1 [Hook: Victoria] he's... the man... [Verse 1: (Heather Victoria)] Of the house since his dad left, up, days feeling stressed No stability, year got a new address change the view from this window, he seeing mad arrest He saw his homie's death, same age, story Questioned God, why he would 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 down his younger brother and sister, make sure they both lay down 'fore she home, can't be on the phone, gotta wake up next morn' He don't have a lot of fun to be so grown At night he pray the just throw him a bone Tired and 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 'bout a living just like Puff Combs On his to the crib he always hear several blown Tryna positive, but everything's wrong Why his can't be at home and be the mutherfucking (maaaaan)? Now he gotta a plan He can sell a few rocks, maybe a few grands Take his family and move 'em and expand 'em to better And be the motherfuckin, and be the (maaaaan)
2: Rapsody] So he got money and stayed, but get out Got a new whip now he worth 50 thous' But his mom, brother, sister still in public housing He the man though, gotta put food in all mouths His dad skipped, now he's the one to provide outfits They won't get on like he did, under the couch is A 9 Milli, he gotta protect the fam, 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 ain't bother I 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 just clown to me, yo, I 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 life got him running always thinking 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 be a doctor, a teacher, a lawyer talking evidence Or I be your weather(maaan) I had dreams and plans, but it up to be the man, see my father 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 me? (Do you love me?) He yes he does, I'm his everything I don't think love's in a wedding ring, a business And I hear sides lose interest What's endless 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 Soul is what singin' as they payin', to newborns just a day in Gotta make their life 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 call us Sitters, says "go get rugers (get your rugers)" Yea, used to have a mindset But nowadays peace won't come and justice or a threat Is how I feel, I God to heal my heart How we to not fight back? Now we to not wage war? I pray to God you get it Another afternoon, different day same More convos in our living rooms, huh, nah, we don't need Yea, all your lies hard to tell our babies they don't care about our lives Ask us why, ask us why, 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 my life matter?" "I'm like 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 have to be careful" "Around police" "But why?" "I police help us" "I understand" "I understand" "Hello" "I want to say hello"