A Man If Life and Death are in the power of the tongue It’s like vicariously brandishing a gun My nigga’s dying all around me Nothing but graves as far as the eyes can see My hoodies is getting viscious Like they can smell the blood of another black man he’s supposed to love But when we all feel trapped like animals We eat each other alive like cannibals With no respect are regards to the mother Who had to lay down her life just to bring ‘em to You not A Man just cause you can pull a trigger A Man is A Man cause his heart’s a little bigger Have you ever had A Man ? Have you ever had A Man in your life To tell you when you wrong Tell you when you do right Have you ever had A Man to hold you tight Look you in your eyes Tell you everything will be alright Have you ever had A Man sit you down And say, “Win or lose, daddy’s gonna love you anyway” ? Have you ever had A Man that was there for you ? Have you ever had A Man ? You let the whole world treat ‘cha like a fight’n dog Give you a leash and bone and you’ll kill ‘em all When will you grow from a slave to a Free Man ? It’s time to grow from “I Don’t” to “Now I understand” I know you’re mad, you bitter, want to rant and rave Wanna tell the whole world the mistakes it’s made You wanna vent, “ Oh my God” just to spit it out Let ‘cha know how I feel and what it’s all about You tell me once that you love me and Show me twice and three times Is the love that I need tonight And have you ever had A Man to look up to ? Have you ever had A Man  that was there for you ? Have you ever had a real man ? Have you ever had A Man ? Have you ever had A Man in your life To tell you when you wrong Tell you when you do right Have you ever had A Man to hold you tight Look you in your eyes Tell you everything will be alright Have you ever had A Man sit you down And say, “Win or lose, daddy’s gonna love you anyway” ? Have you ever had A Man that was there for you ? Have you ever had A Man ? Written, Arranged, Performed, Produced, Recorded and Mixed by:  Charles LUCKY Gibbs All Rights Reserved  ©  CPG Publishing   Firefly Recording Colorado Springs