To be a man

[00:10.88] I don't expect you to understand

[00:15.88] I just hope I can explain

[00:18.40] What it's like to be a man

[00:22.12] It's a lonely road

[00:24.88] And they don't care 'bout what you know

[00:29.38] It's not 'bout how you feel

[00:32.61] But what you provide inside that home

[00:36.38] Yeah, I know this life can really beat you down, uh

[00:42.36] You wanna scream but you won't make a sound, uh

[00:46.38] Got so much weight that you've been holdin'

[00:48.64] But won't show any emotion, as a man, that goes unspoken

[00:52.09] That we can't cry when life gets hard

[00:55.59] Unconditional love for women, children and dogs

[00:59.59] We know that we just have to play our parts

[01:02.83] And don't nobody give a damn about our broken hearts, yeah

[01:06.82] As a man, we gotta pave our way

[01:10.84] Our only function is to work and slave

[01:13.59] There's no respect for you if you ain't paid

[01:17.33] You're disregarded as a human and you can't complain

[01:20.83] And if you ever make it up and actually reach that place

[01:24.82] And find a woman that you love and give her your last name

[01:28.07] You'll feel the things that you provide is only why she stays

[01:31.59] And when you try to explain, you'll say

[01:35.83] I can't hide myself

[01:38.83] I don't expect you to understand

[01:42.33] I just hope I can explain

[01:46.08] What it's like to be a man (what it's like to be a man)

[01:50.08] It's a lonely road (it's a lonely road)

[01:53.56] And they don't care 'bout what you know (care 'bout what you know)

[01:57.05] It's not 'bout how you feel

[02:00.32] But what you provide inside that home

[02:03.84] Don't give up, keep fightin'

[02:07.57] As a man, our son is our horizon

[02:09.62] And our fathers' actions play a role and we end up like him

[02:13.37] So they can't let us see them hurt

[02:15.87] 'Cause we'll embody what we do and start a generational curse

[02:19.14] No wonder most men are so depressed

[02:21.12] All the things that they can't express

[02:22.86] They go to war, get thrown on the shelf

[02:24.85] Then go back to war with they mental health

[02:26.63] Then grab that bottle and ask for help

[02:28.37] Try to pull themselves out of hell

[02:30.37] Then fall back down and then realize

[02:31.88] That they gon' have to do it themselves

[02:33.87] It's the circle of life, as a man, you provide

[02:36.89] They don't know what you're worth 'til the day that you die

[02:40.63] And that's when they start cryin'

[02:42.89] Then move on to a man to confide in

[02:47.11] That's why we feel

[02:48.36] We can't hide ourselves

[02:51.64] We don't expect you to understand

[02:55.14] We just hope we can explain

[02:59.14] What it's like to be a man (what it's like to be a man)

[03:02.88] It's a lonely road (it's a lonely road)

[03:06.38] And you don't care 'bout what we know (care 'bout what we know)

[03:10.13] It's not 'bout how we feel

[03:12.67] But what we provide inside that home (inside that home)

[03:20.43] That home

[03:24.65] It's not 'bout how we feel

[03:27.68] But what we provide inside that home (inside that home)