I'm Not The Man (feat. Chipmunk & Angel)

[Wretch 32:]

I been a wretch from about 3 or 2

cruisin on the tele it was on channel 2

my dad was in the riots so they came to seize you

growing up I was a kid that everybody knew

more me, its like I'm never in the mood

a true pisces my emotions in my tunes

its an understatement to say its over with me and you

I took a few shots but I'm soldiering it through

and now I'm looking at my boys turned men

thinkin lord god we coulda been like them

cuz we aint the type to fear our opponents

the road door closed when my career pass opened

its like I'm drinking more than I'm thinking

celebrating as I'm crossing off my wish list

I'm sleeping with both eyes open

I'm living my dream man, I dont wanna miss this

[Angel:]

I'm not the man you thought I should be

that's just the way we drop them jeans where I stay

I'm not the man you thought I should be

just take a second get to know me

[Wretch 32:]

It takes a second just to look me in my eyes

it takes an hour just to listen to my life

it took me years just to push me to this hype

but it take a lifetime to try and duplicate my vibe I'm me

smooth with my scratches and scars I'm free

2 minute stamp on the charts

and I'm sending a letter, I hope you receive it

hand on my heart Imma flow while its beating

to put it in words, it coulda been worse

from the undergrounds I coulda been dirt

I took a right turn at a wrong place

cuz sometimes shortcuts are the long way

gotta have strong faith

now I'm pleading with my baby mamma

she tryin to tell me that I turned into a lady lover

huh, I got my eye on the prize and I'm bringing home the bread

lets make a toast, you can save the butter

[Angel:]

I'm not the man you thought I should be

that's just the way we drop them jeans where I stay

I'm not the man you thought I should be

just take a second get to know me

I'm not the man you thought I should be

that's just the way we drop them jeans where I stay

I'm not the man you thought I should be

just take a second get to know me

[Chipmunk:]

hey yo wretch

let me get this from here, yeah

last month a 14 year old in my hood got stabbed and died

I used to cruise on my bike down that same side road that he lost his life

I fill a cup with tears and kick it back like a shot just to swallow my pride

niggas would eat from your bowl and you keep down like a pin coulda hold a strike

you dont know what its like

getting cheese amongst a rats fam

from a town where robin could rob batman

taxman underneath the taxman giving me that tax man

I'd rather die from death man

and everything aint what it seems on these shelves

you parting red seas and A&R in ourselves

and you can still get a deal and get shelved

getting signed wont necessarily help

all this fire in my tank

I've come too far to get shanked

I'm walking on water that others sank

and I'm laughing all the way to the bank

power of the grime, lord on my side

test me, I can make a preacher man grimes

from a council estate but yeah we made it

best things can come from the worse places

[Angel:]

I'm not the man you thought I should be

that's just the way we drop them jeans where I stay

I'm not the man you thought I should be

just take a second get to know me

I'm not the man you thought I should be

that's just the way we drop them jeans where I stay

I'm not the man you thought I should be

just take a second get to know me