1 [Hook: Victoria] he's... the man... [Verse 1: (Heather Victoria)] Of the house since his dad left, wake up, feeling stressed No stability, year got a new address Never the view from this window, he seeing mad arrest He saw his homie's death, 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 Feed his younger brother and sister, make sure they lay down 'fore she home, can't be on the phone, gotta wake up early morn' He don't a lot of fun having to be so grown At night he the world just throw him a bone and stressed His grades suffer now and they know about home So his on his back again and don't own Foams Kids pick at him, now he feel he need to belong Daydreaming a life living just like Puff Combs On his to the crib he always hear several blown Tryna think positive, but wrong Why his can't be at home and be the mutherfucking (maaaaan)? Now he gotta a little He can sell a few rocks, maybe make a few Take his and move 'em and expand 'em to better lands And be the motherfuckin, and be the (maaaaan)
[Verse 2: So he got and stayed, but ain't 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 in all they mouths His dad skipped, now he's the one to provide outfits won't get picked on like he did, under the couch is A 9 Milli, he gotta protect the fam, circumstances he living to be the man really Dad by out the blue, he said "damn, you ain't the (maaaaan)" what I did fam When you ain't I stepped up to be the man, man Now I'm the (maaaaan) Be out, yo, this my motherfuckin' See, I'm the (maaaaaaan) Around the way I don't ya You just to me, yo, I reject ya You gave me all this pressure, I wasn't a freshman Since man, shit, dawg, I been the (maaaaan) [Verse 3: Now this street got him running always thinking 'bout the (maaaan) And now he sets the scene of what he saw he was ten Out the window 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 didn't bother, well, now I'm the (maaaan)
2 [Verse 4: I pray to God you get it soon, I use the [?] to clear my Shower and devour stress, I to wear a dress today I got small breasts, but I me (but I love me) Do you me? (Do you love me?) He yes he does, I'm his everything I don't think love's in a ring, it's a business And I hear both sides lose What's hasn't ended And I'm thinking damn, is 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 is what y'all singin' Long as they payin', to just a day in Gotta make their amazing let the TV raise 'em, raise 'em, raise 'em Tell 'em how we as ravens, ravens, yea But they hatin' and shoot us we march they call us looters Sitters, says "go get rugers (get your rugers)" Yea, used to have a peaceful But nowadays peace won't come and justice or a bomb Is how I feel, I need God to heal my How we s'possed to not back? Now we s'possed to not war? I to God you get it soon Another afternoon, different day story More convos in our living rooms, huh, nah, we don't need Yea, confirming all lies It's hard to tell our babies they don't care about our Ask us why, ask us why, why, why, why, why? They ask us why, why, why, why,
[Outro: "Why people like 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 like to hang 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"