Manchild 

Words and music by Jen Chapin
© 2000 Purple Chair Music (ASCAP) 

He's got a t-shirt Michael Jordan on the front 
He's got knock knees bigger than his baby face
you can't tell this little boy he's not a man
no one he'll listen to beside his gun

And he's got
red hair that he tries to dye blue
he's got a girlfriend
and what's it mean to you now
if he hits her once in a while
he ain't got nothing else to do
 
He's just a manchild

Well he's handsome and he's got a nice car
he's straight out smart and
he knows he could go far 
but that same knowledge
is like a dark cloud
he's got too much
he's far too proud

He's just a manchild

And I can hear his mama crying
when you gonna go to bed?
you're wrestling with every word that you ever said 
to your baby
but he's not your baby no more

T-shirt --  dred-lock -- freckle -- semi-automatic
school book -- soldier -- no job -- what's it mean to you?
too much -- too little -- mama -- trying to raise her baby
drop-out -- stay in -- stay straight -- bend the rules a little

No need -- to ask why -- he's just -- a manchild
so strong -- so little -- lots of toys to make him feel big -- oh
mama -- keep trying -- keep trying like centuries past
keep trying -- keep trying -- I know you'll keep trying