Story Behind The Song
Nathan was a friend of my son at high school, and with his gender problem, he was doing it hard. I picked up on the story and wrote the song.
Song Description
The song depicts a boy/man that has inherited the genes of a woman, and has to come to terms with an environment where this is not looked upon favorably.
| Song Length |
4:21 |
Genre |
Rock - Easy Listening, Country - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Relaxed, Sociable |
Subject |
Life, Masculinity |
| Similar Artists |
Neil Young, Paul Simon |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Nathan
Nathan wakes me up, he shakes me
Takes me by the hand
And I?m not sure if there?s a woman right here
Trapped inside this man.
When he calls me out, and I?m with him
It?s sometimes hard to understand
How a guy?s best friend could be a woman
Trapped inside a man.
Sometimes easy to be drinking with him
We can talk all night, ?bout every different thing
But sometimes I see the pain in Nathan?s eyes
And this man breaks down, cries through his disguise.
On a beach sometimes in a thoughtful pose
I see him making shapes in the sand
He?s just a regular guy with the genes of a woman
That are trapped inside a man.
Nathan could be anybody and your best mate
He lives his peaceful life mostly alone
A mystery encircles him because of who he is
And loved he is by all those that he?s known.
Sometimes easy to be drinking with him
We can talk all night, ?bout every different thing
He?s just a nice guy who?s got the heart of a woman
As well as the heart of a man.
Yeh he?s trapped in a world that doesn?t want to understand
A woman in a man.