Lyric Only A Good Woman

When I was seventeen
I asked my daddy
What does it take to be a man
He said sit down son
Let s have a little talk
I ll try and make you understand
Then he said years won t do it, tears won t do it
And sittin down to drink a thousand beers won t do it
Tattoos won t do it, and booze won t do it
And puttin little lifts in your shoes won t do it
I m gonna tell you the thing that can
He said you get a good woman and she ll make you a man
He said only, a good woman can
That s the only thing, that s gonna make you a man
He said a scar won t do it fast cars won t do it
And kickin someone s ass in a bar won t do it
You aint gonna do it as an army private or
A captain or lieutenant, no just won t buy it
Listen son you d better get yourself a plan
He said you get a good woman and she ll make you a man
He said only, a good woman can
That s the only thing, that s gonna make you a man
Now I was runnin around all through my twenties
Just to prove I had the stuff
Then one day I met this brown eyed girl
She said to me boy you aint so tough
She said that walk won t do it, talk won t do it
And struttin in here like a chicken hawk won t do it
Or bein a sexist, or drivin that Lexus
Or tellin people you were born and raised in Texas
Come over here boy if you think you can
She said you get a good woman and she ll make you a man
She said only, a good woman can
That s the only thing, that s gonna make you a man
My daddy died when I was thirty one
And that brown eyed girl gave me a brown eyed son
And when he comes to me wonderin how you do it
I ll say now sit down son cause I ve been through it
Drugs won t do it, and hugs won t do it
And hangin on the corner with the thugs won t do it
The preacher won t do it and the teacher won t do it
And stayin up to watch the creature feature won t do it
Boy just look at your momma and you ll understand
You get a good woman and she ll make you a man
Son only, a good woman can
That s the only thing, that s gonna make you a man
Eatin snakes won t do it, Body By Jake won t do it
And puttin a lot of birthday candles on your birthday cake won t do it
Wearin cowboy boots won t do it, Armani suits won t do it
Sittin there puffin on that Cuban cheroot won t do it
Bein rich won t do it, bein poor won t do it
Playin this song on the radioooo.....might do it
Actually, that might do it