What’s a man now?

[Verse 1]
What’s a man now?
Less of a tree chopped, still only his wife bleeds
What’s a man now?
His father, a knot in the rope of the rest of his dreams
What’s a man now?
A boy whose sting from the fatal slap
Was one he’d return to
I, I, I

[Verse 2]
What’s a man now?
Beating on a woman who will never have a dime
For her rainy day
So what’s a man now?
A tumor of hate, a fiery rage
Less of a tree chopped, he’ll still find a way
To burn the house down