These battered hand are all you own 
This broken heart has turned to stone 
Go hang your glory on the wall  [bad word] a time when castles fall 
And all that's left is shifting in the sand 

You're out of time, you're 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 [bad word] back my long lost friend 
You've been to [bad word] and back again 
God alone knows how you crossed that span 

Back on the beat, back to the start  [bad word] in your heart 
That's the measure of a man 

It's the fire in the eyes, the lines on the hand 
It's the things you understand 
Permanent ties from which you once ran 
That's the measure of a man 
 [bad word] full cirlce, now you're home 
Without the gold, without the chrome 
And this is where you've always been 
You had to lose so you could win 
And 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