[Produced by: AF $upreme]

[Intro]

Yo Yo, This For All My Progressive Thinkers

[Verse 1]

Cautious with the image that I'm givin'

What used to be appealin' is the shit that I'm resentin'

Feel like I ain't livin', I'm dealin' with so much

On the low, I'm actin' tough

But I ain't been happy in a minute

And what's crazy is this is just the beginning

Ridin' 'round Vegas tryna build my foundation

That immediate happiness is awaitin'

But I feel it's overrated, I'm keepin' a clear conscience

(keep it cool)

I just wanna do my own thing

A good heart

But what if I'm out here fightin' for the wrong things?

Became a daddy and started watching my behavior

Helpin' niggas out, but niggas runnin' out of favors

It ain't about the paper

It's about what you gon' do with it

You on your music tip, but tell me, is you the creator?

(what you create)

These niggas don't know how to act

I should've been a school counselor

To see what they'd get out of that

All I wanna do is help, if it's a little

Got up in this game to really try and make a change

Wanna settle down, but this shit is so confusin'

I'm just goin' through a stage where I'm learnin' how to be brave

(keep your head up)

Fuck a phase, this is life, all I need is me

Look into my daughter's eyes and then I get the water eyes

If I die, I pray to God she know her father tried, word

(Word, Word)

[Hook]

Cause we just wanna live our lives

Embraced faith, went against all odds

In our eyes, to judge niggas, that is not our job

To be a man, it is not that hard

We gon' kill 'em with kindness

When they try to take you out your comfort zone

Ayo, it's time to be a man, understand

We gon' kill 'em with kindness

And you know you gotta fuckin' hold your own

Can't let them take us away from the fam'

We gon' kill 'em with kindness

[Verse 2]

Now I'm thinkin' in reality (what you thinking)

Actually, I was thinkin' 'bout stability

I watched my single mother's feet hurt for years

Just to barely pay the bills -

I don't know, that shit's killin' me

But I don't wanna live like that

Mama, I don't wanna see you live like that

I told my little brothers we can build a new life

For the ones that gave us life, we can give that back

I know we tend to hold grudges

I can't control it, I'm unfolding the emotion that I'm holdin'

Hope the way I saw it ain't the way I won't approach it

I'm just focused on the better me, this rap shit is my pedigree (its all i got)

Lately I've been feelin' life testin' me

She say she down, and she say she wanna ride

Release the need to please or be validated by eyes

In disguise, I'm just focused on what makes me come alive

(what makes me come alive)

I've learned not to take nothin' personal

Bad environments have been my disadvantage

Not tryna be accepted, it stepped me out of my box

And now these niggas watch me like I got all of the answers

(got all of the answers)

But this is what I've built for myself

Realistic, always had to keep it real with myself

So when they talk, and it's negative or it's false

We channel out the negative thoughts without any help

[Hook]

Cause we just wanna live our lives

Embraced faith, went against all odds

In our eyes, to judge niggas, that is not our job

To be a man, it is not that hard

We gon' kill 'em with kindness

When they try to take you out your comfort zone

Ayo, it's time to be a man, understand

We gon' kill 'em with kindness

And you know you gotta fuckin' hold your own

Can't let them take us away from the fam'

We gon' kill 'em with kindness