An Meaningful Song for Men

Last weekend, I accompanied a good friend to a concert that I never would have gone to on my own: to hear/see Keb' Mo', a singer I hadn't known of before, in one of Portland's best musical venues. It was delightful: an earthy, high-energy performance by an uber-cool musician.

Anyway, was particularly struck by one of his songs--one that captures a lot of how I interpret the "divine masculine"...which, at least, expresses my feelings about the women I have/do/will care for...and my wish for us all to be "wild and free":

You don’t need no fancy tricks
Painted eyes or glossy lips

I love you just the way you are
Hope you don’t mind my beat up car

You don’t need to change your dress
You don’t need to change your shoes

Don’t try to hide your natural looks
Forget about the cover -- let me read the book

Don’t get me wrong I like them heels
But the way I feel is the way I feel

You don’t need to change your dress
You don’t need to change your shoes

Go ahead be wild and free
you don’t have to shave yo’ legs for me.

Hunnybabe, don’t starve yourself
You’re lookin good, you’re lookin well

And I’m proud to have you by my side
Glad to have you in my life

You don’t have to clean my house
You don’t have to wash my clothes

Go ahead be wild and free
Cause you don’t have to shave yo’ legs for me

You’re an angel

You don’t have to read them magazines
You already know how to get to me

Just be yourself and I will too
That’s all we really have to do

You don’t have to be ashamed
You don’t have to hide your knees

Go ahead be wild and free
You don’t have to shave yo legs for me.

Now go ahead be wild and free
You don’t have to shave yo legs for me.

[song titled "Shave Yo' Legs"]