Man Listen
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Our life is like a game
Four quarters in overtime
Whether you paying attention or not
Time is real and the final currency
Man listen, life is shorter than rice
It's 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 telling ya
Man listen, my father told me a lifetime story
Son, no work don't expect no glory
Son, if you don't get none it wasn't yours anyway
Cause you didn't earn it
It's a lesson for you to learn it man
Man listen, it's first quarter of a long game
Real men make it happen not sit and complain
Man listen, whatever position you gotta heed the call
Be ready for the shot when they throw the ball
Man listen
Man listen, I learned to the highest degree
Others burn life and I earned the key
Never follow no hollow and I'm playing for tomorrow
And learn time can be put in no bottle man
Second quarter, 21 to 39
Welcome to adulthood
Education, this establishes your tempo
Plans get it put to work
Man listen to the sound
Keep your thoughts from out of bounds
A king 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, had an idea what I wanted to be
Then I needed answers for seeds looking at me
Less time to joke, less time to play
Daddy daddy better have something smart to say
Man
Man listen, envy, jealousy are character flaws
Let your actions speak instead of you japping your jaws
Man listen twice and speak once a jewel for you
Men are judged not by what they say but what they do
Man listen
Man listen, from weed and tapes
Now phone apps and vapes
Few escapes for grown man mistakes
Stress taking down the best of women and men
From bullshit, cigarettes and medicine
Man listen
Halftime, heading to the third quarter
You better know yourself by now
40 To 60, teach somebody
This is where the game is won and lost
Man listen, I'm laughing loud at these left off lists
Belittling my halftime accomplishment
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, pants sagging at 45 that ain't live
We gotta man up, show 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
Man listen, tattoos shrinking up all wrinkles
At this age damn drinking soda eating Twinkies
We got more years behind me than in front of my time
Lessening stress work the body and protect the mind
Man listen
Man listen, I define my own lane not what they say
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
Fourth and final quarter
Not everybody makes it through here
60 To 80, your teaching is now what you have left
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to your life
Man listen, OG status everything coming at us
A harder to understand gadget apparatus
Counter heads getting meds they can't do without
Half the surrounders be checking on out
Man listen
Man listen, maturity wear it like a new shirt
Wanna see the fruits of labor then put in the hard work
No shoulda coulda wouldas, no excuses or pump fakes
Living who you are and don't try to be who you ain't
Man listen, you write half a life the other half writes itself
Final quarter's about the time and your health
Keep that bullshit laying on the shelf
Time, peace of mind is your wealth
Man listen, fourth 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 the end of a run
Game over at the sound of the final gun
Sudden death ticking down till all is done
And then there were none