Real Man

VErse I (Scholar):
I used to watch my Momma often making pasta in and out of jobs while my Poppa was a plumber and a copper
Doing what he gotta, but I wish he’d drop the chopper
We're from a small town and that job is causing drama
Dreams of racking commas, but it seems there ain’t nirvana
Need to scheme it if I wanna
Need to leave and skip this saga
Leeched from different parts of my whole being to get me farther
I’ve lived and played the parts in movie scenes from different genres
I watched my father and I knew was a lonely man
Always working I was certain that's his only friend
Ain't no jokes he never talked with folkes just only fam
I used to think I wasn't like him but now I know I am
He told me you a fool if you follow crowds
And slacking off in school boy just wasn’t allowed
And that the world is goin be cruel, but we ain't never bowed
Poppa was a real man, straight up imma
Say it proud

Chorus (Kahea Prem):
Where ever you go there’s struggle waiting
Just know that those who love you
Take it step by step through progressions
Right next to you throughout lessons
You’re blessed it's true there’s no questions
So don't stop growing

Verse II (Scholar):
Poppa was from LA moved us to the 808
For a minute everything was food stamps and layaway
Told me that I promise that the struggle doesn’t fade away
Thomas know I love you that’s the reason why I stay awake
My momma had a habit but she kicked that
Used to be an addict but she quit that
She told me Life ain’t never giving hand outs
That’s why the plan’s now for me to go and get that
Back when we were kids my sis gave up her chance to dance so I could go play some ball
Never understood that we had to pay in advance and we were always short on cash we couldn't pay for it all
As I’m getting older I see my people go to sell grams
Pops told me get them scholarships and pell grants
There's darkness boy regardless of where hell stands
And how you deal is what’s gonna set you as a Real man
There's always goin be fakeness people Emulate
Drop them you don’t need their asses anyway
If you wanna score them buckets then you penetrate
And overcome your ego better set it straight
I meditate on life as the time turns
About relationships and all the bridges I've burned
Mistakes that turned lessons many I’ve learned
Pops was a real man
Thank you now it’s my turn

Chorus (Kahea Prem):
Where ever you go there’s struggle waiting
Just know that those who love you
Take it step by step through progressions
Right next to you throughout lessons
You’re blessed it's true there’s no questions
So don't stop growing

Verse III (Shing02):
You know I can’t teach you a purpose
Gotta feel with epidermis and the lessons stowed in surplus
But now I understand that you can’t give an example
When you haven’t had a sample or a taste of the real life
It’s nothing sweet but kinda salty with the sweat
Percolating dripping down my forehead
Too busy to wipe it down like a frown
That’s a thought, well should I write it down?
Before it disappears like a thousand other bubbles
Rising to the surface then it pops
Sometimes I look at albums like I’m listening to albums
And the needle hits the silence and it stopped
Realize I’m just as old as the photos and the covers
On the shelf but when I touch it I can feel it in the breath again
Clearly I’m reminiscing when I see you so don’t take it personal
When I seem like I’m in outer space, ain’t going nowhere
I’m orbiting, watching over you from the soyuz
Granted it’s a limited sliver or a slice everyday
But enough to keep me going, the silver lining
Inside the cloudy jacket I’m wearing plus the patch that I wear, proudly
Over my left pocket rocking your name, by far
My biggest accomplishment that keeps growing
And it reminds me I got a bit of growing to do too
And the fact that I’m ahead never been a real excuse to

(Shing02)
Be a man like I’m supposed to… be
Be the man that I’m supposed to… be
Be a man like I’m supposed to… be
Be the man that I’m supposed to… be

(Scholar)
Be a man like I’m supposed to… be
Be the man that I’m supposed to… be
Be a man like I’m supposed to… be
Be the man that I’m supposed to… be