[Verse 1]
As dawn cuts the edge of night
I look back on the faces I've known
And I see through the curtain of time
It was you who made me a man
It’s all that I am

[Chorus 1]
The way you held me (Made me a man)
The way you kissed me (Made me a man)
The way you loved me (Made me a man)
And I thank you for all that I am

[Verse 2]
Castles of longing from the dream maker's hand
Hung with the tapestries of time
Strange haunting melodies adrift in the night
Caress these memories of mine
And what do I find?

[Chorus 2]
The way I lost you (Makes me a man)
The way I miss you (Makes me a man)
The way I want you (Makes me a man)
And I thank you for all that I am
[Verse 3]
Playgrounds of fantasy and strings of desire
Wrapped in the realms of design
Rhythms of ecstasy and mornings entwined
Caress these memories of mine
And what do I find?

[Chorus 3]
The way you held me (Made me a man)
The way you kissed me (Made me a man)
The way you loved me (Made me a man)
And I thank you for all that I am

[Outro]
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