As A Man lyrics

[Intro]
A man means you never give up
Gotta toughen up in your heart
Toughen up!

[Chorus: Millyz]
I raised myself up as a man, ambition in my soul
Couple dollars in my hands, kick knowledge in my goals, whoa
I raised myself up as a man, ambition in my soul
Couple dollars in my hands, kick knowledge in my goals, whoa

[Verse 1: Millyz]
Look, dope game my life
Cocaine my wife
Fist fights as a young boy, I got blood all on my Nikes
Three dice, an affair wit' it
Mom deuced, couldn't deal wit' it
Pop dukes in the boondocks on the dumb sh*t and I'm still wit' it
See, Marvin, my mind gone
Teen years was a time bomb
Cross me, I came back shootin', they lookin' at me like I'm wrong
Still switchin' these time zones
Codeine on a long flight
Mecca died at sixteen, at fifteen it was all white, right
This sh*t been gettin' spooky, brah
I light my loosie up and stay away from Lucifer
Illuminati wit' my mind, soul, and body
I saw my mommy and it's obvious
[Chorus: Millyz]
I raised myself up as a man, ambition in my soul
Couple dollars in my hands, kick knowledge in my goals, whoa
I raised myself up as a man, ambition in my soul
Couple dollars in my hands, kick knowledge in my goals, whoa

[Verse 2: Dave East]
Fourteen, I was tryna smoke
Fifteen, I was playin' ball
Sixteen, learned how to roll at the dice game, I take it all
Seventeen, I skipped states, went down South for a short stay
Eighteen, couldn't find work so I caught the bus hit broadway
Nineteen, I did the school thing
Me and Pops always had beef
Turned twenty, seen friends switch
Twenty one up in the Benz kit
Twenty two, I did six months, f*cked most of my friendships
Twenty three, I was gettin' nice, city knew what my name was
Twenty four, I played the trap spot, 24/7, we ain't play clubs
Twenty five, that's when Freaky died
Twenty six, I was xan'd out
Drop back rows, n*ggas woke up, bust Bully free, my man out
Twenty seven wit' a Mac-11
Where I'm from you gotta have a weapon
Harlem
[Chorus: Millyz]
I raised myself up as a man, ambition in my soul
Couple dollars in my hands, kick knowledge in my goals, whoa
I raised myself up as a man, ambition in my soul
Couple dollars in my hands, kick knowledge in my goals, whoa
I raised myself up as a man, ambition in my soul
Couple dollars in my hands, kick knowledge in my goals, whoa