Magic In The Man

His brand of make-believe convinces me it's real
If only life were like the way he makes me feel
Is he difficult one could argue
There's a challenge in every day
Do you think I don't understand him
Are you listening when I say:

He is a thoroughbred in the stable
When he ought to be on the track
Let him run with a trumped-up fable
'Cause he always will circle back
Sometimes he's like a tank full of laughing gas
Sometimes he's like a pain in the ass.

But there is magic in the man foolish magic in the man
And you - no doubt - are not about to break the spell
When there's magic in a man pay attention if you can
Maybe you will do just half as well.

He is a man with a taste for grandeur
Let's allow him to improvise
Give him only a moment and you're
Sure he shared in a Nobel Prize
Sometimes he bends the truth with a wrecking ball
Sometimes he's bored with folks who think small.

I call it magic in the man all the ways he's better than
But all you see is him and me with miles to go
If you saw magic in the man rather than a battle plan
You might be glad that he's the dad you know.

His brand of make-believe convinces me it's real
If only life were like the way he makes me feel
Not merely entertainment on a non-stop flight
What makes you so sure that you're so right?

But there is magic in the man foolish magic in the man
And you - no doubt - are not about to break the spell
When there's magic in the man
Maddening magic in the man
But I worry son that he's begun to fall apart.

Without the magic and the man
I am right back where I began
A frightened girl with just a broken heart
So even if it's quick please learn one little trick
And try to make the magic start.