You know my mother told me but I as a little boy
It's about time that you grew up son, and threw away your toys
I ried and cried and i could'nt beleive
That life could be so cruel, and oh so mean
It was a lesson that I could'nt forget, but it didn"r change a thing
Well when I was an adolescent the teacher said to me
That I was the worst child that he ever did see
They tried to dominate me into submission
But they cound'nt bring me down, now the wheel's going to turn
Try to break me, they said "he'll never learn"
I said
"Don't forsake me cause you necer know when the tables will turn"
Stand up and take it like a man
Stand up take it if you can
Stand up take it like a man
Stand up and take it, just take it like a man
Wgen i turned 17 I thought that everthing would change
But i quickly realised that the difference was the same
The teachers turnes into police, the pencils became guns
Now educations called suppression, the playground's called a slum
Try to make me conform when will you learn?
I said "don't mistake me
It's just a matter of time before your neighborhood burns"
Daddy always said to me "boy just do the best you can
In every situation stay on your feet and take it like a man" yeah
Stand up, take it
Stand up, take it like a man
Stand up, take it
Stand up, take it like a man if you can
Stand up and take it like a man
Stand up take it if you can
Stand up take it like a man
Now you're a man son, start acting like one
Separate yourself from the crowd
Stand up and take it like a man now