There's A Man I Know

Story Behind The Song

I wrote this song about a man and his young child that I observed once in a crowded restaurant. As I've said before, I write songs from my personal experiences, people that cross my path, that for some reason inspire a song; as this man did. I watched him

Song Description

This is a stranger's view and observation of a man with his young son and the obvious love and commitment shown.

Song Length 4:34 Genre Pop - Standards, Pop - General
Tempo Slow (71 - 90) Lead Vocal Female Vocal
Mood Serene, Content Subject Love for Child, Father
Similar Artists Celine Dion, Natalie Cole Language English
Era 1980 - 1989

Lyrics

There?s a Man I Know

Lyrics and Music by Mary Ott
Copyright 1988

There?s a Man I Know
Only from a distance
His face hides the resistance,
I know he feels.
In his eyes, I see
The uncertainty,
He could be seventeen,
So thinly he veils.

Pre-Chorus:

Now I know, he?s not alone
There is a child, curled up
In his arms.
The love from this man,
Comes from a place so deep
When he smiles at his son,
This child with charms.

Chorus:

He is afraid,
Of the only thing that touches him.
Could it be, that it?s too much for him?
This love from a child.
But then,
He?s stayed,
When a lesser man would not have dared,
Could have easily gone running scared,
But it?s not his way,
He is here, to stay.

Verse:
There?s a Man I Know
Only from a distance,
His face hides the resistance
I know he feels.

Chorus:

He is afraid,
Of this child who love touches him.
But he is strong,
He sees the light within,
And it is his way,
He is here to stay.

Lyrics Mary Ott Music Mary Ott
Producer Mary Ott Publisher Mary Ott
Performance Mary Ott -keys and vocals Shaun Guerin- Bass and Drum Programming Label Self Produced

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