[Verse 1]
Matthew Ogston is my name, and you’ll not hear me mourn
I will never live in shame, I will not walk alone
For though my love took his own life because of bigotry

[Refrain]
I’ll be the man, be the man, be the man I was born to be
I was born to be

[Verse 2]
And my love, he was warm and kind, and my love, he was strong
And when his brown eyes first met mine, I knew he was the one
And though I walk a silent road, he will walk with me

[Refrain]
If I be the man, be the man, be the man I was born to be
I was born to be

[Verse 3]
There is a cross upon the hill, its arms are open wide
There’s a star upon a windowsill, that beckons me inside
But I’ll walk beneath a crescent moon, I’ll walk until they see

[Refrain]
That I’ll be the man, be the man, be the man I was born to be
I was born to be
[Verse 4]
For the man that I was born to be, is a man who lives for love
Kindness, and charity, but most of all, love
And there’s no God that I’ve heard of, who could disagree

[Refrain]
So I’ll be the man, be the man, be the man I was born to be
I was born to be

[Verse 5]
Wherever love is called a sin, and families are torn
Wherever mums can’t love their sons, because of how they’re born
Wherever there are hands to hold, that’s where I will be

[Refrain]
And I’ll be the man, be the man, be the man I was born to be
I was born to

[Refrain]
Be the man, be the man, be the man I was born to be
I was born to be