Bob Dylan – The Man in Me

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Ooo...

la la la...

The man in me will do
nearly any task
and as for compensation
there's a little he would ask
take a woman like you
to get through
to the man in me

Storm clouds are raging
all around my door
I think to myself I might not take it anymore
take a woman like your kind
to find
the man in me

But oh,
what a wonderful feeling
just to know that you are near
It sets my a-heart a-reeling
from my toes
up to my ears

The man in me will hide sometimes
to keep from bein' seen
but that's just because he doesn't wanna
turn into some machine
take a woman like you
to get through
to the man in me

Ah la la...

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Track duration: 02:28


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  • +1
    General Comment:shut the f*ck up donnie!
    Flag plug1on November 11, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I am the walrus?
    Flag redpepper_rumon September 30, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I am the walrus?
    Flag redpepper_rumon September 30, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:This song (and most of The Big Lebowski, for that matter) reminds me so much of the start of my Freshman year of high school. I was becoming interested in Coen Brothers movies (I loved Fargo), and my dad happened to find this on a TV listing, so he recorded it, and we watched it. I thought it was hilarious, but I remember how this song stuck with me when it played during the opening sequence.
    Flag Mattbluhalofanon July 21, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:great song

    david bazan recently did a fantastic cover of this song as well, you can check it out on youtube or davidbazan.com
    Flag wiiittttton March 02, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Fantastic song. And a fantastic cover by The Clash.

    Bob Dylan is the greatest artist of all time

    And The Clash are the greatest band of all time.

    They both had so much to say. 'The only music that really matters.'
    Flag BoHoon February 17, 2006   Link
  • -1
    General Comment:Any man who has ever been truely in love with a woman (especially if he in some way feels as though he is not worthy of her love) will know what this is about.

    Its also very honest "and as for compensation, there's a little he would ask" - but he does want some compensation - and I think that compensation is clearly sex. This isn't one of those wishy washy I'll love you forever and I want nothing in return boy band drivel songs this is about what men really think.
    Flag jokerman1968on January 15, 2006   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:Used in The Big Lebowski... one of my favorites.
    Flag knate15on January 24, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:it takes someone else to bring out the best in oneself, sometimes. fabulous song.

    i was elated to hear the clash's cover of it on the deluxe reissue of london calling.
    Flag beardponyon December 22, 2004   Link
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    General Comment:this song is absolutely amazing, im pretty sure ive said it before but dylan is a genius
    Flag wilcokidon December 15, 2004   Link

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