What's a Man to Do?

When your love is lost forever
And your life is out of line
And outside of hell you got no place to go

When the sun is wrapped in shadows
And the stars have lost their shine
And the unforgiving wind begins to blow

To save yourself from madness
You try lots of crazy things.
But the warmth you had inside is not returning to you.
When a woman ain't around
Oh, what's a man to do?

You can keep your garden growing,
You can conquer new frontiers.
You can build machines no eye has seen before.

So you can keep yourself from pond'ring
And you make it through the years.
But the raven keeps on whisp'ring Nevermore.

So you tread your treadmill harder,
Though you know down deep inside
That the dream you built your life upon is never coming true.
When a woman ain't around
Oh, what's a man to do?

What's a man to do?
What's a man to do?
When a woman ain't around
Oh, what's a man to do?

Giving up is just for cowards
Giving in just isn't done.
Just go on competing for the prize.

And the things you've seen should tell you
That the fight is never won.
But until the end you never realize.

So the world has turned to ashes.
And your hair has turned to white.
And the colours of the rainbow fade to nothing but blue.
When a woman ain't around
Oh, what's a man to do?
When a woman ain't around
Oh, what's a man to do?
Oh, what's a man to do?
Oh, what's a man to do?