a Man

Lyrics

[Verse 1] It takes a lot to know a man It takes a lot to understand The warrior, the sage The little boy enraged It takes a lot to know a woman A lot to understand what's humming The honey-bee, the sting The little girl with wings [Chorus] It takes a lot to give To ask for help To be yourself To know and love what you live with It takes a lot to breathe To touch, to feel The slow reveal Of what another body needs [Verse 2] It takes a lot to know a man A lot to know, to understand The father and the son The hunter and the gun It takes a lot to know a woman A lot to comprehend what's coming The mother and the child The muse and the beguiled [Chorus] It takes a lot to give To ask for help To be yourself To know and love what you live with It takes a lot to breathe To touch, to feel The slow reveal Of what another body needs It takes a lot to give To ask for help To be yourself To know and love what you live with It takes a lot to breathe To touch, to feel The slow reveal Of what another body needs It takes a lot to live To ask for help To be yourself To know and love what you live with It takes a lot to breathe To touch, to feel The slow reveal Of what another body needs [Bridge] What are you so afraid to lose? What is it you're thinking that will happen if you do? What are you so afraid to lose? (You wrote me to tell me You're nervous and you're sorry) What is it you're thinking that will happen if you do? (Crying like a baby Saying, "this thing is killing me") It takes a lot to know a man... What are you so afraid to lose? (You wrote me to tell me You're nervous and you're sorry) What is it you're thinking that will happen if you do? (Crying like a baby Saying, "this thing is killing me") It takes a lot to know a man... What are you so afraid to lose? (You wrote me to tell me You're nervous and you're sorry) It takes a lot to know a man... What is it you're thinking that will happen if you do? (Crying like a baby Saying, "this thing is killing me") It takes a lot to know a man... What are you so afraid to lose? (You wrote me to tell me You're nervous and you're sorry) It takes a lot to know a man... What is it you're thinking that will happen if you do? (Crying like a baby Saying, "this thing is killing me") It takes a lot to know a man... What is it you carry on your back? (You wrote me to tell me You're nervous and you're sorry) It takes a lot to know a man... What is it you notice when you can't laugh? (Know you can, have to know) (Killing me) [Instrumental Outro]