To be a man

[00:00.05] I can't hide myself

[00:03.41] I don't expect you to understand

[00:07.38] I just hope I can explain

[00:10.95] What it's like to be a man

[00:14.68] It's a lonely road

[00:18.13] And they don't care 'bout what you know

[00:22.38] It's not 'bout how you feel

[00:24.79] But what you provide inside that home

[00:29.56] Yeah, I know this life can really beat you down, uh

[00:34.61] You wanna scream but you won't make a sound, uh

[00:38.35] Got so much weight that you've been holdin'

[00:40.22] But won't show any emotion, as a man, that goes unspoken

[00:43.93] That we can't cry when life gets hard

[00:47.51] Unconditional love for women, children, and dogs

[00:52.02] We know that we just have to play our parts

[00:54.69] And don't nobody give a damn about our broken hearts, yeah

[00:59.62] As a man, we gotta pave our way

[01:02.82] Our only function is to work and slave

[01:06.54] There's no respect for you if you ain't paid

[01:09.19] You're disregarded as a human and you can't complain

[01:13.44] And if you ever make it up and actually reach that place

[01:16.36] And find a woman that you love and give her your last name

[01:20.09] You'll feel the things that you provide is only why she stays

[01:23.80] And when you try to explain, you'll say

[01:32.31] I can't hide myself

[01:33.40] I don't expect you to understand

[01:34.59] I just hope I can explain

[01:38.31] What it's like to be a man (What it's like to be a man)

[01:41.76] It's a lonely road (It's a lonely road)

[01:45.52] And they don't care 'bout what you know (Care 'bout what you know)

[01:49.50] It's not 'bout how you feel

[01:52.40] But what you provide inside that home

[01:56.77] Don't give up, keep fightin'

[01:58.78] As a man, our son is our horizon

[02:01.44] And our fathers' actions play a role and we end up like him

[02:05.68] So they can't let us see them hurt

[02:08.73] 'Cause they'll embody what we do and start a generational curse

[02:11.27] No wonder most men are so depressed

[02:13.38] All the things that they can't express

[02:14.84] They go to war, get thrown on the shelf

[02:16.46] Then go back to war with they mental health

[02:18.05] Then grab that bottle and ask for help

[02:20.22] Try to pull themselves out of hell

[02:21.81] Then fall back down and then realize

[02:23.96] That they gon' have to do it themselves

[02:25.82] It's the circle of life, as a man, you provide

[02:29.01] They don't know what you're worth 'til the day that you die

[02:32.73] And that's when they start cryin'

[02:35.93] Then move on to a man to confide in

[02:39.40] That's why we feel

[02:40.19] We can't hide ourselves

[02:43.98] We don't expect you to understand

[02:47.41] We just hope we can explain

[02:51.13] What it's like to be a man (What it's like to be a man)

[02:54.86] It's a lonely road (It's a lonely road)

[02:58.31] And you don't care 'bout what we know (Care 'bout what we know)

[03:02.02] It's not 'bout how we feel

[03:05.22] But what we provide inside that home (Inside that home)

[03:13.49] That home

[03:17.22] It's not 'bout how we feel

[03:19.87] But what we provide inside that home (Inside that home)