1 [Hook: Heather he's... the man... [Verse 1: (Heather Victoria)] Of the house his dad left, wake up, days feeling stressed No stability, year got a new address Never change the view from window, he seeing mad arrest He saw his homie's death, same age, same Questioned God, wonder why he take a such young shorty It even 8:40, already he thinking poorly But he's the (maaaaan) His mom trust him now to lock the place Feed his younger brother and sister, make sure both lay down 'fore she home, can't be on the phone, gotta up early next morn' He have a lot of fun having to be so grown At night he pray the world just throw him a and stressed His grades suffer now and they don't know home So his teachers on his back again and own Foams Kids pick at him, now he feel he need those to Daydreaming 'bout a life living like Puff Combs On his walk to the crib he always several blown Tryna positive, but everything's wrong Why his daddy be at home and be the mutherfucking (maaaaan)? Now he gotta a plan He can sell a few rocks, make a few grands Take his family and 'em and expand 'em to better 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 worth 50 But his mom, brother, still living in public housing He the man though, gotta put food in all mouths His dad skipped, now he's the one to provide they won't get picked on like he did, under the couch is A 9 Milli, he gotta protect the fam, Under circumstances he to be the man really Dad by out the blue, he said "damn, you ain't the (maaaaan)" Look I did fam When you ain't 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 wasn't a freshman Since thirteen man, shit, dawg, I the (maaaaan) [Verse 3: Now this street got him running always thinking 'bout the (maaaan) And now he the scene of what he saw when he was ten Out the window he sat thinking like (maaaaaan) I wish It better, man I be a doctor, a teacher, a lawyer talking evidence Or I be your weather(maaan) I had and plans, but gave it up to be the man, see When my didn't bother, well, now I'm the (maaaan)
2 [Verse 4: I pray to God you get it soon, I use the [?] to my head Shower and devour stress, I chose to wear a dress I got breasts, but I love me (but I love me) Do you love me? (Do you me?) He yes he does, I'm his everything I think love's in a wedding ring, it's a business And I hear sides lose interest endless hasn't 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 singin' Long as they payin', to newborns a day in Gotta their life amazing Don't let the TV raise 'em, 'em, raise 'em Tell 'em how we as ravens, ravens, yea But they hatin' and they us When we march they us looters Sitters, says "go get rugers (get your rugers)" Yea, used to a peaceful mindset But peace won't come and justice or a bomb threat Is how I feel, I God to heal my heart How we s'possed to not fight Now we s'possed to not wage I to God you get it soon afternoon, different day same story More convos in our living rooms, huh, nah, we don't Maury Yea, confirming all your It's hard to tell our babies don't care about our lives Ask us why, they ask us why, why, why, why, They ask us why, why, why, why,
Children] "Why don't people me because of my color?" "I understand" "Why am I different?" "Why doesn't my matter?" "I'm like you" "I'm no different" "I'm a kid" "I to play" "I to hang with my friends" "Why is the not in peace?" "Yes" "My dad said" "When I get bigger" "I have to be careful" "Around police" "But why?" "I police help us" "I understand" "I understand" "Hello" "I want to say hello"