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I can still remember, when I was a boy, how I wanted to be a man Well I'd hold on tight to the hem of mother's dress, but I wouldn't hold mother's hand Yes when I was a boy how I wanted to be a man Just eighteen, oh my life went by so fast and I'm already in the wrong tense I have logs and charts of the world's remarks, but at my own expense Just eighteen and already in the wrong tense But then we walked across the shadows, and our heads were hanging high And we went boldly to set memories aside So give me strings, or give me a heart, and you know that I'll choose the first Cause I can play the chords I say but hearts can't be rehearsed So give me strings, the heart is just a curse And then we walked across the shadows, and our throats they ached with pride And we went boldly to set memories aside I can still remember, when I was a boy, how I wanted to be a man Well I'd hold on tight to the hem of mother's dress, but I wouldn't hold mother's hand Yes when I was a boy how I wanted to be a man Aus Songtexte Mania