[Verse 1]
Some dude by the dumbbells with a smirk on his face:
"What's with you and grandpa? Is that, like... a thing?"
Ew. No. Gross. Sit down, let me educate you —
'cause you clearly need a lesson on what a man even is
[Chorus]
Not like THAT — better than that
He taught me how to brace and never once looked back
Asked before he tipped me, fixed my pull and walked away
The only guy in here who never wanted anything —
so he's the only one I trust. Do the math. (do the math!)
Not like that. BETTER than that.
[Verse 2]
Here's a fun fact, genius — you'll love this one:
for two whole years, nobody creeped on me. Zero. None.
I thought this gym just had good manners. Then he switched gyms.
Week one: you, sliding in my DMs. Twice.
You've spotted me exactly never.
He built a wall around this floor by just existing —
I didn't even know I had one till it moved away
[Bridge]
He's got a whole life, dude — a woman, giant spotted cats,
a shelf of books he wrote, a plane-nerd job, all that
He doesn't want me. That's the POINT. That's the whole degree.
A man who wants nothing from you
is the only one who's free
to just be good to you
[Chorus]
Not like that — better than that
He talks to me like a lifter, not a snack
One clean tip, both feet planted, never lingered, never leaned
Most respect I ever got inside a gym
came off a guy you call "grandpa" —
and grandpa deadlifts you, plus the bench you're sitting on
Not like that. BETTER than that.
[Outro]
So yeah, I'll keep my seven thirty
Keep the hip hinge that he fixed
Keep the standard that he set here —
and you? Keep walking.
Not like that.
Better than that.