Runnin’ wild, runnin’ free
That’s how I thought my life would be
Come and go as I please
Then the baby came brought a change of scene
Now I lie awake at night
And wonder how I will survive
With a baby and a wife
And all this life
(Chorus)
‘Cause it can change a man, I know it’s changing me
I used to sleep ‘til noon, now I’m up at three
No more hanging with the boys
And have some beers and shoot the breeze
It can change a man, bring him to his knees
Stand him up like a tall oak tree
I’m beginning to understand
How a child can change a man
He just lays there, don’t say much
‘Cept for some goo-goos and some ga-gas and kooing when he’s touched
I don’t mind now when he makes a fuss
And every new day is a lesson in trust
When he’s lying there beside me
I thank God that I’m alive
With a baby and a wife
And all this life
(Chorus)
‘Cause it can change a man, I know it’s changing me
I used to sleep ‘til noon, now I’m up at three
Now the boys come over here
To have some beers and shoot the breeze
It can change a man, bring him to his knees
And stand him up like a tall oak tree
I’m beginning to understand
How a child can change a man
(Bridge)
And it wasn’t all that long ago I could have run away
But when I see myself there in his eyes
It’s then I know I’m here to stay
(Chorus)
‘Cause it can change a man, keeps changing me
I’m a better man than I used to be
And when I look in the mirror I like the guy I see
It can change a man, bring him to his knees
And stand him up strong like a tall oak tree
I believe I understand
How a child can change man I’ve really changed
A child can really change a man