Boonaa Mohammed - Be A Man lyrics

I heard them say that big boys don't cry
But don't dry your eyes little guy and
Realize that these ain't nothing but lies
Real men do cry
Cause when tears fall from your eyes it's a
Sign that your heart is still alive
So just be a man, but how?
When Masculinity and femininity have become
More confusing than the trinity

We teach little boys to be tough
And become soldiers in our wars
But get upset when their aggression
Has them breaking down doors
And still society cannot dеcide if we
Evеn really like nice guys
Cause they always finish last and
Are always treated like trash
And we have no problem dancing to
The music that objectifies women
But can't understand why our men


Are addicted to pornographic images
And we keep playing them same old love songs
But really our love is gone
More than half of marriages end in divorce
The other half just barely holding on

And this is no bull feces
Men are becoming an endangered species
Replaced by a generation of lost boys
Who don’t ever want to grow old
But, you are a man
And you’re supposed to be bold
Unless your mother tells you otherwise
Then you just do as you are told
And eat your vegetables
And show the world you ain’t no sissy
And the first chance that you get
Make sure you lose your virginity
Because like any good soldier we
Are defined by our weapons
And a man who doesn’t fire his
Will always have you second-guessing

Cause Yes it's a man’s world
But we all came from the womb of a girl
From a room in a world where
We grew in like pearls
Where we were groomed in with love
From a clot into lungs and to tongues
Then we sprung into young
From among everyone, so a son would still be
Nothing without his mum

And Adam was not complete
Until he finally had Eve
And a man is not a king
If his woman is not a Queen
So respect this very gift and do
Not bite the hand that feeds
Cause to disrespect a woman
Is to disrespect humanity
Like when Adam and Eve made the mistake
Of eating from the forbidden tree
Adam’s first instinct was to ask
Allah for forgiveness instantly
Because real men accept
Responsibility and can
Admit when they are wrong
While boys are always making excuses and
Singing that some old song
And Adam never abused Eve, physically
Emotionally or verbally
He just took it like a man cause
That's how a man’s supposed to be
And being a man is so much more than puberty
Cause any male can help make a baby
But only a man can teach him to succeed
And a man is not always rich
But real men do not like to beg
Real men would rather sweat and gain a
Little than live in someone else’s debt
And they know why they exist
As Allah taught Adam the names of all things
Because for men knowledge is power and
The basis of self esteem

And you can say, I don’t know
Because sometimes you just won’t
And it’s ok to ask for help
Because real men don’t need
To struggle all alone
And I will teach my son
That true strength only comes from God
And humility does not mean you're weak
In fact it means you understand exactly who
You really are
The strongest one is not the one who
Can wrestle or lift heavy weights
The strongest one is the one who can hold
His temper in a fit of rage
And real men have courage
But it doesn’t mean they don’t get scared
It just means that when the going gets tough
You know that they’ll always be there

And yes it’s ok to cry
And not because you’re weak or wrong
But because perhaps you have been strong
For just way too long
So have faith in His plan
And leave the rest in His hands
You don’t have to be superman you
Just have to be a man, and in God we trust