1 [Hook: Heather he's... the man... [Verse 1: (Heather Victoria)] Of the house since his dad left, wake up, feeling stressed No stability, every got a new address Never change the view this window, he seeing mad arrest He saw his death, same age, same story Questioned God, wonder why he take a such young shorty It ain't even 8:40, already he thinking But he's the (maaaaan) His mom trust him now to the place down his younger brother and sister, make sure they both lay down 'fore she home, can't be on the phone, gotta up early next morn' He don't have a lot of fun having to be so At night he the world just throw him a bone and stressed His grades suffer now and they don't about home So his teachers on his back again and own Foams Kids pick at him, now he feel he those to belong Daydreaming 'bout a life living just Puff Combs On his walk to the crib he always hear several Tryna think positive, but wrong Why his daddy be at home and be the mutherfucking (maaaaan)? Now he gotta a little He can a few rocks, maybe make a few grands Take his family and move 'em and expand 'em to lands And be the motherfuckin, and be the (maaaaan)
[Verse 2: So he got money and stayed, but get out Got a new whip now he pushing 50 thous' But his mom, brother, still living in public housing He the man though, gotta put food in all they His dad skipped, now he's the one to provide outfits They won't get picked on like he did, under the is A 9 Milli, he gotta the fam, silly Under circumstances he living to be the man Dad dropped by out the blue, he said "damn, you the (maaaaan)" what I did fam When you bother I stepped up to be the man, man Now I'm the (maaaaan) Be out, yo, my motherfuckin' house See, I'm the (maaaaaaan) the way I don't respect ya You just to me, yo, I reject ya You gave me all this pressure, I even a freshman Since man, shit, dawg, I been the (maaaaan) [Verse 3: Now street life got him running always thinking 'bout the (maaaan) And now he the scene of what he saw when he was ten Out the while he sat thinking like (maaaaaan) I It could better, man I could be a doctor, a teacher, a lawyer talking Or I could be weather(maaan) I had dreams and plans, but it up to be the man, see When my father bother, well, now I'm the (maaaan)
2 [Verse 4: I to God you get it soon, I use the [?] to clear my head Shower and stress, I chose to wear a dress today I got small breasts, but I love me (but I me) Do you me? (Do you love me?) He says yes he does, I'm his I don't think love's in a ring, it's a business And I hear sides lose interest What's endless ended And I'm damn, is this you and me one day? I don't wanna fade away (f-fade away, f-fade away, away...) Like a history, rock and roll, hip hop now but so Soul is what y'all Long as they payin', to just a day in Gotta make life amazing Don't let the TV raise 'em, 'em, raise 'em 'em how we black as ravens, ravens, yea But hatin' and they shoot us When we march they call us Sitters, says "go get rugers (get your rugers)" Yea, used to a peaceful mindset But nowadays won't come and justice or a bomb threat Is how I feel, I need God to my heart How we s'possed to not back? Now we s'possed to not war? I to God you get it soon Another afternoon, day same story More convos in our living rooms, huh, nah, we don't Maury Yea, all your lies It's hard to tell our babies they don't care about our Ask us why, ask us why, why, why, why, why? ask us why, why, why, why, why?
[Outro: "Why don't like me because of my color?" "I understand" "Why am I different?" "Why doesn't my matter?" "I'm just you" "I'm no different" "I'm a kid" "I to play" "I like to with my friends" "Why is the not in peace?" "Yes" "My dad said" "When I get bigger" "I to be really careful" "Around police" "But why?" "I police help us" "I understand" "I understand" "Hello" "I just to say hello"