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 enraged

It takes a lot to know a woman
A lot to understand what's humming
The honeybee, the sting
The liltte girl with wings

It takes a lot to give, to ask for help
To be yourself, to know and love what you live with
It takes a lot to breathe, to touch, to feel
The slow reveal of what another body needs

It takes a lot to know a man
A lot to know, to understand
The father and the son
The hunter and the gun

It takes a lot to know a woman
A lot to comprehend what's coming
The mother and the child
The muse and the beguiled

It takes a lot to give, to ask for help
To be yourself, to know and love what you live with
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 it is you're thinking that will happen if you do?
So afraid

What are you so afraid to lose?
What are you so afraid to lose?
What it is you're thinking that will happen if you do?
"You wrote to me to tell me you're nervous and you're sorry
Crying like a baby, saying this thing is killing me"

How to know? You know I care
How to know? You know I care
How to know? You know I care