Dare Say, Be Men!

I dare say, Be Men!
And flee perpetual vanity, perpetual immaturity
For the hosts of heaven are not joyed
to be entertained by unadmirable, fruitless celebrity
But bored instead, I dare say Be Men!

How strange a thing to see a man
Who like a boy still plays
Who long bemoans the growing age
Where wisdom speaks its secrets
But takes a joke instead, I dare say Be Men!

Tuck in your shirt, lace up your shoes
Read a book, pull up your pants
Go to work and pay your dues
Run from sloth and smallish things
But excellent instead the rarity of Man!