Lyrics: Randy Newman. The Man.
[Henry, playing on the guitar Hendrix was buried with]
Faust: Absolute control
Absolute power
I don't have any power
I need power power power power power
power power yeah
Absolute obedience
To my every command
I want to be the man
I want to be the man
Devil: You're the man
F: I want to be the man
D: You're the man
F: I've got to got to got to got to got to got to got to got to
Bodyguards
Gonna have bodyguards
When I walk into a club
With my bodyguards
They'll say excuse me
That's Mr. Faust's table you're sitting at
Bodyguards: You can't sit there
F: 'Scuse me sir
That's Mr. Faust's chair your big ass is in
B: You can't sit there
F: 'Scuse me motherfucker
Don't you understand motherfucker?
D: He's the man
F: What?
D: You're the man
F: I am?
D: Yes, you are
F: I'm the man?
D: You're the man
F: I'm the man!
Women will come
Women will go
Big tits, pretty little tits
I just don't know
Goddamn it I just don't know
Who?
D: You
F: Who?
D: Man, it's you
F: Do I have your respect?
D: Yes you have it
F: Do I have your admiration?
D: You know you got it
F: Do you get those good vibrations?
D: Yes, we do. You're the man!
F: I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man
Money
Power
Control
Equals love
Faust: Absolute control
Absolute power
I don't have any power
I need power power power power power
power power yeah
Absolute obedience
To my every command
I want to be the man
I want to be the man
Devil: You're the man
F: I want to be the man
D: You're the man
F: I've got to got to got to got to got to got to got to got to
Bodyguards
Gonna have bodyguards
When I walk into a club
With my bodyguards
They'll say excuse me
That's Mr. Faust's table you're sitting at
Bodyguards: You can't sit there
F: 'Scuse me sir
That's Mr. Faust's chair your big ass is in
B: You can't sit there
F: 'Scuse me motherfucker
Don't you understand motherfucker?
D: He's the man
F: What?
D: You're the man
F: I am?
D: Yes, you are
F: I'm the man?
D: You're the man
F: I'm the man!
Women will come
Women will go
Big tits, pretty little tits
I just don't know
Goddamn it I just don't know
Who?
D: You
F: Who?
D: Man, it's you
F: Do I have your respect?
D: Yes you have it
F: Do I have your admiration?
D: You know you got it
F: Do you get those good vibrations?
D: Yes, we do. You're the man!
F: I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man
Money
Power
Control
Equals love
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