Sometimes I feel like a man With the whole world in the palm of my hand But sometimes I know a man wouldn't understand And that's when I need you right there by my side To keep me satisfied I see myself, I've got whiskers on my chin I got a feelin' a whole new world is about to begin Yeah, it sure looks like it's, it's childhood fear When girls turn into ladies and a boy becomes a man From child to man And my part-time job just doesn't make it anymore And what used to be fun is turning out ot be a bore And my mom and dad, they're about to kick me out the door It's a caravan It feels like a straight line from child to man From child to man, oh yeah Father, I can see what you've been through And the road you took, well, it's the best that you could do And some things you told me, you know, they turned out to be true You said, "When a child gets lonely, it's no different in a man." Well, now I understand From child to man From child to man From child to man