[Intro]
Yeah, we gotta stop shooting our own man. Don't you that-- the negative words you say to young men, they perpetuate that? We gotta try to go out there, and tell'em the good about'em. Tell'em what they can be. God made men to be leaders, nah mean?
[Verse 1]
Pillar of the home
The home is the throne
Provider of the wife, he's as solid as a stone
Example for the children
Esteem, he instills in
Architect dreams in'em, call it future building
Look out for the younger men
Knows hewas one of them
Try to give'em warning 'bout the traps that they be running in
No problem sharing wisdom
Stories he has lived from
Pass it on to others as something to benefit from
Knows he can't survive with pride up in his system
Cuz that'll get you merked fast
Laid in that dirt fast
Seen too many homies get zippered up and hurts bad
Learned to be that bigger man
Even when the inner man
Singing Cypress Hill, like "how I could just kill a man"
See worth in another
See the worth in his brothers
Even see worth in his worst baby mother
[Chorus]
If there's problems, you are the answer
You're the solution, you're not the cancer
You are the medicine, you're not the sickness
I got news for you , you make the difference
The Solution!
The Solution!
You see a man like this, you salute him, tell him I appreciate you, you are the Solution!
[Verse 2]
He thinks about a legacy
Leaving something for his kids, money in a treasury
Teach'em how to pray at night, reach up to the heavenlies
He ain't out seeking retribution on his enemies
Drama brings more drama, knows it's not the remedy
But a vicious cycle that goes on until infiniti
And he ain't trying to get assassinated like the Kennedy's
Yeah, he Is thinking longevity
Like chasing 'round his grand kids when he 70
So he needs to be around and not become a memory
A photo and a rest in peace tatoo
Cuz when you leave here ain't no way to swing back through
And mama'nem glad when they see him
He could very well be hanging on the ave in the p.m
Giving hand shakes, handing off a bag when they see him
Instead he's the solution in a man when they see him right!
[Chorus]
If there's problems, you are the answer
You're the solution, you're not the cancer
You are the medicine, you're not the sickness
I got news for you , you make the difference
The Solution!
The Solution!
You see a man like this, you salute him, tell him I appreciate you, you are the Solution!
[Post Chorus]
I just believe that If we begin to tell more men their worth and potential, rather than leave them to the elements of the world we’ll see’em taking more responsibility and showing much more respect and love for one another. I mean… the truth is, only when you understand your own God given worth, you can truly understand someone else’s. If we want more men to step up and be men, we have to learn how to celebrate the productive ones… the ones who make an impact
[Chorus]
If there's problems, you are the answer
You're the solution, you're not the cancer
You are the medicine, you're not the sickness
I got news for you , you make the difference
The Solution!
The Solution!
You see a man like this, you salute him, tell him I appreciate you, you are the Solution!