When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) - The Beach Boys When I grow up to be a man Will I dig the same things that turn me on as a kid Will I look back and say that I wish I hadn't done what I did Will I joke around and still dig those sounds When I grow up to be a man Will I look for the same things in a woman that I dig in a girl Will I settle down fast or will I first wanna travel the world Now I'm young and free but how will it be When I grow up to be a man Ooh ooh ooh Will my kids be proud or think their old man is really a square When they're out having fun yeah will I still wanna have my share Will I love my wife for the rest of my life When I grow up to be a man What will I be when I grow up to be a man Won't last forever It's kind of sad Won't last forever It's kind of sad Won't last forever