Be a Man

[Intro] Boom Yeah Lifestyles of the Broke and Almost Famous [Verse 1] "Herbert Anthony you need to get you life together" That's my momma bothered by, how I'm living life like whatever They say im pressed for time, but I don't press the issue I just stay on my grind,chain smoking marijuan help me free my mind What a coincidence, like feeling guilt stricken by your innocence In a sense im livin in my second childhood Dont pay a lick of rent, where I eat, sleep, and shit And when you twenty-two that don't sound good Maybe if I went to school it'll be cool I've have something to fall back on if this rap don't crack Perhaps i'd have a better story had I sold crack Lets go back, to Carson high fluctuating my goals Writing rhymes through the lecture knew I should've took notes, yo Sometimes I think im running in place, chasing hopes So is my name as Ab-Soul or is it average joe [Chorus] X2 All this commotion goes in one ear, out the other I'm still gone make it, one way or the other (Quit acting like a kid herb, gone be a man It's a man's world, how you suppose to feed your fam You need to act more like an adult, pull up your pants I know you do music but what's your plan B man) [Verse 2] If I knew when I was younger would I grew to know I coulda tackle things more different, coulda been more defensive Coulda been more responsible, coulda been more persistent But I didn't and I ain't repenting My parents wake up in the morning to a cup of coffee Then go off to work. It kills'em when im still in bed snoring Only if they knew, their young boy was in the stu 'til like 5 AM cookin up classics to make them Proud as house niggas that could stay in That was rather brash, but you can replace these scraps with straight cash I told jay I'mma buy her a house one day I'll probably send Katie and Kira off to college too But right now I'm broke as a joke, I should do comedy Dude, I need a job, somebody hire me fast So I could win my girl over, she probably cheatin on my ass You motherfuckers better try and snatch her while she up for grabs [Chorus] X2 All this commotion goes in one ear, out the other I'm still gone make it, one way or the other (Quit acting like a kid herb, gone be a man It's a man's world, how you suppose to feed your fam You need to act more like an adult, pull up your pants I know you do music but what's your plan B man) [Verse 3] (Ab-Soul talking) Its like real difficult to articulate it It's like you got your goals. You got your aspirations Your dreams, and you chasing that, you pursuing that But in-turn it cost for you to sacrifice alot of your availability to go out their and get this paper, nah mean? Its hard to say you a man still and livin at your momma house.. Yo, I had a conversation with my step-pops Basically inquiring the time frame when I'mma pop I told'em I ain't know but I'm determined to blow Not like a fluffer, more like plaques that's platinum and gold Thats on my great-grandmother He shook his head and said: "I don't know much about the music industry but whats been said The people ain't making no bread, lets be more realistic How you gone take care of a wife? how you gone feed your children Im on my knees everyday tryna provide for yall I bought that car that you dippin, but you don't chip in You shouldve went to UCLA, like your cousin Jay He got a big signing bonus, every year like 80k" I looked him in the face and said "It ain't about the money And honestly, buying an education sounds funny But have a little faith in your son, I'll come through for ya," He said be a man Herb, thats all I really want from ya [Chorus] X2 All this commotion goes in one ear, out the other I'm still gone make it, one way or the other (Quit acting like a kid herb, gone be a man It's a man's world, how you suppose to feed your fam You need to act more like an adult, pull up your pants I know you do music but what's your plan B man)