to be a man

what does it take to be a man?, what does it take to see, it's all heart and soul, a gentle hand?, so easy to want and so hard to give, how can you be a man, 'till you see beyond the life you live?, oh, what does it take to be a man?, we can be blind, but a man tries to see, it takes tenderness, for a man to be what he can be, and what does it mean, if you're weak or strong?, a gentle feelin', can make it right or make it wrong, what does it take to be a man?, the will to give and not receive, the strength to say what you believe, the heart to feel what others feel inside, to see what they can see, a man is somethin' that's real, it's not what you are, it's what you can feel, it can't be too late, to look through the hate and see, i know that's what a man can be