Dax - To Be A Man (Lyrics) ft. Darius Rucker

♫ Dax - To Be A Man ft. Darius Rucker

• Dax •

(Lyrics):
I can't hide myself
I don't expect you to understand
I just hope I can explain
What it's like to be a man
It's a lonely road
And they don't care 'bout what you know
It's not 'bout how you feel
But what you provide inside that home

Bein' a man is what you make it
You can't always live up to expectations
You try to please everybody while you struggle, so you fake it
And end up out of balance, compromisin' situations
As a good man, a do what he should man
A give everything he has and do everything he could man
You might find yourself feelin' all alone
Inside a house you built that you don't recognize as home
And that's what my daddy told me and I'll tell my son the same
Now that I'm older, I relate and I actually feel his pain
He never cried, he mighta lied, but he did not complain
And he said, "Son, one day, you'll have to do the same
I get emotional when I stop I think and I look around
Beyond the county lines of my small town
I think about all the men out there who feel like I do now
Who are screamin' on the inside, but won't ever make a sound

I can't hide myself
I don't expect you to understand
I just hope I can explain
What it's like to be a man (What it's like to be a man)
It's a lonely road (It's a lonely road)
And they don't care 'bout what you know (Care 'bout what you know)
It's not 'bout how you feel
But what you provide inside that home

Don't give up, keep fightin'
As a man, our son is our horizon
And our fathers' actions play a role and we end up like him
So they can't let us see them hurt
'Cause we'll embody what they do and start a generational curse
No wonder most men are so depressed
All the things that they can't express
They go to war, get thrown on the shelf
Then go back to war with they mental health
Then grab that bottle and ask for help
Try to pull themselves out of hell
Then fall back down and then realize
That they gon' have to do it themselves

It's the circle of life, as a man, you provide
They don't know what you're worth 'til the day that you die
And that's when they start cryin' (Oh)
Then move on to a man to confide in

That's why we feel we can't hide ourselves (We can't hide ourselves)
We don't expect you to understand (Oh, understand)
We just hope we can explain (We can explain)
What it's like to be a man (What it's like to be a man)
It's a lonely road (It's a lonely road)
And you don't care 'bout what we know (Care 'bout what we know)
It's not 'bout how we feel (How we feel, how we feel)
But what we provide inside that home (Inside that home)

That home (That home)
It's not 'bout how we feel (Not about how we feel)
But what we provide inside that home (Inside that home)

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I can't hide myself
I don't expect you to understand
I just hope I can explain
What it's like to be a man
It's a lonely road
And they don't care 'bout what you know
It's not 'bout how you feel
But what you provide inside that home
To Be A Man

#ToBeAMan #DariusRucker #Lyrics

[frankmenendez]

This song brought a grown man in tears. Thought of my father and how he paved the way for me. I know now what it is to be a man and honor his last name.

[louizatita]

To all the responsible husband and fathers out there, whose pain has been ignored...may God continue to bless your hustle and give you long life to one day sit and say ..my labor has paid off❤

[sararenee]

Loving my husband of 17 years through his PTSD is really hard at times. I keep it to myself because I'm always told just to leave. No, I will not abandon my husband. I remember who he was before the war. Through God's grace I will forgive him and will continue to love him unconditionally.

[calebe.]

As a 25 about to 26 man and relizing that my dad has done everything his best to keep his two boys happy and not on the streets and he have never complain or cryed he has tough it out without a word has done things he didnt want to do to make safe in a good home and i will always love and appreciate my FATHER !! CUZ HE IS A GOOD MAN!

[seanmills]

Darius Rucker brought tears to my face, heart, and soul. Man u have only gotten better from ur start in the limelight with hootie and the blowfish til today. Always better than yesterday and always a man's man.

[tylerborntreger]

Not gonna lie I usually do my best to keep any emotions under wraps but this song got to me big time

[schtfmn]

This song is one of the best lyrics I have heard and I am incredible thankful to come across this song. To all the men out there that struggle- you got this and don’t ever give up!

[bayleewinkler]

You putting this out took guts. I know, in the US at least, men are persecuted just for being men.
I applaud you both going against the grain with this one

[LindseyCole-ff]

Absolutely beautiful song. People always go to battle for women, but what about our fathers, husbands, and sons.

[MRLlibra]

Only a true man, feel his heart..I salute the true men out there..Blessing to all❤

[wellingtoncoelho]

I’ve been struggling but I won’t give up. God protect and bless us

[hatrixlol]

Ive been struggling trying to be the man I want to see to me, my kids and my wife. I understand why my dad left and ran. Amazing how a song can answer questions I had for 25+ years that no one could answer. There are those days where I do feel like running, more then I'd like to admit too. But once I catch that glimpse of my kids experienceing true happiness it makes all the pain and all the torment worth it, makes me keep trucking. I will break my family's curse I choose to be the last one and my god is it hard. Stay up to all the amazing men out there, we may not feel needed but we definitely are and don't give ourselves the credit we deserve!

[Samuel-prbu]

Got a grown man crying to himself. It's fine, i'll bear the emotion alone, so when my family are in tough times and feel vulnerable, they can always look to me as a pillar of strength to provide and protect.

[JamesBrown-tumt]

Even though most days I wake up disappointed in myself for not passing in my sleep, fighting just to do the most basic of tasks, just trying to appear “normal” so nobody asks any questions or pushes when I’m not ready… I try to remind myself that dealing with mental health is a tough…. But so am I. 💙

[jamessorace]

Dax keep doing the music that you've been doing. You're shedding light

[tammytyndall]

As a woman and a wife this hit me. It's horrific so many of you feel this way. Probably my own husband included. Absolutely broke my heart. It doesn't have to be this way. It is about what you all feel and not just what you provide inside the home. Ya'll deserve so so much more 💔

[wesleymesser]

I’m not the commenting kind or putting my feeling out kind but this brought a tear to my eye. So truthful and knowledgeable.

[troyscott]

Fire bro! This song is the essence of man and all that is us! I can listen to this song all day! Thank you bro

[ehannis]

Love this. Men should be honored more than they are. Good men. Good fathers. Good providers. Praying more women honor them more than they put them down.

[WARRIORF]

This song just saved my life....
Thank you guys for this masterpiece. ❤