The Man In Me

Album: New Morning (1970)
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    The man in me will do nearly any task
    And as for compensation, there's little he would ask
    Take a woman like you
    To get through to the man in me

    Storm clouds are raging all around my door
    I think to myself I might not take it any more
    Take a woman like your kind
    To find the man in me

    But, oh, what a wonderful feeling
    Just to know that you are near
    Sets my a heart a-reeling
    From my toes up to my ears

    The man in me will hide sometimes to keep from bein' seen
    But that's just because he doesn't want turn into some machine
    Took a woman like you
    To get through to the man in me

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    La la la la Writer/s: BOB DYLAN
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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Comments: 5

  • Rod from SwitzerlandFirst time heard it when I saw TBLebowski back then. One of my all time Dylan favorites. When I listen to man in me the sun rises and everything will be ok. Good song to wake up with.
  • Denise Carter from Romance ArkansasRon Cornelius was married to my late sister in law. A really great guy. Lots of cool stories. Miss him as he has passed this last August.
  • Jason from San Francisco, CaThis song is pretty self said, and is mainly about how you don't judge books by their covers
  • Jason from New York, NyIn fact played twice during "The Big Lebowski". First over the opening credits, set to a montage of overweight men bowling. Then later heard during one of the Dude's flashbacks, over his walkman, as he's lying on his rug. You know, the valued rug that really tied the room together.
  • Justin from Bakersfield, Caone of his best songs in my opinion.
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