It Takes a Lot to Know a Man

Damien Rice 

It takes a lot to know a man
it takes a lot to 
understand
the warrior, the sage
the little boy in rage

it takes a 
lot to know a woman
a lot to understand what’s humming
the honeybee, the 
sting
the little girl with wings

it takes a lot to give,
to ask for 
help, to be yourself
to know and love what you…

it takes a lot to be, 
to touch, to feel
the slow reveal of what your body needs…

it takes a 
lot to know a man
a lot to know, to understand
a father and a son
the 
hunter and the gun

it takes a lot know a woman
a lot to comprehend 
what’s coming
the mother and the child
the muse and the beguile

it 
takes a lot to give,
to ask for help, to be yourself,
to know and love 
what you…

it takes a lot to breathe
to touch, to feel
the slow 
reveal
of what another body needs…

it takes a lot to give
to ask 
for help, to be yourself
to know and love what you…

it takes a lot to 
breathe
to touch, to feel
the slow reveal
of what another body 
needs…

it takes a lot to live,
to ask for help, to be yourself,
to 
know and love what you…

it takes a lot to breathe
to touch, to 
feel
the slow reveal
of what another body needs…

what are you so 
afraid to lose
what is it you’re thinking
that will happen if you do…