Be A Man

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Lifestyles of the Broke and Almost Famous

[Verse 1]

"Herbert Anthony you need to get you life together"

That's my momma bothered by, how I live life like whatever

They say im pressed for time, but I don't press the issue

I just stay on my grind,chain smoking marijuan help me free my mind

What a coincidence, like feeling guilt trickin by your innocence

In a sense im livin in my second childhood

Dont pay a lick of rent, where I eat, sleep, and shit

And when you twenty-two that don't sound good

Maybe if I went to school it'll be cool

I've have something to fall back on if this rap don't crack

Perhaps i'd have a better story had I sold crack

Lets go back, to Carson high fluctuating my goals

Writing rhymes through the lecture knew I should've took notes, yo

Sometimes I think im running in place, chasing hopes

Rejoice my name as Ab-Soul or is it average joe

[Hook] (x2)

All this commotion goes in one ear, out the other

I'm still gone make it, one way or the other

(quit acting like a kid herb, gone be a man

It's a man's world, how you suppose to feed your fam

You need to act more like an adult, pull up your pants

I know you do music but what's your plan B man)

[Verse 2]

If I knew when I was younger would I grew to know

I coulda tackle things more different, coulda been more defensive

Coulda been more responsible, coulda been more persistent

But I didn't and I ain't repenting

My parents wake up in the morning to a cup of coffee

Then go off to work. It kills'em when im still in bed snoring

Only if they knew, their young boy was in the stu

'til like 5 AM cookin up classics to make them

Proud as house niggas that could stay in

That was rather rash, but you can replace this scraps with straight cash

I told jay I'mma buy you a house one day

I probably send Katie and Kira off to college too

But right now I'm broke as a joke, I should do comedy

Dude, I need a job, somebody hire me fast

So I could win my girl over, she probably cheatin on my ass

You motherfuckers better try and snatch her while she up for grabs

[Hook]

[Verse 3]

(Ab-Soul talking)

Its like real difficult to articulate it

It's like you got your goals. You got your aspirations

Your dreams, and you chasing that, you pursuing that

But in-turn it cost for you to sacrifice alot of your availability to go out their and get this paper, nah mean?

Its hard to say you a man still and livin at your momma house..

Yo, I had a conversation with my step-pops

Basically inquiring the time frame when I'mma pop

I told'em I ain't know but I'm determined to blow

Not like a fluffer, more like plaques that's platinum and gold

Thats on my great-grandmother

He shook his head and said:

"I don't know much about the music industry but whats been said

The people ain't making no bread, lets be more realistic

How you gone take care of a wife? how you gone feed your children

Im on my knees everyday tryna provide for yall

I bought that car that you dippin, but you don't chip in

You shouldve went to UCLA, like your cousin Jay

He got a big signing bonus, every year like 80k"

I looked him in the face and said "It ain't about the money

And honestly, buying an education sounds funny

But have a little faith in your son, I'll come through for ya,"

He said be a man Herb, thats all I really want from ya

[Hook]