Well high school got me educated
  Still when I graduated
  I didn't have a clue
  
  Did a stand in the Navy
  They did they're best to break me
  Somehow I made it through
  
  I've had some hard knocks
  I've been around the block
  But baby I believe
  That love and you made a man of me
  
  Raising hell racing cars
  Closing down the local bars
  That what I used to do
  
  Family told me settle down
  Find yourself some solid ground
  Where you can put down some roots
  
  Back then I thought love
  Was only sissy stuff
  But now I see
  That love and you made a man of me
  
  Love and you made a man of me
  
  Don't know what it is you do
  But everytime I'm holding you
  I know what my heart is for
  
  I'm the one you lean on
  Gotta be strong
  It's not just about me anymore
  
  Well goodbye to my blind and imature days
  Love and you made a man of me
  Made a man of me, yeah
  Made a man of me, wow
  
  I'd still be only lost and lonely
  Can't ya see
  That love and you made a man of me
  Love and you made a man of me
  
  Ya made a man of me
  Man of me, yeah