Brandon Carter - Man Up lyrics

[Hook] I be tryna man up There's no place you can run There's no turning back now All you can do is man up I be tryna man up This is the big leagues Prepare to enter a new world All you can do is man up [Verse 1] Played the game how it goes in this world full of hoaxes Always get the interview, but always end up chokin' Got the key to the ignition, but lost it shortly Gotta play it out regardless if you lose Gotta keep your hands up regardless if you stand a chance Gotta keep your head up and learn how to be a man You're prey to these predators Who work up a storm, just to set you up Bring you down to their level, just to lift them up I'll push hours 'till I drop, don't matter if my feet can take it Always been about the cost, but your spending money's fading Always want to cross the boss, 'cause you never had the patience Do your job! You've been waiting, but you never had the gall Always take the easy routes, always seem to see 'em out Always hate to hear the truth, the truth is all you hear about? Find that person that you were—the one you never found [Hook] I be tryna man up There's no place you can run There's no turning back now All you can do is man up I be tryna man up This is the big leagues Prepare to enter a new world All you can do is man up [Verse 2] There are some desperate measures I don't do it with pleasure But I have to improvise through Rain, shine, and weather I don't need help, I can find my own leverage Don't need a handout from you people, no never I better pull myself out the gutter Prove that I really love 'em Accept the consequences, eventually you'll recover I see a future 'bout a mile away While others make one on the interstate I'm-ma step up as a man to get my bread and bu*ter Man up now, it's all or nothin' Listened to the elders, now the wise runs in me A boy in a man's shoes, I subside by lifting Carry the name on my shoulder, I decide with wisdom Apple doesn't fall far from the tree The ball is in my court, I think I'm only me Build your legacy up 'till your work here is done You just need to man up and make a great run Whether broken and numb—the point is you've won [Hook] I be tryna man up There's no place you can run There's no turning back now All you can do is man up I be tryna man up This is the big leagues Prepare to enter a new world All you can do is man up