HOLD UP FELLAS, HOLD ON FOR A HOT MINUTE,
STRAIGHTEN YOURSELFS UP AND BE IN IT TO WIN IT..
SEE FIRST OF ALL, LEARN TO BE REAL,
LET THE LADIES KNOW, JUST HOW YOU FEEL.
YOU DONT HAVE TO BE SOFT, OR EVEN SENSITIVE,
BUT BE UP FRONT, LET HER KNOW HOW YOU LIVE.
TELL THE TRUTH, AND GIVE THEM THE CHOICE,
LAY IT ALL OUT, WITH CONVICTION IN YOUR VOICE.
WHO KNOWS,, SHE MITE CHOOSE TO BE YOUR FAN,
STAND UP, OWN UP, ITS TIME TO BE A MAN.
NOW YOUR GROWN, ITS TIME TO BE A MAN,
HOLD YOUR HEAD UP, HIGH AS YOU CAN.
SAY WHAT YOU'LL DO, & DO WHAT YOU SAY,
EARN SOME TRUST, AND SOME DAY IT WILL PAY.
CLAIM YOUR CHILDREN, MAKE YOUR SUPPORT..
BE THERE FOR UM, FOR THEIR PLAYS AND SPORTS.
BE TOLERABLE TO THERE MOTHERS, JUST FROM A DISTANCE,
DO WHAT YOU NEED,, FIND THE LEAST RESISTANCE.
RESPECT THE LADIES, THEY ARE SOMEBODIES MOTHERS,
BE THAT MAN, YOUNG RESPECTFUL BROTHERS.
WORK IT OUT, DO THE BEST YOU CAN,
STAND UP, OWN UP,, ITS TIME TO BE THAT MAN.
ITS TIME TO BE A MAN, TIME TO GET A JOB,
WITH A REAL PAYCHECK, NOT ONE THAT YOU ROB.
PAY YOUR BILLS, AND TREAT YOUR LADY RIGHT,
LEAVE YOUR SINGLE HOMIES, AND GO HOME AT NITE.
BE STRAIGHT FORWARD, SKIP ALL THE LIES,
AND YOU WONT NEED YOUR BOYS,, FOR NO ALIBI'S.
IF YOU LOVE YOUR GIRL, LET HER KNOW,
FOGET ABOUT TEH STREETS, LET IT GO.
SHOW HER YOU LOVE HER, THE BEST YOU CAN,
COME ON SON. ITS TIME TO BE THAT MAN..
