Little Boy, Be a Man

Lyrics

[FRANK SR., spoken] It's the way of the world, Carl. Our fathers screw us up, we turn around, do the same thing to our kids. Eternal cycle [HANRATTY, spoken] Until somebody breaks it, hm [FRANK SR.] "Little boy, be a man" Yeah, that was Pop's only plan He never kissed me Or sang "Baby Mine" (spoken) Sure, I'd have loved a hug (sung) But hey, I came out just fine And if I ever would cry He'd smack the tear from out my eye He told me "Grow up, kid You're no Peter Pan Little boy, be a man" [HANRATTY, spoken] But, you wanna do your kid better. Right? [FRANK SR., spoken] You got any kids, Carl? [HANRATTY, spoken] I do not [FRANK SR., spoken] Then what the hell do you know about it... I suppose your father was a prince [HANRATTY, spoken] Yep. Of darkness. [laugh] (singing) Little man, grow some balls [FRANK SR., spoken] Oh, he did not [HANRATTY, spoken] He did too, every single morning (singing) That motto rang Throughout the halls (spoken) True story: (singing) On my tenth birthday He showed me a gun [FRANK SR., spoken] Yeah? [HANRATTY] Then took me to the cornfields And said, "Okay, run." His sense of humor was lame [FRANK SR., spoken] Like father, like son [HANRATTY, spoken] Hey! (singing) Lucky for me, so was his aim! If he had sewn some needlepoint That hung on the walls It would've said "Little man Grow some balls" [BOTH] Ballgames that he missed Nights he came home pissed Well, I don't think about That any longer [HANRATTY] No one in the bleachers [FRANK SR.] Fistfights with my teachers [BOTH] I'm living proof What doesn't kill ya Makes ya' stronger [HANRATTY, spoken] So what do you say we set the kid straight? Huh, Frank? [FRANK SR., spoken] Hey, the kid's doing great, he's doing fine! [HANRATTY, spoken] You sure about that? [FRANK SR., spoken] Oh, you gotta let go, Carl. You can't hang on forever (singing) Little man, little me They come with no warranty I tried to fix it But who would've guessed It's hard to say, but father [BOTH] Doesn't always know best [HANRATTY, spoken] That is the truth [FRANK SR.] So Carl, when you have a kid [HANRATTY] My ex said heaven forbid... [FRANK SR.] Do as I say, not as I did [BOTH] Like dad after dad After dad after dad Since the whole mess began [FRANK SR.] You do the best that you can [CARL] "Little boy, be a man"