I can still recall a time you were not so far behind You were only 15 and you still had piece of mind Now you're pushing 31 duty call you come and run When will this be over When when will you be gone I'll be your man child to be tough Once is never quite enough Giving twenty minutes in between If you know what I mean You gotta give if you wanna get Never let 'em see you sweat You may cry and you may bleed But only if the punch is from me Why do you back down in the face of a fist fight I kick myself for caring about you You may one day go the distance You might come around If you be yourself well you can make your mama proud When you get the energy You can place a call to me My number's in the phone book And I'm not that hard to find I still live in the same old place I still have the same old face I can give you more than twenty minutes of my time I'll be your man child to be tough Once is never quite enough Giving twenty minutes in between Why do you back down in the face of a fist fight I kick myself for caring about you You may one day go the distance You might come around If you be yourself well you can make your mama proud If you be yourself well you can make your mama proud If you be yourself well you can make your mama proud