Only A Good Woman lyrics Lyrics

song lyrics Only A Good Woman lyrics When I was seventeen I asked my daddy What does it take to be a man He said sit down son Let s have a little talk I ll try and make you understand Then he said years won t do it, tears won t do it And sittin down to drink a thousand beers won t do it Tattoos won t do it, and booze won t do it And puttin little lifts in your shoes won t do it I m gonna tell you the thing that can He said you get a good woman and she ll make you a man He said only, a good woman can That s the only thing, that s gonna make you a man He said a scar won t do it fast cars won t do it And kickin someone s ass in a bar won t do it You aint gonna do it as an army private or A captain or lieutenant, no just won t buy it Listen son you d better get yourself a plan He said you get a good woman and she ll make you a man He said only, a good woman can That s the only thing, that s gonna make you a man Now I was runnin around all through my twenties Just to prove I had the stuff Then one day I met this brown eyed girl She said to me boy you aint so tough She said that walk won t do it, talk won t do it And struttin in here like a chicken hawk won t do it Or bein a sexist, or drivin that Lexus Or tellin people you were born and raised in Texas Come over here boy if you think you can She said you get a good woman and she ll make you a man She said only, a good woman can That s the only thing, that s gonna make you a man My daddy died when I was thirty one And that brown eyed girl gave me a brown eyed son And when he comes to me wonderin how you do it I ll say now sit down son cause I ve been through it Drugs won t do it, and hugs won t do it And hangin on the corner with the thugs won t do it The preacher won t do it and the teacher won t do it And stayin up to watch the creature feature won t do it Boy just look at your momma and you ll understand You get a good woman and she ll make you a man Son only, a good woman can That s the only thing, that s gonna make you a man Eatin snakes won t do it, Body By Jake won t do it And puttin a lot of birthday candles on your birthday cake won t do it Wearin cowboy boots won t do it, Armani suits won t do it Sittin there puffin on that Cuban cheroot won t do it Bein rich won t do it, bein poor won t do it Playin this song on the radioooo.....might do it Actually, that might do it song lyrics