big bad Bruce...

I have been Bruce all of my life.

My mother used to say with a smile
if I had been a girl, my name would be Nancy

Through my early years no one that I knew...
had the name Bruce

I was not ashamed but not at all proud

sometime during my high school years
a song called “Big Bad Bruce” hit the radio
not even fully understanding the implications of this ballad

I would sing along... for this was a song about Bruce

now... since Springsteen, Lee and Willis
I have matured some and Bruce aint so bad!