G
I ain't too good at choppin’ wood But my daddy said I should
Emin G
I need a woman with a nice strong back Child-bearin’ hips and a one room shack
C G
I'm a hard hard worker every day Dirty hands and a little pay I get up early and I get back late
G
I ain't too good at matching clothes wearing heels and panty hose
Emin G
I need a man that's sensitive Stoic and contemplative
C G
A scholar and a gentleman A caller with strong arms to hold me in
Emin C G
So what if we're not everything
Emin C G
our mothers and our fathers expect us to be
Amin C G
Could I be the one who's in your dreams
Amin C G
Could I be the one who you redeem
G
I've gotten good at acting sweet but it's hard to admit defeat
Emin G
I'm prim and proper and put together I'm sick and sore under the weather
C G
Got friends in places high and low learned things I didn't want to know been lifted up just to be let go
G
I'm getting good at actin’ tough but I haven't gotten good enough
Emin G
I want to be on the silver screen I'm a kind-hearted man that's often mean
C G
I'm a lover and a fighter I'm a worker and a writer I am a dreamer woken up by fits of rage
G
Been trying hard to understand what it means to be a man
Emin G
And every time I fall in love I hug and kiss then push and shove
C G
I'm solid then I'm soft and then I'm gone and then I'm back again I am a saint but my heart's filled with sin