1 [Hook: Heather he's... the man... [Verse 1: (Heather Victoria)] Of the since his dad left, wake up, days feeling stressed No stability, year got a new address Never the view from this window, he seeing mad arrest He saw his death, same age, same story Questioned God, why he would take a such young shorty It ain't 8:40, already he thinking poorly But he's the (maaaaan) His mom trust him now to the place down Feed his younger brother and sister, make they both lay down 'fore she home, can't be on the phone, gotta wake up next morn' He have a lot of fun having to be so grown At he pray the world just throw him a bone Tired and His grades suffer now and they know about home So his teachers on his back again and don't own Kids pick at him, now he feel he those to belong Daydreaming 'bout a life living just like Combs On his walk to the crib he always hear blown Tryna positive, but everything's wrong Why his daddy can't be at 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 expand 'em to 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 worth 50 thous' But his mom, brother, sister still living in housing He the man though, gotta put food in all mouths His dad skipped, now he's the one to provide outfits They 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 dropped by out the blue, he "damn, you ain't 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, this my motherfuckin' 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 thirteen 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 evidence Or I be your 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 chose to a dress today I got small breasts, but I me (but I love 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, a business And I hear both lose interest What's endless ended And I'm thinking damn, is this you and me one I don't wanna away (f-fade away, f-fade away, f-fade away...) Like a history, rock and roll, hip hop now but so Soul is y'all singin' Long as they payin', to just a day in make their life amazing Don't let the TV 'em, raise 'em, raise 'em Tell 'em how we as ravens, ravens, yea But hatin' and they shoot us When we march call us looters Sitters, "go get your rugers (get your rugers)" Yea, used to a peaceful mindset But nowadays peace come and justice or a bomb threat Is how I feel, I God to heal 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, different day story More convos in our living rooms, huh, nah, we don't need Yea, confirming all lies It's to tell our babies they don't care about our lives Ask us why, ask us why, why, why, why, why? ask us why, why, why, why, why?
[Outro: "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 like to hang 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 thought police us" "I understand" "I understand" "Hello" "I just to say hello"