The Man Lyrics

I was never the man in my city

I was never the leader of the people that rolled with me

All the girls in school, I was never their first option

All of that changed the minute I started poppin

I was never the man in my city

I was never the leader of the people that rolled with me

All the girls in school, I was never their first option

All of that changed the minute I started poppin

The minute I started poppin' is when everybody start wildin

I'm thinkin' of disappearin' and flyin' off to the islands

Man, I swear that I'm trippin', ain't ready for this position

The people that never listen, all of a sudden they listen

All of a sudden, no dissin', follow you at a mention

Quick to be your soldier, they standin' up at attention

And all these girls wanna hova the fairy tales got them trippin

Cause they ain't Destiny's Child, they more like Destiny's Villain

All these crowds make me nervous, I'm introverted by nature

You want my life more than yours, let's make a deal, we can trade it

Let me just write my music, performances you can fake em

And if we win awards, just accept em and you can take em

I was never the man in my city

I was never the leader, the people that rolled with me

All the girls in school, I was never their first option

All of that changed the minute I started poppin

I was never the man in my city

I was never the leader, the people that rolled with me

All the girls in school, I was never their first option

All of that changed the minute I started poppin

I wanna go back to the time when I wasn't on anyone's mind

I'm fixin' to hide, you won't find nothin' that's mine

I hustled and grind for hours, dedicated my life

You clown and you joke, now I'm on the rise, you on my side

The green in your eyes, thoughts of money mixed with the jealousy

But you ain't contribute so you ain't gettin' a cent from me

I open doors and close them behind me, can't be too careful

It's not that I'm fearful, just too important not to be wareful

Aware of my situation, snakes in vulnerable places

They waitin' and stayin' patient, hatin' I can't mistake it

But still remainin' and shakin', awaken what I'm here for

It's crazy how people love you the second that you unborn

I was never the man in my city

I was never the leader, the people that rolled with me

All the girls in school, I was never their first option

All of that changed the minute I started poppin

I was never the man in my city

I was never the leader, the people that rolled with me

All the girls in school, I was never their first option

All of that changed the minute I started poppin

I was never the man in my city

I was never the leader, the people that rolled with me

All the girls in school, I was never their first option

All of that changed the minute I started poppin

I was never the man in my city