DIRT: Released October 1999

A Man Has Needs

Baby I wanna tell you all my hopes and dreams and fears
But I'm watching television, can you get me another beer?
There's wrestling and pro football on, I hope you understand
I must watch it all for I am a man

And a man had needs
And a man has desires
Eternal fires that burn, burn, burn
And a man he bleeds
And a man he perspires
'Till the stains show on his shirt

I missed our anniversary and the birth of our son
It was beyond my control, my team was on a playoff run
Oh baby, baby, baby, you mean everything to me
But could you move your butt, you're blocking the TV?

Cuz a man has needs
And a man has desires
Eternal fires, that burn, burn, burn
And a man he bleeds
And a man he does tire
Gets sleepy and naps on the couch

(heartfelt speech)
Oh Baby, Oh honey, Oh darlin', Oh puddin', you're leavin' me?
What do ya mean we don't communicate?
We're talkin' all the time, we're talking 'bout important stuff like
---OH MONSTER TRUCKS, That volk ain't got no chance
Against the Cow Crusher, C'mon COW CRUSHER! CRUSH THAT 'LIL VOLK!
Yer gone- I hope she left me one of them puddin' pops, they're tasty..

For a man has needs
And a man has desires
Eternal fires that burn, burn, burn
And a man he bleeds
And he shops at Canadian Tire
And he always keeps his coupons

Yes a man has needs
And a man has desires
Eternal fires that burn, burn, burn
A man he bleeds
And a man he expires
And he cried when Wayne Gretzky retired.


Well, this song is by far one of my favourites. It describes every man in Canada. Loves beer, hockey, football, wrestling, football, and puddin pops. AND he shops at Canadian Tire. When I first told my grandma about this song, she thought it was another annoying pop song that is about teen sex. Well let me tell you...Backstreet Boys won't be singing this song anytime soon, and I'm sorry, no one...NO ONE can do it quite like Chris *wink wink*