The Man Lyrics

Artist : RANDY NEWMAN
Album : Faust

[Henry, playing on the guitar Hendrix was buried with]
[Faust:] Absolute control
Absolute power
I don't have any power
I need power power power power power
power power yeah
Absolute obedience
To my every command
I want to be the man
I want to be the man
[Devil:] You're the man

[F:] I want to be the man
[D:] You're the man

[F:] I've got to got to got to got to got to got to got to got to

Bodyguards
Gonna have bodyguards
When I walk into a club
With my bodyguards
They'll say excuse me
That's Mr. Faust's table you're sitting at
Bodyguards: You can't sit there
[F:] 'Scuse me sir
That's Mr. Faust's chair your big ass is in
[B:] You can't sit there
[F:] 'Scuse me motherfucker
Don't you understand motherfucker?

[D:] He's the man
[F:] What?
[D:] You're the man
[F:] I am?
[D:] Yes, you are
[F:] I'm the man?
[D:] You're the man
[F:] I'm the man!

Women will come
Women will go
Big tits, pretty little tits
I just don't know
Goddamn it I just don't know

Who?

[D:] You
[F:] Who?
[D:] Man, it's you
[F:] Do I have your respect?
[D:] Yes you have it
[F:] Do I have your admiration?
[D:] You know you got it
[F:] Do you get those good vibrations?
[D:] Yes, we do. You're the man!
[F:] I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man
Money
Power
Control
Equals love