WHY I DO EM LIKE THAT

[Intro]
I think the hardest question a man will ever ask themselves is "What do I do with my life?", and before we can even ask that question truthfully, we must first become men, but what is a man? Is it the cigar smoking, womanising, lone wolf who doesn't takes no for an answer? Is it the soft man who turns the other cheek? Is it doing one habit over another? Is it physicality? Is it violence? Is it it power? I say, find out for yourself what it means to you, believe and walk that path, and all facts and statements on what a man is, is really an opinion
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[Verse]
I'm at the apex of life, call me the peacemaker
Know I wish I felt this here, when I was a teenager
Seen players lose love over cheap labor
I had it happen, chose the music over green paper
No better feelin', keepin' peace with yourself
Know some brothers, think they need to keep they piece on the shelf
We all just reachin' for wealth, or maybe reachin' for help
I said, "No matter what it be, still don't agree with your health"
This the last fuckin' time, I'm gonna cry up on a beat
'Cause I stopped committin' crimes, won't catch me lyin' in the street
Old friends hit the line when they lives is lookin' meek
Found my peace of mind, and now they ridin' on my meat
Give me a second, my fuckin' head is hurtin'
Tried to pray to the Gods, they told me Heaven's workin'
Truth be told, wasn't shy, but never extroverted
Would never fold up on the guys, I knew my men were worth it
Easy sayin' there's no way out, you ain't makin' effort
I can see right through your movement, like we playin' checkers
Ran my luck and spilled my drink up all on Satan's sweatshirt
And mothafucka, I'll be damned if I ain't stayin' better
It's been a while ole boy, but don't you get it twisted
I'll keep my hope and stay pushin', my shawty said I'm gifted
Was in the dark for a while and then my conscience shifted
Don't give a fuck for a smile, you see my mind is driftin'
Scrape the knowledge, bitch, I'm fixin' to pass
I'm hittin' the gas, fast, like I'm sittin' in last
And fuck a college, I ain't kissin' no ass I'm rippin' this glass
Pass, keep my shit in the stash, I'm fittin' the hash
I've been workin' so damn hard, I make my stomach ache
Steady movin' like TACIT, I'm screamin', "Fuck a fake"
Ain't no bitch gonna tell me I gotta pump the brakes
Wish I could just say fuck you, and leave it uppercase
Bitch, I hate how you laughin' at when I make mistakes
Shit get me so fuckin' heated, I gotta take a break
These bitches lucky I'm workin', and busy makin' cake
Droppin' out a taste, so y'all mothafuckas can stay awake

[Outro]
Why I do 'em like that, why I do em like that, ugh (Salem)
We have left the days of the wild west, the days of conquest and true innovation, there are no new lands to discover, no new ideas that really change the world, we are lambs to the slaughter of the modern world, our minds, morals, our bodies are all being attacked by parasites that wish to drain us of life and ambition, everywhere we go, something or someone wants to take our energy, whether in the form of money or time or of emotions, so, you might be thinking, "Why be a man? What's the point? We don't even really know what one is anymore", but if I ever had a definition for what it is to be a man, I'd say it’s the acceptance of life