[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1: Terry Kath]

Well, my daddy said I'm messy 'bout the whiskers on my chin

Never had no problems 'cause I've always paid the rent

I got no time for loving 'cause my time is all used up

I spend my time creating for some groovy kinds of love

[Chorus: Group & Terry Kath]

I'm a man, yes I am (Yeah)

And I can't help but love you so (Oh baby)

I'm a man (Yeah), yes I am

And I can't help but love you so (Oh, yes I am)

[Verse 2: Peter Cetera]

If I had the choice of matter, I'd rather be content

Being closer to the chatter, showing where your mind is at

While relating to each other how strong your love could be

Resisting only sometimes groovy chicks you see

[Chorus: Group & Peter Cetera]

I'm a man (Yes I am), yes I am

And I can't help but love you so (Ooh, I'm a man, yeah, yes I am)

I'm a man (Ooh, I'm a man), yes I am

And I can't help but love you so (Ooh, got to hear you talk)

[Verse 3: Robert Lamm]

Yes, I've got to keep my image while I'm standing on the floor

If I drop upon my knees, it's just to keep them on my nose

You think that I'm not human and my heart is made of stone

But I never had no problem and my body's made of stone

[Chorus: Group & Robert Lamm]

I'm a man, yes I am

And I can't help but love you so (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yes, I know)

I'm a man, yes I am

And I can't help but love you so (Yes I know, yeah, yes I know)

Man, yes I am

And I can't help but love you so (Ooh)

Man, yes I am

And I can't help but love you so

Good God, I love you so, love you so

[Drum Solo]

[Verse 4: Peter Cetera]

Ooh, if I had my choice of matter, I'd rather be content

Being closer to the chatter, showing where your mind is at

While relating to each other how strong your love can be

Resisting only sometimes groovy chicks you see

[Chorus: Group & Peter Cetera]

I'm a man (Yes I am), yes I am (Ooh)

And I can't help (Yes I am) but love you so (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

I'm a man (Man), yes I am (Oh)

And I can't help but love you so (I'm a man, ooh, yes I am)

[Verse 5: Robert Lamm]

I've gotta keep my image while I'm standing on the floor

If I drop upon my knees, it's just to keep them on my nose

You would think that I'm not human and my heart is made of stone

But I never had no problem and my body's made of stone

[Chorus: Group & Robert Lamm]

I'm a man, yes I am (Oh)

And I can't help but love you so (Yeah, ooh)

I'm a man, yes I am (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

And I can't help but love you so (Yeah)

Man, yes I am (Hey baby)

And I can't help but love you so (Oh, baby, baby)

Man, yes I am (Yeah, yeah, yeah)

And I can't help but love you so (Ooh, ooh, oh yeah)