Hook I got some tragic news today/ Real manhood has died, they say/ But you can wipe your tears away/ A Revolution is formed another will be born/ I got some tragic news today/ Real manhood has died, they say/ But you can wipe your tears away/ A new one is born so bring in the song/ Verse 1 I am changed escaping my old ways/ Harriet Tubman on that underground train/ Too many men see the grave misinterpreting brave/ I could loose those chains if they knew they were slaves/ I thought a man was a pimp at a young age/ Now I try to honor women when the pen hits the page// Its still hip-hop brother minus all the thuggin/ A poet and priest then put it in a husband/ Not boasting I'm far from perfect/ I'm just saying give the title to some cats who deserve it/ I know some men earned it/ Some strong role models who knows GOD's purpose/ I know one song can't change the world/ But maybe cuz next door might stop slapping his girl/ And maybe we can get a couple bro's out trap/ I just wanna change my block we'll see what happens after that/ Verse 2 My cuzzo like I can make that dollar pretty quick/ Illegal stuff, I tell him he should work for it/ He looked me up down and stuck his mouth to the side/ Like c'mon you know you done I lost my mind/ He wants High Living but was forced in the basement/ Lets face it this is what racism has created/ I told my dog you'll never catch the car don't chase it/ So many kill themselves in world trying to make it/ Your appetite will eat you when you get a chance taste it/ Their cups look full, but their life our Wasted/ A fully furnished house but your soul feels vacant/ get something new but feel a must to replace it/ yeah, this is man's ordeal/ Decorate his frame to make himself feel real/ Or rob, steal, kill/ Any emotion is good as long as I feel/ No sir that's aint what manhood is/ Life without morals and fruitless end/ I took him under my wing now the journey begin/ Hopefully another man can be born again/ VERSE 3 This cat asking me how many shawties I tap/ I know you get a lot of play even in gospel rap/ I wasn't too shocked if my discernments was right/ He type that hasn't seen a brother honor his wife/ So instead of calling him stupid and causing a fight/ Just explained to this brother things I value in life/ He confused cuz he said you don't look like the type/ That really lives all the stuff that you say on the mic / He's doubting my words like he needs some proof/ Plus he struggles with the idea of absolute truth/ He won't practice those things which he don't esteem/ If he hates absolute truth then he's the Supreme being/ Then he has no standards, then he has no answers/ So his contributions in life is just prostate cancer/ I try to answer every question that he throws my way/ Hopefully another real man will be born today/