Poor Family Man

[KenB]

For me, what makes me dislike Family Man are (1) the cartoonish, godawful vocal effect on the repeated words "a family man" in the chorus; (2) lyrics that feel meaningless ("I fall down/I get up," "mother, father, brother," etc.); and (3) too much repetition in the lyrics ("I am what I am" ad nauseum). I do like the Spanish-sounding guitar and the general rhythm, and I feel like those things could have been the basis of a pretty good song if he'd thought up some decent lyrics and then laid off the silly vocal effects. Just my two cents.

Also, it doesn't help that it follows "Little Lies," the best song on the album.