It Takes A Lot To Know A Man - Damien Rice

It takes a lot to know a man

it takes a lot to understand

the warrior, the sage

the little boy in rage

it takes a lot to know a woman

a lot to understand

what s humming

the honeybee, the sting

the little girl with wings

it takes a lot to give,

to ask for help,

to be yourself

to know and love what you

it takes a lot to be,

to touch, to feel

the slow reveal of what

your body needs

it takes a lot to know a man

a lot to know, to understand

a father and a son

the hunter and the gun

it takes a lot know a woman

a lot to comprehend

what s coming

the mother and the child

the muse and the beguile

it takes a lot to give,

to ask for help,

to be yourself,

to know and love what you

it takes a lot to breathe

to touch, to feel

the slow reveal

of what another body needs

it takes a lot to give

to ask for help, to be yourself

to know and love what you

it takes a lot to breathe

to touch, to feel

the slow reveal

of what another body needs

it takes a lot to live,

to ask for help,

to be yourself,

to know and love what you

it takes a lot to breathe

to touch, to feel

the slow reveal

of what another body needs

what are you so afraid to lose

what is it you re thinking

that will happen if you do

what are you so afraid to lose

what is it you re thinking

that will happen if you do

what are you so afraid to lose

what is it you re thinking

that will happen if you do

what are you so afraid to lose

what is it you re thinking

that will happen if you do