[Verse One] Tell me why when you put a camera on a thug The first thing out of his mouth Is I wanna thank my mama And some say that causes drama But its subliminal Theres no efforts needed It's like pouring water on the ground that's seeded And you know it happens all the time So Ineed to ask this question [Chorus] Why oh why is it hard for dudes to always be around Tell me how can a boy be a man Only getting fed from a woman's hands Tell me what do you think will happen When you don't come around Its gonna be hard for a boy to be a man Only getting fed from a woman's hand [Verse Two] Now tell me what turns a boy into a thug Just as soon as he leave the house See he don't have a man to give him little rules So he don't be running in and out But it's okay 'cause mama's there And mama's doing the best she could ever do But the funny thing is when it's all said and done She probably did it better than you could ever do [Chorus] Why oh why is it hard for dudes to always be around Tell me how can a boy be a man Only getting fed from a woman's hand Tell me what do you think will happen When you don't come around Its gonan be hard for a boy to be a man Only getting fed from a woman's hand [Verse Three] Tell me how will a boy learn to stand on his own How can he make it all alone How can he be responsible If he dont have his daddy to show him how to be there Not to minimize what his mama does for him I'm just saying he gone need ya'll both Can you tell me why why why Does it gotta be so hard to do a daddy job It's gonna be hard for a boy to be man [Chorus] Why oh why is it hard for dudes to always be around Tell me how can a boy be a man Only getting fed from a woman's hand Tell me what do you think will happen When you don't come around Its gonan be hard for a boy to be a man Only getting fed from a woman's hand Why oh why is it hard for dudes to always be around Tell me how can a boy be a man Only getting fed from a woman's hand Tell me what do you think will happen When you don't come around Its gonan be hard for a boy to be a man Only getting fed from a woman's hand When you missin' his first game Don't even know the boy's nickname That's a damn shame 'Cause you suppose to be the man The daddy, The father The boy's role model That's supposed to be you That's supposed to be you