Songwriter: Kevin Cronin
Producer: Billy Rose Paul Leka
Recently I've been thinkin about what I am and where my priorities lie
Gettin it together on some future plan, decidin what I need to get by
I tried workin and schoolin but they're just not my plan, oh no
Can't ya see I'll always be a music man
Well I could be pickin bluegrass or singin the blues
It doesn't really matter to me
As long as I'm playin the music I just can't lose
And no one's gonna tell me differently
Cause all I really care about is sittin right here in my hands, oh yeah
Can't ya see I'll always be a music man
Well my momma sits and worries about me for days
Even though she really likes the way the boy plays
My daddy tells her I'm just goin through a phase
But that's just what he always says
I hear what they're sayin but I take it with a grain of sand, oh yeah
Can't ya see I'll always be a music man
Yeah
Well my momma sits and worries about me for days
Even though she really likes the way the boy plays
My daddy tells her that I'm goin through a phase
But that's just what he always says
I hear what they're sayin but I take it with a grain of sand, oh yeah
Can't ya see I'll always be a music man
Well I've told you my story now here's what I've found
To be happy you need only be real
So don't let anyone try to turn your head around
Just remember you are what you feel
You see all of my life people been tryin to tell me what I am, oh yeah
Can't ya see I'll always be a music man, oh yeah
Gettin it together on some future plan, decidin what I need to get by
I tried workin and schoolin but they're just not my plan, oh no
Can't ya see I'll always be a music man
Well I could be pickin bluegrass or singin the blues
It doesn't really matter to me
As long as I'm playin the music I just can't lose
And no one's gonna tell me differently
Cause all I really care about is sittin right here in my hands, oh yeah
Can't ya see I'll always be a music man
Well my momma sits and worries about me for days
Even though she really likes the way the boy plays
My daddy tells her I'm just goin through a phase
But that's just what he always says
I hear what they're sayin but I take it with a grain of sand, oh yeah
Can't ya see I'll always be a music man
Yeah
Well my momma sits and worries about me for days
Even though she really likes the way the boy plays
My daddy tells her that I'm goin through a phase
But that's just what he always says
I hear what they're sayin but I take it with a grain of sand, oh yeah
Can't ya see I'll always be a music man
Well I've told you my story now here's what I've found
To be happy you need only be real
So don't let anyone try to turn your head around
Just remember you are what you feel
You see all of my life people been tryin to tell me what I am, oh yeah
Can't ya see I'll always be a music man, oh yeah
more tracks from the album
The Essential REO Speedwagon
- 157 Riverside Avenue [Live]
- The Key
- That Ain’t Love
- Out of Season
- Roll with the Changes
- Variety Tonight
- Building the Bridge
- Blazin’ Your Own Trail Again
- (I Believe) Our Time is Gonna Come
- Keep Pushin’
- Tough Guys
- Like You Do [Live]
- Keep the Fire Burnin’
- Live It Up
- Being Kind (Can Hurt Someone Sometimes)
- One Lonely Night
- Wherever You’re Goin’ (It’s Alright)
- Sophisticated Lady
- Ridin’ the Storm Out [Live]
- Sweet Time
- I Do’ Wanna Know
- Say You Love Me or Say Goodnight
- Don’t Let Him Go
- Lightning
- Music Man
- Here with Me
- Live Every Moment
- Can’t Fight This Feeling
- Take It on the Run
- Golden Country
- In Your Letter
- Love Is a Rock
- Back on the Road Again
- Only the Strong Survive
- Time for Me to Fly
- Flying Turkey Trot
- In My Dreams
- Son of a Poor Man
- Lost in a Dream
- Just for You
- Keep on Loving You
From the albums
- R.E.O./T.W.O. (1972)
- A Decade of Rock and Roll 1970 to 1980 (1980)
- The Essential REO Speedwagon (2004)
REO Speedwagon popular songs
- Can’t Fight This Feeling
- Keep on Loving You
- Take It on the Run
- Roll with the Changes
- Time for Me to Fly
- Ridin’ the Storm Out
- In My Dreams
- Tough Guys
- Down by the Dam
- ’Til the Rivers Run Dry
- (Only A) Summer Love
- Dead at Last
- Heavy on Your Love
- All Heaven Broke Loose
- Give Me a Ride (Roller Coaster)
- Another Lifetime
- They’re on the Road
- Any Kind of Love
- Only the Strong Survive
- One Too Many Girlfriends
- Back on the Road Again
- Shakin’ It Loose
- You Won’t See Me
- Screams and Whispers