The Man

Intro:
Said I gotta be, said I gotta be
I need to be
Said I gotta be, said I gotta be
I need to be

Verse 1:
I've been at it for a decade
Trying to get ahead is such a headache
People telling me that Ima get it when I’m ready
What is it I'm missing?
Please can you tell me?

Pre-Chorus 1:
Got these fake friends on me when I'm up
But they never want to hold me down
Fake hoes only wanna fuck
When you’re poppin, when you're not
They ain't around
Sometimes when I'm sad, I can't see a ray of light
But girls want to give the kid cudi day and night
Think they know my life, they don't know what it's like (oh)

Chorus
If my story has been wrote
Already, What's the point
Of these moves I make
I choose to take
The most untraveled road
I’m here to give my voice
All the rules I break
I came to be the man
The man, the man, the man, the man
The man, the man
I came to be the man
The man, the man, the man, the man
The man, the man
I need to be the man

Verse 2:
I let my soul cry for help, while this song play
Born an ugly duckling
But I’m in my swan phase
A fairytale that I very well resonate with
Afraid of stories about dreamers that never made it
I'm infatuated over numbers, but I’m bad at math
I live with anxiety, depression's my habitat
I'm in a war fighting preconceived notions, to beat my opponent
I study battle rap with a battle axe
Racing against time, but the game is a marathon
Legacy over popularity I carry on
But I'm not where I wanna be, never had a shot at 23
So I relate more with 42 than Barry Bonds
Haters bet against me, but their money counterfeit
Success is vendetta, for those said I won’t amount to shit
Now look if there ever is a career Everest
I'm coming out of it
On top, no matter how high the mountain is

Pre-Chorus 2:
Fake friends on me when I'm up
But they never wanna hold me down
Fake hoes only wanna fuck
When you poppin
When you not, they ain't around
Got no helping hand, they want me to lead the way
Loyalty and royalty inside my DNA
I'll make it either way, but the road is so rough (oh) - oh-whoa

Chorus:
If my story has been wrote
Already, What's the point
Of these moves I make
I choose to take
The most untraveled road
I'm here to give my voice
All the rules I break
I came to be the man
The man, the man, the man, the man
The man, the man
I came to be the man
The man, the man, the man, the man
The man, the man
I need to be the man

Verse 3:
Said I gotta be, said I gotta be
I need to be (the man)
Said I gotta be, said I gotta be
I need to be (the man)
Said I gotta be, said I gotta be
I need to be (the man)
Said I gotta be, said I gotta be
I need to be (the man)

Chorus:
If my story has been wrote
Already, What's the point
Of these moves I make
I choose to take
The most untraveled road
I'm here to give my voice
All the rules I break
I came to be the man
The man, the man, the man, the man
The man, the man
I came to be the man
The man, the man, the man, the man
The man, the man
I need to be the man