Daryl Hall & John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates
This was track six off the 1982 Hall & Oates album ‘H2O’. It peaked at number 6 on the Hot 100, and was used in the 2006 video game ‘Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories’. It is a cover of a Mike Oldfield song of the same name, which itself reached number 45 on the UK Singles Chart and 29 on the...
[Verse 1]
She had sulky smile
She took her standard pose as she presented herself
She had sultry eyes
She made it perfectly plain that she was his for a price
[Chorus]
But he said, "Leave me alone, I'm a family man
And my bark is much worse than my bite"
He said, "Leave me alone, I'm a family man
If you push me too far, I just might"
[Verse 2]
She wore hurt surprise
As she rechecked her make-up to protect herself
Dropped her price and pride
She made it totally clear that she was his for a night
[Chorus]
But he said, "Leave me alone, I'm a family man
And my bark is much worse than my bite"
He said, "Leave me alone, I'm a family man
If you push me too far, I just might"
[Verse 3]
She gave him her look
It would have worked on any other man around
He looked her up and down
She knew he couldn't decide if he should hold his ground
[Chorus]
But he said, "Leave me alone, I'm a family man
And my bark is much worse than my bite"
He said, "Leave me alone, I'm a family man
If you push me too far, I just might"
Yeah
[Verse 4]
She turned, tossed her head
Unlike her opening move, her final exit line
He waited much too long
But by the time he got his courage up, she was gone
[Chorus]
And he screamed, "(Leave me alone), I'm a family man
And my bark is much worse than my bite"
He said, "(Leave me alone), I'm a family man
If you push me too far, I just might"
[Chorus]
He said, "(Leave me alone), I'm a (Family man)
And I don't think I want it tonight"
And he said, "(Leave me alone), I'm a family man
If you push me too far, I just might"
[Chorus]
He said, "(Leave me alone), I'm a family man
And my bark is much worse than my bite"
He said, "(Leave me alone), I'm a family man
If you push me too far, I just might"
[Outro]
He said, "(Leave me alone), I'm a family man
Don't leave me alone 'cause I got to go home
Please (Leave me alone), I'm a family man
And I don't think..."
Family Man was written by Maggie Reilly & Morris Pert & Mike Frye & Rick Fenn & Tim Cross & Mike Oldfield.
Family Man was produced by Neil Kernon & John Oates & Daryl Hall.
Daryl Hall & John Oates released Family Man on Mon Oct 04 1982.
In a 2015 interview with songfacts.com, Daryl Hall was asked about why he did a cover version of ‘Family Man’. This was his response.
“ I had a friend who was my keyboard tech, who was sort of living at my house. He was in the guesthouse. He was a fan of Mike Oldfield, and I heard him play this son...