Better Man

[Verse 1]
Here I am feeling all inspired again
Staying up at night again
Changes in my life, what a year it's been
Ain't been the same ever since
Had a ghetto mindset my whole life
Changed perspective so my plans could go right, so right
Fancy meetings in the industry with bow ties
Got a group of friends I could trust, I could hold tight
Surrounded myself with people I didn't know before
Opened myself up, made connections and it opened doors
Had to go practice
Wasn't naturally that man to grasp any tasks at hand
Passing the tests in and out of classrooms showed me more
Writing these raps helped speak on my mind for myself
My confidence boosted
Showing the knowledge straight from the streets and the shelf
I'm saying, got the best of both worlds like I changed my hair
Catch me with the upper class or brothers on that welfare

[Chorus]
I know this is what I've been looking for
My whole life, whole life
I finally got the best opportunity
To go right, go right
I'm just tryna be a better man with better things
Not a broken soul blaming others over my mistakes
A better man
Work for all I got, my own degree
Making my own path, taking my responsibilities
A better man

[Verse 2]
A better man, better man
Putting in the work just tryna be a better man
Got a family knowing nothing but the low life
Tired of having many things to finish left with no time
Arms be feeling tied up but I can't get any overtime
So I make the most of mine
My music's how I know that I'm about to be set
Keeping it real like a hundred and ten
Showing my roots with the leaf and the stem
Hoping my music gets out of Austin, represent (pause)
Now this is the start of it all
Only 5'7" but I'm standing tall
Call me a Monday night 'cause I am raw
Spelling it backwards is one of the outcomes that you don't want if you start pissing me off
This year I learned to control my emotions while still standing up for myself and for y'all
Keeping it real
Telling my thoughts, what I feel
And here's what I feeling
Sadness, depression, happiness, anger with passive aggressive
Signs I'm a human
I am like you and I gotta learn, I wanna learn
That's all I got, that's all I earned
Think what you want
But all of my friends have changed who I am for the better
This is my own perspective, welcome

[Chorus]
I know this is what I've been looking for
My whole life, whole life
I finally got the best opportunity
To go right, go right
I'm just tryna be a better man with better things
Not a broken soul blaming others over my mistakes
A better man
Work for all I got, my own degree
Making my own path, taking my responsibilities
A better man

[Outro]
I know this is what I've been looking for
My whole life, whole life
I finally got the best opportunity
To go right, go right
I'm just tryna be a better man with better things
Not a broken soul blaming others over my mistakes
A better man
Work for all I got, my own degree
Making my own path, taking my responsibilities
A better man