My father told me a lifetime story Son No work don’t expect glory If you don’t get none It wasn’t yours anyway Cause you dint earn it It’s a lesson for you to learn it MAN / Man listen life's shorter than rice Its days and nights You know like I know you better get up for your rights Integrity honesty heart passion and character Don't be your own roadblock or barrier I'm telling ya / Man Listen I learned to highest degree Others burned life And I earned a key Never followed no-hollow Planned for tomorrow And learned time Can’t be put in no bottle MAN / Man listen its first quarter of a long game Real men make it happen not sit an complain Man listen whatever position you gotta heed the call Be ready for the shot when they throw the ball / Man Listen Had a idea what I wanted to be Then I needed answers for seeds Lookin back at me Less time to joke Less time to play Daddy Daddy better have something smart to say MAN / Man listen to the sound keep your thoughts from out of bounds A king was raised to lead not sitting on thrones with crowns Man listen it's a lot of noise coming your direction Need more than earphones for your protection / Man listen From weed and tapes Now phone apps and vapes Few escapes For grown man mistakes Stress takin down Best of men From Bullsht cigarettes medicine MAN / Man listen envy jealousy are character flaws Let your actions speak instead of just jappin' your jaws Man listen twice and speak once a jewel for you Men judged not by what they say but what they do / Man listen I’m laughin loud At these left off lists Be Litt LIN halftime Accomplishments But clear who I am And what the hell I’m not For these grown ears to hear And not chasing what’s hot Man listen / Man listen pants sagging at 45 that ain't live We gotta man up so the young G how to survive Man listen to the classics tune out that dumb dumb The world trying to squeeze us give us drugs keep us numb / Tattoos shrink up on wrinkles At this age damn drinking soda eatin Twinkies We got more years behind me Than the front of my time Lessen the stress Work the body Protect the mind Man Listen / Man listen I define my own lane not what they said Rasta rocking roots culture without the dreads Listen to the culture not a hustle fad or trend On this microphone you got two grown men / Man listen OG status Everything coming at us A harder to understand Gadget apparatus count the heads gettin meds They can’t do without Half the surroundings be checking out / Man listen maturity where it like a new shirt Wanna see the fruits of labor then put in the hard work No shoulda coulda woulda no excuses or pump fakes Live in who you are and don't try to be who you ain't / Man listen You write half of life The other half writes itself Final quarters about the time and your health Keep the BS on the shelf Time peace of mind is your wealth / Man listen 4th quarter leave it all on the floor So when you look back you know exactly what it's all for No regrets see yourself inside of the big picture Real men always honest with the man in the mirror / Man listen Overtime Is a end of a run Game over at the sound of the final gun Sudden death Tickin down Till all is done And then there were none.