Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song I'm Not the Man , by - Wretch 32. Song from the album Black and White, in the genre Рэп и хип-хопRelease date: 18.08.2011
Song language: English
I'm Not the Man |
| I’ve been a wretch from about three or two |
| Christened on the telly, it was on Channel 2 |
| My dad was in the riots so they came to see his yute |
| Growing up I was a kid that everybody knew |
| Moany, it’s like I’m never in the mood |
| A true Pisces, my emotions in my tunes |
| It’s an understatement to say it’s over being due |
| I took a few shots but now I’m soldiering it through |
| And now I’m looking at my boys turn men |
| Thinking lord god we coulda been like them |
| Cause we ain’t the type to fear our opponents |
| The road door closed and my career path opened |
| It’s like I’m drinking more than I’m thinking |
| Celebrating as I’m crossing off my wish list |
| I’m sleeping with both eyes open |
| I’m living my dream man, I don’t wanna miss this |
| I’m not the man you thought I should be |
| That’s just the way we drop them jeans where I stay |
| I’m not the man you thought I should be |
| Just take a second, get to know me |
| It takes a second just to look me in my eyes |
| It takes an hour just to listen to my life |
| It took me years just to push me to this height |
| But it would take a lifetime to try and duplicate my vibe |
| I’m me, smooth with my scratches and scars I’m free too |
| Made a stamp on the charts |
| Now I’m sending a letter, I hope you receive it |
| Hand on my heart I’mma flow while it’s beating |
| To put it in words, it could have been worse |
| From the underground so I could have been dirt |
| Took a right turn at a wrong place |
| Cause sometimes shortcuts are the long way |
| Gotta have strong faith |
| Now I’m pleading with my baby mamma |
| She tried to tell me that I’d turned into a lady lover |
| I got my eyes on the prize and I’m bringing home the bread |
| Let’s make a toast, you can save the butter |
| Hey yo Wretch |
| Let me get this from here, yeah |
| Last month a fourteen year old in my hood got stabbed and died |
| I used to cruise on my bike down that same side road that he lost his life |
| I fill a cup with tears, lick it back like a shot just to swallow my pride |
| Niggas will eat from your bowl and lick you down like a pin called at a hunger |
| strike |
| You don’t know what it’s like |
| Getting cheese amongst rats fam |
| From a town where Robin could rob Batman |
| Taxman underneath the taxman thinking he could tax man |
| I’d rather die, it’s not that fam |
| And everything ain’t what it seems on these shelves |
| We’re parting red seas and A&Ring ourselves |
| And you can still get a deal and get shelved |
| Getting signed won’t necessarily help |
| All this fire in my tank |
| I’ve come too far to get shanked |
| I’m walking on water that others sank |
| And now I’m laughing all the way to the bank |
| Power of the rhymes and lord on my side |
| Test me, I can make a preacher man rise |
| From a council estate but yeah we made it |
| The best things all come from the worse places |