"The secret to success is to have no fear"

That's What Men Do (x3)

[Verse 1]

I ain't no pimp, I ain’t no player. I'm just true to myself

Why would I take from a woman what I could do for myself?

I see the young homies tryna be grown, spittin’ they little game

Thinkin’ their life is ‘bout some weed and a little change

But fast forward 5 to 10 years and then it clicks

I've been hanging out, wasting my time chasing these chicks

Now these chicks got apartments and jobs, pushin’ new cars

And we still borrowin’ change for cigars

Can I holler at my dogs? It ain’t no time left to have these low standards

It's only right—we got to go from boyhood to manhood

Our ancestors left a legacy of excellence

We come from great warriors, riders, that rode for the realist shit

Am I wrong for telling it like it is, beloved?

I know the system stay on our backs and got us thuggin’

But ‘long as we’re alive we got a purpose. No man is perfect

Every day you wake up, you just got to take your plan and work it

G's do what we want, busters do what they can

Stop fucking around and be a man (4x)

[Verse 2]

I got homies going to court for child support

But they never dressed in nothing less then polo sport

I know smart, capable, talented grown men that's drunks

Niggas that can run they own company sittin’ on they butts

Not for nothing. I ain't shittin’ on my own—not even

I'm saying we miss out on so much in the lives we leading

Yeah, the system is against us. Yeah, the game is out to get us

But we men, we ain’t no quitters—all we got is us, my niggas

We was kings before we fell into this modern-day hell

Doin’ chattel slavery time, only the strongest rebel

What is a G, if it's just a cool letter to say?

To me a G is responsible, he do what he say

G is for grown man, give it his all, reaching them goals

It's that brotherly strength each one of us holds

Deep in our souls. In business moves, he's a competent planner

So he can move in a smooth, confident manner

That's what men do

G's do what we want, busters do what they can

Stop fucking around and be a man (4x)

“Kwame Nkrumah said, “The secret to success is to have no fear,” and to me, that is the core. But in order for you to have no fear, you have to have a foundation—a base upon which you can stand. No matter what, be a man, still stand up for what is right, still act truthfully. When everybody around him is wrong, a man can stand alone."

[Verse 3]

(That's what men do)

We take care of home

We take care of our own

Discipline our daughters and sons up strong

(That's what men do)

He’s family-first, puttin’ in work. A grown man gon’ handle that business. Can I get a witness?

(That's what men do)

I am what I am, accept it or not

If he raise, you don't front—show respect for your pops

(That's what men do)

Protect you from harm. My word is my bond

We're making sure the little homies get where they're goin’

(That’s what men do)

"If you are not a man, then you can wash whatever way the tide sweeps, walking around with a false sense of manhood."