Be the Man

Be the Man

Matthew Ogston is my name, and you’ll not hear me mourn

I will never live in shame, I will not walk alone

For though my love took his own life because of bigotry

I’ll be the man, be the man, be the man I was born to be

I was born to be

And my love, he was warm and kind, and my love, he was strong

And when his brown eyes first met mine, I knew he was the one

And though I walk a silent road, he will walk with me

If I be the man, be the man, be the man I was born to be

I was born to be

There is a cross upon the hill, its arms are open wide

There’s a star upon a windowsill, that beckons me inside

But I’ll walk beneath a crescent moon, I’ll walk until they see

That I’ll be the man, be the man, be the man I was born to be

I was born to be

For the man that I was born to be, is a man who lives for love

Kindness, and charity, but most of all, love

And there’s no God that I’ve heard of, who could disagree

So I’ll be the man, be the man, be the man I was born to be

I was born to be

Wherever love is called a sin, and families are torn

Wherever mums can’t love their sons, because of how they’re born

Wherever there are hands to hold, that’s where I will be

And I’ll be the man, be the man, be the man I was born to be

I was born to

Be the man, be the man, be the man I was born to be

I was born to be

Lyrics Submitted by Bel Newman