When I Grow Up (to Be A Man) Lyrics by The Beach Boys
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When i grow up to be a man
Will i dig the same things that turn me on as a kid?
Will i look back and say that i wish i hadn't done what i did?
Will i joke around and still dig those sounds
When i grow up to be a man?

Will i look for the same things in a woman that i dig in a girl?
(fourteen fifteen)
Will i settle down fast or will i first wanna travel the world?
(sixteen seventeen)
Now i'm young and free, but how will it be
When i grow up to be a man?

Oooooo ooooooo oooooooo
Will my kids be proud or think their old man is really a square?

(eighteen nineteen)
When they're out having fun yeah, will i still wanna have my share?
(twenty twenty-one)
Will i love my wife for the rest of my life
When i grow up to be a man?

What will i be when i grow up to be a man?
(twenty-two twenty-three)
Won't last forever
(twenty-four twenty-five)
It's kind of sad
(twenty-six twenty-seven)
Won't last forever
(twenty-eight twenty-nine)
It's kind of sad
(thirty thirty-one)
Won't last forever
(thirty-two...)
When i grow up to be a man   Will i dig the same things that turn me on as a kid?   Will i look back and say that i wish i hadn't done what i did?   Will i joke around and still dig those sounds   When i grow up to be a man?      Will i look for the same things in a woman that i dig in a girl?   (fourteen fifteen)   Will i settle down fast or will i first wanna travel the world?   (sixteen seventeen)   Now i'm young and free, but how will it be   When i grow up to be a man?      Oooooo ooooooo oooooooo   Will my kids be proud or think their old man is really a square?      (eighteen nineteen)   When they're out having fun yeah, will i still wanna have my share?   (twenty twenty-one)   Will i love my wife for the rest of my life   When i grow up to be a man?      What will i be when i grow up to be a man?   (twenty-two twenty-three)   Won't last forever   (twenty-four twenty-five)   It's kind of sad   (twenty-six twenty-seven)   Won't last forever   (twenty-eight twenty-nine)   It's kind of sad   (thirty thirty-one)   Won't last forever   (thirty-two...)