Chorus (4x) I'm a Man of Steel, I'm a Man of Steel I won't take the easy way, I'm a Man of Steel Verse 1 I don't carry a hammer but I'm still hard I don't carry a pistol but I'm still large They ain't gotta fear me for me to be in charge My status ain't determined by the rims on my car Furthermore, my worth isn't valued by the thoughts And compliments of a man when I'm in the spot I learned that hard way, glad I learned it early doe Cause some of my homies dead or jail is where they surely go Most things glamorized on TV are tainted Fictions and fantasies seem to be painted By the artist we see today as if gun violence really pays What about the consequence? It's gotta be a better way Rappers getting rich at the expense of our kid's minds The radio is playing garbage 90 percent of the time We gotta change the hearts and minds of these youth So rappers, quit glorifying tech 9's and bullet proofs Verse 2 I'm a man of steel like Shaquille O'Neal You see ya boy k-Drama everyday in the field I'm a business man, yeah I keep it legal The love of the art is always my diesel I stay on my grind, even when it gets hard Life deals and whatever's dealt, I play the cards So when they doubt me or if they call me church I think of the end results and it brings me joy There were times in my life when we was dirt poor But I ain't grab a gun and rob the nearest corner store I remember that time when I got jumped on Blair But I ain't grab a gun and go back there To retaliate, and best believe I was mad But that wouldn't have solved anything if I would have I just would've made it worse; I could be a disfigured man Or a dead statistic, so I had to be the bigger man Verse 3 I don't carry a hammer but I'm still hard I don't carry a pistol but I'm still large They ain't gotta fear me for me to be in charge My status ain't determined by the rims on my car Furthermore, my worth isn't valued by the thoughts And compliments of a man when I'm in the spot I learned that hard way, glad I learned it early doe Cause some of my homies dead or jail is where they surely go A man of steel is slow to anger and wrath A man of steel doesn't find his answers in a gun blast A man of steel doesn't act how he feels He acts on what's right, no matter the deal Sometimes it's hard to let it slide, that's what makes you hard Sometimes it's hard to call it truths, that's what makes you hard Sometimes it's hard to keep it legal, that's what makes you hard Sometimes it's hard to do what's right, that's what makes you hard