The Making of a Man

Peter Knight

[Spoken]
Iron enough to make a nail
Lime enough to paint a wall
Water enough to drown a dog
Sulphur enough to stop the fleas
Potash enough to wash a shirt
Gold enough to buy a bean
Silver enough to coat a pin
Lead enough to ballast a bird
Phosphor enough to light the town
Poison enough to kill a cow

You have
Iron enough to make a nail
And lime enough to paint a wall
But that just isn't enough to make you a man

You have
Water enough to drown a dog
And sulphur enough to stop the fleas
But that just isn't enough to make you a man

A man has
Strength enough to build a home
And time enough to hold a child
And Love enough to break a heart

You don't have
Strength enough to build a home
Or time enough to hold a child
Or Love enough to break a heart

You have
Potash enough to wash a shirt
And Gold enough to buy a bean
But that just isn't enough to make you a man

You have
Silver enough to coat a pin
And lead enough to ballast a bird
But that just isn't enough to make you a man

A man has
Strength enough to build a home
And time enough to hold a child
And Love enough to break a heart

You don't have
Strength enough to build a home
Or time enough to hold a child
Or Love enough to break a heart

You have
Phosphor enough to light the town
And Poison enough to kill a cow
But that just isn't enough to make you a man

You have
Iron enough to make a nail
And lime enough to paint a wall
But that just isn't enough to make you a man

A man has
Strength enough to build a home
And time enough to hold a child
And Love enough to break a heart

You don't have
Strength enough to build a home
Or time enough to hold a child
Or Love enough to break a heart...
Or Love enough to break my heart

Curiosità sulla canzone The Making of a Man di Steeleye Span

Quando è stata rilasciata la canzone “The Making of a Man” di Steeleye Span?
La canzone The Making of a Man è stata rilasciata nel 2013, nell’album “Wintersmith”.
Chi ha composto la canzone “The Making of a Man” di di Steeleye Span?
La canzone “The Making of a Man” di di Steeleye Span è stata composta da Peter Knight.

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