The Man I Am

The Man I Am I can hold a job I can hold the line I can carry the weight with my stomach twisted into knots I can play a song I can write a poem But I can't give you what you need with only what I've got I can plant a seed I can sew a crop I can plow and weed weathering rain and sun and snow I can light a fire One that never stops Just never seems to be quite enough for you though I can read the writing I can wield the pen I can bear witness that sometimes love is a swear I can't be for certain But I can tell you this When I am here, the man that I am isn't there