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	The Measure of a Man From "Rock V". Lyrics and Music by Alan Menken These battered hands are all your own This broken heart is turned to stone Go hang your glory on the wall There comes a time when castles fall And all that's left is shifting in the sand You're out of time Your out of place Look at your face That's the measure of a man This coat that fits you like a glove These dirty streets you learned to love So welcome back, my long lost friend You've been to hell and back again And God alone knows how you've crossed that span Back on the beat Back to the start Trusting your heart That's the measure of a man It's the fire in the eyes The light on the hand It's the things you understand Permanent ties from which you once ran That's the measuer of a man *You've come full circle, now you're home Without the gold, without the chrome And this is the way you've always been You had to lose so you could win Rise above your troubles while you can Now you can love, Now you can lose, Now you can choose That's the measure of a man It's the fire in the eyes The light on the hand It's the things you understand The permanent ties from which you once ran That's the measure of a man *Repeat