Man to Man

“Aye… look, lil’ bro…

Life ain’t gon’ hit you and her the same way.

I wish somebody told me this when I was your age.

But since they didn’t… I’ma tell you now.

Not to scare you… just so you walk in ready.”

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Man to man, let me talk to you honest,

’Cause the world don’t wait on boys, it only listens to the strongest.

She got choices at eighteen, whole world in her hands,

You just got pressure on your back, tryna turn into a man.

At twenty‑five she lookin’ for love, tryna settle her soul,

You twenty‑five still grindin’, chasin’ purpose and goals.

At thirty she slowin’ down, tryna figure her life,

You thirty finally winnin’ from the years of sacrifice.

Life don’t move equal, but that don’t make it unfair,

It just mean you gotta build what she was already born with there.

She protect what she got, you create what you need,

She guard her value… you earn yours through the bleed.

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’Cause a woman’s life start early, but a man’s start late,

You gon’ bloom in your thirties if you learn how to wait.

You ain’t born with the crown, you gotta carve out the throne,

Gotta build up your name ’til the world know it’s your own.

I ain’t make the rules, son, I’m just speakin’ what’s true,

Nature don’t lie, it just shows you what you gotta grow through.

Keep your head up through the fire, through the nights you cry,

’Cause a man ain’t made by birth — he made by the climb.

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I know it feel heavy now, like the world on your chest,

But pressure make diamonds, and pain make the best.

You gon’ lose some friends, lose time, lose sleep,

But every loss gon’ teach you what you’re meant to keep.

She ain’t your competition, she just runnin’ her race,

You got mountains to move, you got giants to face.

But when you finally get there, when you stand on that hill,

You gon’ thank every moment life forced you to build.

So don’t rush your story, don’t compare your lane,

Don’t fold when it’s dark, don’t drown in the rain.

You a man in the makin’, and greatness take time,

Just trust in the process — your moment gon’ shine.

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’Cause a woman’s life start early, but a man’s start late,

You gon’ bloom in your thirties if you learn how to wait.

You ain’t born with the crown, you gotta carve out the throne,

Gotta build up your name ’til the world know it’s your own.

I ain’t make the rules, son, I’m just speakin’ what’s true,

Nature don’t lie, it just shows you what you gotta grow through.

Keep your head up through the fire, through the nights you cry,

’Cause a man ain’t made by birth — he made by the climb.