“How To Be A Man” is the gritty, acoustic-driven title track for Duff McKagan’s How To Be A Man EP. The track features McKagan’s former Gun’s N’ Roses bandmate Izzy Stradlin on guitar, Alice in Chains frontman Jerry Cantrell and Stone Sour drummer Roy Mayorga.
Accompanying McKagan’s book of the sam...
[Verse 1]
What it takes to be a man
Oh, I wish I knew
Bar fights and careless one-night stands
Oh, we did not know
Cheap thrills, and pharmaceuticals, just going with the flow
What it takes to be a man
Oh, I wish I knew back then
[Chorus]
We were raising hell at school
By twenty-one so damn cool
At twenty-five, we gotta run with those lies
But now the time, better realize
[Refrain]
What it takes to be a man
Oh, I wish I knew back then
What it takes to be a man
Oh, I wish I knew
[Chorus]
Raising hell at school
By twenty-one, so damn cool
At twenty-five. we gotta run with those lies
But now the time, better realize
[Refrain]
Now it's time to let it go, son
What it takes, I wanna know
Oh
[Instrumental]
[Verse 2]
What it takes to be a man
Oh, I wish I knew
Bar fights and rock champions
Oh, we did not know
Cheap thrills and pharmaceuticals
Just going with the flow
What it takes to be a man
Oh, I wish I knew back then
[Chorus]
We were raising hell at school
By twenty-one, so damn cool
At twenty-five, we gotta run with those lies
But now the time, better realize
[Verse 3]
So, say hello to your blues
So glamorized and untrue
And say goodbye to those well-known lies
And brother, one day I hope you realize
[Outro]
What it takes to be a man
What it takes to be a man
What it takes to be a man
What it takes to be a man
How to Be a Man was written by Jerry Cantrell & Roy Mayorga & Duff McKagan & Izzy Stradlin.
How to Be a Man was produced by Duff McKagan.
Duff McKagan released How to Be a Man on Tue May 12 2015.