[Chorus:]  I really wanna tell you something  This is just the way I am  I really wanna tell you something, but I can't  You make me want to be a man  Arguments that have no meaning  This is just the way I am  You really wanna tell me something, but you can't  You make me want to be a man    The thunder and the rain called you and you came  We didn't need to say much to communicate  Now it's different; 99% is misinterpreted    [Chorus:]  I really wanna tell you something  This is just the way I am  I really wanna tell you something, but I can't  You make me want to be a man  Arguments that have no meaning  This is just the way I am  You really wanna tell me something, but you can't  You make me want to be a man    Every word you say finds a home in me  Nothing that anyone could ever say  Could hurt me like this   Baby please, don't light that cigarette  Don't light that cigarette    [Chorus:]  I really wanna tell you something  This is just the way I am  I really wanna tell you something, but I can't  You make me want to be a man  Arguments that have no meaning  This is just the way I am  You really wanna tell me something, but you can't  You make me want to be a man    [Chorus:]  I really wanna tell you something  This is just the way I am  I really wanna tell you something, but I can't  You make me want to be a man  Arguments that have no meaning  This is just the way I am  You really wanna tell me something, but you can't  You make me want to be a man