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Owning Up
- One day I wanna be so old that I have to be carried.
- Have two kids and be happily married.
- Knowing that I could die tomorrow is really scary.
- I don't wanna be disrespected I wanna be treated fairly.
- Being the man has put some hair on my chest.
- My dad did his part now I gotta do the rest.
- I got a little brother and I care about him so much.
- Once in a while me and him would fuss.
- But me and him both live in different states.
- People pick on his friends because of their race.
- But of course they say it behind his back and not to his face.
- I just wish he would own up and put them in their place.
- Now just in case you didn't hear what I said.
- I said he should punch you in your little ass face.
- Maybe put two gaps in your teeth instead of one.
- As long as he kicks your ass he can do it for fun.
- And if he don't know how to fight then I will back him up.
- If you don't say your prayers then you gonna get fucked.
- If I wanna be a man then I have to own up.
- I wanna see my little brother get all grown up.
- Everyone says that if you can rap you got luck.
- They say they can do better than me but I don't give a fuck.
- You gotta own up, you gotta own up
- If you wanna be a man then you gotta grow up. (2)
- Yo, Yo, who said I rap for the fame.
- I just tryna be the best in the game.
- My motto is if you can't rap then you are lame.
- You walk in the room and their all like what a fucking shame.
- People think that you are driving way to far out of your lane.
- If you get disrespected and you feel so much pain.
- Then there is a lot of money that you aren't gonna gain.
- But this mind is the only thing that I need to contain.
- Buried on the battlefield and they scattered my remains.
- Grasp on to the concept of rap just like a fucking crane.
- People confuse me between you but how, we are not the same.
- No, we are not alike.
- If you walk a thousand miles then you are taking an hike.
- You are a little bitch cuz you can never win a fight.
- Don't die if you are high just go and take flight.
- You gotta own up, you gotta own up
- If you wanna be a man then you gotta grow up. (2)
- My momma also told me to never talk to the cops.
- I should be a goodie two shoes and start eating gumdrops.
- But how if every night all I hear is gunshots.
- They asking me questions thing are starting to get hot.
- No, no, no I won't.
- My momma at the front door screaming oh please don't.
- That day I got sent to jail.
- For hitting a man over the head with a rail.
- I almost killed him so there was no bail.
- I guess I ruined the promise to never fail.
- Where I lived friendship was getting scarce.
- And people actually buying stuff was getting really rare.
- In jail when I would go eat lunch and drink Sprite.
- I always had that urge that I wanted to fight.
- So one day when I was drinking pop.
- I went up to the biggest guy and gave him a knock.
- When he hit me back it felt like a rock.
- I woke up the next day lying in a cot.
- After a couple of seconds I finally realized where I was.
- I was laying in a hospital and the doctors were drawing blood.
- I couldn't breathe so I tried grasping for breath.
- My mom was in the room but she left cuz she couldn't handle the stress.
- I must have had God on my side because I didn't die.
- When I got home I gave my mom a hug and then started to cry.
- I guess I learned my lesson to stop acting like a fool.
- Stop hanging out with potheads and thinking that was cool.
- You gotta own up, you gotta own up
- If you wanna be a man then you gotta grow up. (2)
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