When I called you up
To say I thought about you
These aren't the usual times
Have you been doing alright?
It was just like us
To pick up where we left off
Don't read between the lines
Just laugh and let it slide
You're not supposed to cry
Always keep it bottled up inside
When it hurts, go hide
Don't show what you shouldn't feel inside
That's how a, that's how a man dies
Leave your soft side at the door
It's easier to fight

Fake a smile when you're half alive
Pour a drink and you go for one last drive
That's how a, that's how a man dies
(Dies, dies, dies, dies, dies, dies)
That's how a man dies
(Dies, dies, dies, dies, dies, dies)
Between the two of us
Are you really doing fine?
'Cause to me it looks
Like you're starting to show signs
When the luck runs out and you come undone
And you can't tell which way's up
And you get stuck thinking
That the old way is the right way, like
Not supposed to cry
Always keep it bottled up inside
When it hurts, go hide
Don't show what you shouldn't feel inside
That's how a, that's how a man dies
Leave your soft side at the door
It's easier to fight

Fake a smile when you're half alive
Pour a drink and you go for one last drive
That's how a, that's how a man dies
(Dies, dies, dies, dies, dies, dies)
That's how a man dies
(Dies, dies, dies, dies, dies, dies)
When you're staring down the face of my bedroom
Wondering if anybody's missing you, missing you
When you're deep in the bottom of a bottle
How can I be the one to get to you?
When you think you're not supposed to cry
Always keep it bottled up inside
When it hurts, go hide
Don't show what you shouldn't feel inside
That's how a, that's how a man dies
Leave your soft side at the door
It's easier to fight

Fake a smile when you're half alive
Pour a drink and you go for one last drive
That's how a, that's how a man dies