Man

I am a man I am a man I am a man (yeah) I am a man (yeah) When I was young, mama told me to say Please and thank you, ma'am When I was young, ha, I still listened When I was young, daddy thought he taught me How to be a man When I was young, when I was young (Hmmm) As I grew up did what they wanted That didn't change me inside As I grew up started doing my thing As I grew up taught myself To be free and choose for me As I grew up, as I grew up (Oh yeah) I am a man (yes I am) I am a man (oh) I am a man (wooo) I am a man (I am) Oh! I am a man I ain't no monster But I'm the creature I envisioned for me I am a man (I am a man) No social construct (no, no) Can legislate what kinda man I can be Huh! When I grew up really thought I needed approval and permission Had to grow up, really had to grow up Now that I'm here you tell me How to walk, how to talk, what to wear, wear my hair, I don't care Now that I'm here, now that I'm here Yes! I am a man (yes I am a man) I am a man (yeah yeah) I am a man (ha! Yes I am) I am a man Oh! I am a man (I am a man) I ain't no monster But I'm the creature I envisioned for me (I am) I am a man (I am a man) No social construct Can legislate what kinda man I can be (hey hey hey) I am a man (I am a man) I ain't no toddler (No, no, no) But I grew bigger, better than you taught me (I am a man) I am a man (yeah yeah) You should not come for me Unless you're ready to get down on your knees Listen I want you to hear my story I want you to be free through my story And I want us to understand that no social construct No government, no religion Nobody can tell us who or what to be I am masculine (hmmm yeah) I am feminine I am everything I need, you need, we need and more (I'm everything you need, I'm everything yeah) I am masculine I am feminine (feminine) I am (hey) everything I need, you need, we need and more (hey yeah yeah yeah yeah) I am a man (I'm everything) I am a man (I am) I am a man (yeah yeah) I am a man (yeah)