(You Can't Let the Boy Overpower) The Man in You Songtext
von Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

Now, don′t you know my daddy told me
Told me right from the start of my youth
He said no matter how old a man is
He's partly a boy in his heart, yeah, and that′s the truth

He said, you'll be surprised at the things you do now
That you're still gonna do, oh, but you will
But when it comes to the way you treat your woman
You can′t let the boy overpower the man in you

Oh, let me tell you that
Every man has to understand
That you can go out with the fellas
But if the boy in you tells you stay late, yeah, late at night
You know that if you stop to think about it
The man in you is gonna say wait, ′cause it isn't right


Oh, you′d be surprised at the things
That a man who loves his woman won't do, oh, but you will
′Cause when it comes to the way you treat your woman
You can't let the boy overpower the man in you

Just one more thing now
That all guys have to realize
That there are many pretty women
But if the boy in you looks their way, yeah, and winks an eye
You know that if you stop to think about it
The man in you is going to say come on and pass them by

Oh, you′d be surprised at the girls
Who are gonna wink an eye at you too, oh, but you will
But when it comes to the way you treat your woman
You can't let the boy overpower the man in you

You know, you know, you know you can't, you can′t
(Can′t let the boy overpower) No, no, the man in you
(Can't let the boy overpower) Ooh, the man in you
(Can′t let the boy overpower) The man in you
(Can't let the boy overpower) No, no, no, the man in you
(Can′t let the boy overpower) Yeah, the man in you