The Man I Am
Kind and gentle,
Simple and sweet,
But stubborn and serious,
To not show defeat,
I’ve grown up strong,
And left my mean side behind,
I give love to others
Who recognize me as kind,
I struggled to get here
Through my teenage years,
Went through my share
Of liquor and beer,
And other things too,
Which were bad for my life,
But all part of learning,
I would starve without strife,
I am who I am
Because of all I’ve been through,
I am who I am,
And you are just you,
My entire life,
The world pushed me down,
But I won every battle,
I’d never stay down,
I’d fight every fight,
My weapons – my beliefs,
The bullshit they threw at me
Would cause me no grief,
You cannot stop me,
I will still change the world,
And bring even more freedom
To all boys and girls,
Just try and stop me there,
Uncle Sam,
And I will let you see
The man that I am,
I’ve lived a tough life,
And I’ve always overcome,
Went through my rough times,
But redemption would come,
Everything in life
Happens for a reason,
You never know what
to expect the next season,
but no matter the issue,
no matter the pain,
just push it aside
to the back of your brain,
Be who you are,
Whether people like you or not,
Stop caring how others judge you,
Go on, give it a shot,
And maybe you’ll end up
Right here where I am,
As happy as possible,
The man that I am,
For I am a man
Who has altered the Earth,
Changed minds of all people
From being prejudiced jerks,
From judging on appearance,
Not knowing me one bit,
To respecting all I’ve done,
And praising me for it,
You don’t know me at all,
You don’t know who I am,
You don’t know where I came from,
Or why I hate “The Man”,
You don’t know why I’m angry,
You don’t know if I cry,
But you can be damn certain
That I don’t ever lie,
I’m straight to the point,
As true as it comes,
And I fight for what I believe in,
Till the battle is won,
I help out the innocent,
And knock the guilty ones down,
I have changed the world
Starting right here in this town,
And made it more acceptable
For everyone around,
To be who they are,
And to not be pushed down,
Believe it when I say it,
This isn’t a scam,
‘Cause this is all me –
The man I am…