As a Man - Shapiro

As a man, I had to face my fears

I had to watch the d’evils take my peers

As a man, I had to make it clear

I’m all about my paper and these people here

As a man, I had to face my fears

I had to watch the d’evils take my peers

As a man, I had to make it clear

I’m all about my people and this paper yea

I been stacking up for years

I been acting like I’m there

I ain’t even make it yet

Drowning I can’t take a breath

I The Bible as my safety net

Married to the money

Ever lick is like makeup sex

Is it fucked up if I say I’m next

I done spent days on end

Trying to repay my debts

Poppa left his soul with me

Not just this gold with me

The reason why I glow with me

I got some of that new new

And I got all of that old in me

A product of these morals and these principles

You leave the spot exactly with who you bring with you

But be careful who you bring with you

They been tryna win it we been trying to win it to

As a man, I had to face my fears

I had to watch the d’evils take my peers

As a man, I had to make it clear

I’m all about my paper and these people here

As a man, I had to face my fears

I had to watch the d’evils take my peers

As a man, I had to make it clear

I’m all about my people and this paper yea

I been giving flava

This is something they can savour

Shin splints from chasing paper

From boot-cut jeans to tapered

From Throwing flyers throwing papers

To looking flyer than the famous

I’m unbias but I’m tainted

I’m use to rhyming on the pavement

Waiting on arrivals of a payment

Chasing what I admire’s for the taking

Got what I required out a basement

Pacing pacing

I’m always pinning Freddy against Jason

We all come from the potential to make it

The bad batch of the creation

But we In the section for the A-list

I’m just tryna gain traction on a playlist

I’m flexing in my mansion on some ape

As a man, I had to face my fears

I had to watch the d’evils take my peers

As a man, I had to make it clear

I’m all about my paper and these people here

As a man, I had to face my fears

I had to watch the d’evils take my peers

As a man, I had to make it clear

I’m all about my people and this paper yea