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Matthew Ogston is my name, and you’ll not hear me mourn
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I will never live in shame, I will not walk alone
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For though my love took his own life because of bigotry
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I’ll be the man, be the man, be the man I was born to be
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I was born to be
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And my love, he was warm and kind, and my love, he was strong
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And when his brown eyes first met mine, I knew he was the one
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And though I walk a silent road, he will walk with me
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If I be the man, be the man, be the man I was born to be
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I was born to be
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There is a cross upon the hill, its arms are open wide
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There’s a star upon a windowsill, that beckons me inside
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But I’ll walk beneath a crescent moon, I’ll walk until they see
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That I’ll be the man, be the man, be the man I was born to be
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I was born to be
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For the man that I was born to be, is a man who lives for love
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Kindness, and charity, but most of all, love
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And there’s no God that I’ve heard of, who could disagree
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So I’ll be the man, be the man, be the man I was born to be
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I was born to be
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Wherever love is called a sin, and families are torn
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Wherever mums can’t love their sons, because of how they’re born
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Wherever there are hands to hold, that’s where I will be
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And I’ll be the man, be the man, be the man I was born to be
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I was born to
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Be the man, be the man, be the man I was born to be
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I was born to be