Stiff Little Fingers - The Price Of Admission lyrics

So somebody's told you how to be a man

Just fuck 'em and leave 'em and score as many as you can

But always have someone who's close to your heart

And if you want to keep her, keep her in the dark

'Cause you love her, so you just can't tell her

Yet that's a lie and you know full well

You have to pay the price of admission

You have to pay the price of admission

You have to pay the price of admission

Sometime in your life somewhere along the line

And now she tells you that she's fucked others too

She didn't spend those nights waiting in on you

But though she gave her all, she never gave her heart

And she wants to keep you, so she cannot keep it dark

'Cause she loves you, so she has to open wide

She lets you in up close and blows away your pride

And you have to pay the price of admission

You have to pay the price of admission

You have to pay the price of admission

This time in your life, and lay it on the line

So somebody showed you how to be a man