I was in the car this morning and I’m Still A Guy by Brad Paisley came on. By the end of the lyrics I was cracking up.
But it got me thinking.
First, I’ve dated one of those gets-his-eyebrows-waxed-and-is-more-fem-than-me guys (not that it’s hard to be more fem than me, despite the fact I write and read romance), but I learned really fast that I’m not interested in a girlie-man. Maybe some men can pull it off, but I don’t know that many of them can, and I’m pretty sure I don’t want one taking up permanent residence in my home and bed.
But, after hearing this song, I also thought about my heroes and the kind of guys I write. We tend to write men that walk the fruity dog and hold purses and write us love songs, but I think it’s important to remember that he is still a guy at the end of the day. We don’t want girlie-man heroes and we don’t want caveman heroes. Somewhere in between is good. A hot caveman we’re not going to kick out of bed, but a girlie-man annoys us after a while. However, I suppose it is a fantasy we’re writing…so maybe the caveman is reformable (the the rake in ye olde Regency romance), but I like to kick the caveman heroes I have in the head until they behave in a way that means if I met him on the street, I’d say yes if he asked me out. My heroines shouldn’t have lower standards than me, ya know? But…when all’s said and done, he’s still a guy. :)
Lyrics and a YouTube video with the song below. I don’t think there’s an official music video yet, but let me know if there is and I’ll switch out the videos!
Brad Paisley-I’m Still A Guy
When you see a deer you see Bambi
And I see antlers up on the wall
When you see a lake you think picnics
And I see a large mouth up under that log
You’re probably thinking that you’re gonna change me
In some ways well maybe you might
Scrub me down, dress me up aww but no matter what
Remember, I’m still a guy
When you see a priceless French painting
I see a drunk, naked girl
You think that ridin’ a wild bull sounds crazy
And I’d like to give it a whirl
Well love makes a man do some things he ain’t proud of
And in a weak moment I might walk your sissy dog, hold your purse at the mall
But remember, I’m still a guy
And I’ll pour out my heart
Hold your hand in the car
Write a love song that makes you cry
Then turn right around knock some jerk to the ground
‘Cause he copped a feel as you walked by
I can hear you now talkin’ to your friends
Saying, “Yeah girls he’s come a long way”
From draggin’ his knuckles and carryin’ a club
And buildin’ a fire in a cave
But when you say a backrub means only a backrub
Then you swat my hand when I try
Well now, what can I say at the end of the day
Honey, I’m still a guy
And I’ll pour out my heart
Hold your hand in the car
Write a love song that makes you cry
Then turn right around knock some jerk to the ground
‘Cause he copped a feel as you walked by
These days there’s dudes gettin’ facials
Manicured, waxed and botoxed
With deep spray-on tans and creamy lotiony hands
You can’t grip a tacklebox
Yeah with all of these men linin’ up to get neutered
It’s hip now to be feminized
I don’t highlight my hair
I’ve still got a pair
Yeah honey, I’m still a guy
Oh my eyebrows ain’t plucked
There’s a gun in my truck
Oh thank God, I’m still a guy
I love this song!! I’ve been trying to get the man to hear in in its entirety, but he doesn’t listen to much country.
I laughed so hard the first time I heard it. :) It still cracks me up.
Especially:
~~I’ve still got a pair
Yeah honey, I’m still a guy~~
Thank God there’s still real men out there. :) Just like real men, there’s still Real Women too. I love Gretchen Wilson. ;)
by Diana Castilleja May 24th, 2008 at 6:44 amI love this song. Brad Paisley has some of the funniest and most poignant songs.
by Crystal Jordan May 27th, 2008 at 7:52 amLOL I’ve never heard it before and I just aobut hurt myself laughing! That’s great!
And yeah, for all the knuckle dragging, we still want ‘em to be guys. Can you imagine the guy who copped a feel facing down both a pissed off woman AND her caveman?
by Sela Carsen May 27th, 2008 at 7:56 amSeriously, and I have to say if some dude cops a feel and my man is there…well, he better get in the jerk’s face. I can do it myself, but still…he needs to be a guy for me, ya know?
by Crystal Jordan May 27th, 2008 at 7:57 amLMAO! The backrub thing ;)
by R.G. Alexander May 27th, 2008 at 8:09 amI think Brad P and I could hang out-he writes the truthiest songs lol
And like I told you the other day-his song Little Moments is like a narration of Cookie’s and my relationship.
Poor Cookie
Awww! Cookie’s lucky to have you!
by Crystal Jordan May 27th, 2008 at 8:18 amThose lyrics are fantastic.
by gwen hayes May 27th, 2008 at 8:26 amMy husband is the stay-at-home dad these days…and what I love is that he is still super masculine. He is the best of both worlds.
Yeah, yeah…rub it in. ;)
by Crystal Jordan May 27th, 2008 at 8:26 amOh how I love Brad Paisley and this song is no exception. I can’t believe in only 26 days, I get to see him live. And only 21 rows away!! YAY!!!!
Not that I’m excited or anything!
by Mad Madam M May 27th, 2008 at 8:36 amIt’s lucky we’re best friends or I’d have to hate you. Just sayin’
by Crystal Jordan May 27th, 2008 at 8:37 amHa! Love, love, love his music! He’s so clever…
by Bethanne May 27th, 2008 at 8:53 amanyway, I like a hero that acts like a guy, too. They don’t have to be all alpha brawny and egotistical. I just like a guy that drinks a beer instead of a cosmo, wants to hang out with his buddies and drive four-wheelers through the mud…
Does that mean I’m a redneck?
Huh.
LOL–no, you’re not a redneck. I think it’s important to have heroes that act like guys. Yeah, I have the occasional posh hero, but he’ll still crack dirty man jokes and stuff. The song just got me thinking. Always dangerous. :)
by Crystal Jordan May 27th, 2008 at 8:55 amThat’s why I get confused in L.A. All the guys down there are MeteroSexuals and it’s so not my thing. I want my man to go kill dinner and then eat it raw.
by Feisty May 27th, 2008 at 9:10 amWow, Feisty. You’re hardcore in your manly standards. :)
by Crystal Jordan May 27th, 2008 at 9:11 am