1 [Hook: Victoria] he's... the man... [Verse 1: (Heather Victoria)] Of the house since his dad left, up, days feeling stressed No stability, every year got a new change the view from this window, he seeing mad arrest He saw his homie's death, age, same story Questioned God, why he would take a such young shorty It ain't even 8:40, already he poorly But still the (maaaaan) His mom trust him now to lock the down his younger brother and sister, make sure they both lay down 'fore she home, can't be on the phone, gotta wake up early next He have a lot of fun having to be so grown At night he pray the world just him a bone Tired and His grades now and they don't know about home So his teachers on his again and don't own Foams Kids pick at him, now he he need those to belong Daydreaming 'bout a living just like Puff Combs On his walk to the crib he always several blown Tryna think positive, but everything's Why his daddy be at home and be the mutherfucking (maaaaan)? Now he gotta a plan He can sell a few rocks, maybe make a few Take his family and move 'em and '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, sister still living in 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 the fam, silly circumstances he living to be the man really Dad dropped by out the blue, he said "damn, you the (maaaaan)" Look I did fam you ain't 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) Around the way I don't ya You clown to me, yo, I reject ya You me all this pressure, I wasn't even a freshman thirteen man, shit, dawg, I been the (maaaaan) [Verse 3: Now this street life got him running thinking 'bout the (maaaan) And now he sets the scene of he saw when he was ten Out the window he sat thinking like (maaaaaan) I wish It better, man I could be a doctor, a teacher, a lawyer evidence Or I could be weather(maaan) I had and plans, but gave it up to be the man, see When my father 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 to wear a dress today I got small breasts, but I love me (but I me) Do you love me? (Do you me?) He yes he does, I'm his everything I don't think love's in a wedding ring, it's a And I both sides lose interest What's endless ended And I'm thinking damn, is this you and me one I don't wanna fade away (f-fade away, f-fade away, away...) Like a history, and roll, hip hop now but so soul is what y'all singin' Long as payin', to newborns just a day in Gotta make their amazing Don't let the TV raise 'em, 'em, raise 'em 'em how we black as ravens, ravens, yea But they hatin' and shoot us When we march they call us Sitters, says "go get your (get your rugers)" Yea, to have a peaceful mindset But nowadays peace won't come and or a bomb threat Is how I feel, I need God to heal my How we s'possed to not fight Now we to not wage war? I to God you get it soon Another afternoon, day same story More convos in our living rooms, huh, nah, we need Maury Yea, all your lies hard to tell our babies they don't care about our lives Ask us why, they ask us why, why, why, why, ask us why, 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 thought help us" "I understand" "I understand" "Hello" "I want to say hello"