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)