Verse 1 Being a man ain't simple, even to a man Lemmi explain, lemmi tell you 'bout Jermaine From friends he heard, you ain't a man till you hit it plain Raw as WWE he did it then A month pa**es, the girl misses a period Ain't talking cla**es, nah, her body malfunctioned All coz Jermaine wanted to be mentioned As a man, but now then he questioned Would he make it as a father in this world Or should he suicide while praying to his God To be accepted, for him life was cold Finally he took his life, I was so appalled When I heard the news I was like damn he gone You mean no more shall we see his fresh and bone I never criticized, never threw the first stone All I said was, damn, he should have known Chorus (Sample) Being a man What ended his life? You should be a man Being a man Verse 2 Lemmi tell you what I think being a man is Firstly, never hit your lady and I ain't talking s** I mean beating her up and not even paying the hospital bills Loving your child and not leaving him at six You ain't a man if you answer nature but never answer God when he calls Why you living? He's the cause Fourthly, you might look back but forever move forward Coz we all have a dream and mine is living abroad And remember a true man never forces his way So dont you ever do it if she says no way Cause the lady is not always but mostly right Believe me ait, but still you can do what you want The best you can ever do, is make mom proud Make her say dats child sayin' it loud Lastly, ladies you gotta think like a man Dats your only chance of being a man Chorus Bridge (Being a man) Does it look that simple? (a man) always gotta be an example (a man) got a life that others sample (a man) gotta move slow, watch his tempo Verse 3 Gotta take actions that others will aspire Make a legacy that will never expire But as you do, don't forget to take the Lord higher Never back down, dont stop, keep on being you Coz when you make it, your n***as make it too Gotta stay focused, ah, like a camera man In every situation stick to your plan Keep peace with your words and not with your gun And that reminds me, lemmi tell you 'bout this fool He took the coochie (cookie) but never did he clean the jar Nine months later a child is born and he's far He wasn't a man, he was a coward: uncool He went to different places and did the same In the end what you expect? He died of AIDS He was an animal, he was so hard to tame So away he pa**ed, and I ain't talking grades Chorus