Why I’m a traditional man
My old school ways
Vintage 1956 American
Criticize me if you want
I know yesterday is gone
And I can’t tell you why
But still I need to hold on
Chorus:
A traditional man
Yeah, that’s what I am
A traditional man
Can’t you understand?
I was raised on this land
To be who I am
An American man
A traditional man
There has to be a reason
Some meaning in the past
Consequences of good or bad
The ripple effect to our future will last
So in the rear view mirror
The past falls away
I know yesterday is gone
But it gave us today
Chorus:
A traditional man
Yeah, that’s what I am
A traditional man
Can’t you understand?
I was raised on this land
To be who I am
An American man
A traditional man
You can live for the future
While learning from the past
Don’t blink or you’ll miss it
Life goes by too fast
And I can’t change who I am
I can only be me
Read between the lines
For the truth there to see
The past is in the future
And the future in the past
Don’t it sound confusing?
When the future bumps into the past
If you paid attention
You’d seen the writing on the wall
Look today and you’ll see
History’s wake up call
Chorus:
A traditional man
Yeah, that’s what I am
A traditional man
Can’t you understand?
I was raised on this land
To be who I am
An American man
A traditional man
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