Playing Pretend from Jump by SUIT

Playing Pretend

Getting lost in a world
Of make believe
When a boy pretends
To be a man on the scene

He can say the right words
Recite the right lines
We’ll know the real man
Through his actions in life

It doesn’t make a man
To seek pleasure and ease
We get to learn how to lead
Through doing hard things

Earn your place among men
Learn to serve and to train
Turn to your elders and the brothers
Set your sights and your aim

To be a man in the arena
Dare to fail and to win
Lead with bravery and honor
And integrity, man

To live by a code
What standards do you defend?
Are you playing for real?
Or are you playing pretend?

Can you stand in the fire with me
Can you stand in the fire with me
Can you stand in the fire with me
Can you stand in the fire with me

Have you known the heat of victory
And the chill of defeat
You’ve played a hand with both good and evil
Can you stand in the fire with me

Can you stand in the fire with me
Can you stand in the fire with me
Can you stand in the fire with me
Can you stand in the fire with me

I’ll tell ya, ain’t no soft body
Ain’t no soft mind
The words I say
I will stand behind
Do you want to raise boys?
Or do you want to raise men?
Who can stand up and lead
Without playing pretend

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