I Wonder When I'll Get to Be Called a Man - Big Bill Broonzy

All because I walk a different street And not helloed by some I meet That don't mean that what I do ain't right Those that said that I was wrong Now say thay knew it all along 'Cause I'll be a hero when I strike I'll be a hero when I strike Come up tight and out of sight They'll say I'm dynamite And they'd like to be there when I lite 'Cause I'll be a hero when I strike I love God and the flag And I ain't the kind to stand and brag And I'm the kind to stand right up and fight Don't need a uniform to wear To make the people stop and stare 'Cause, Hoss, I'll be a hero when I strike I'll be a hero when I strike Come up tight and out of sight They'll say I'm dynamite And they'd like to be there when I lite 'Cause I'll be a hero when I strike Won't shake hands until I'm sore Wear medals hangin' to the floor They'll throw rocks at Franklin and his kind They'll say, boy, ain't that cowboy hot There ain't nothin' he ain't got But I'm gonna be a hero when I strike I'll be a hero when I strike Come up tight and out of sight They'll say I'm dynamite And they'd like to be there when I lite 'Cause I'll be a hero when I strike

If I said what's on my mind You'd turn and walk away Disappearing way back in your dreams It's so hard to be unkind So easy just to say That everything is just the way it seems You look up at me And somewhere in your mind, you see A man I'll never be If only I could find a way I'd feel like I'm the man you believe I am It's getting harder every day for me To hide behind this dream you see A man I'll never be I can't get any stronger And I can't climb any higher You'll never know just how hard I've tried Cry a little longer And hold a little tighter Emotions can't be satisfied You look up at me And somewhere in your mind, you see A man I'll never be If only I could find a way I'd feel like I'm the man you believe I am And it gets harder every day for me To hide behind this dream you see A man I'll never be Can't get any stronger And I can't climb any higher You'll never know just how hard I've tried Cry a little longer And hold a little tighter Emotions can't be satisfied You look up at me And somewhere in your mind, you still see A man I'll never be If only I could find a way I'd feel like I'm the man you believe I am And it gets harder every day for me I can't keep hidin' this feeling