this a message uh there comes a time in a man s life when we gotta let go of them little boy habits and become a man listen to me don t blame me for the things that i did when i was younger i was only tryna be what i thought was a man don t blame me for the things that i did when i was younger i was only tryna be what i thought was a man was a man not carin about all the things you did for me was a man puttin business before my family was a man no good examples always remember what i see was a man cause i really thought i was being a man there comes a time in a man s life when we gotta wake up and see things different i m not the past cause it s dead and gone i could start over now cause i ain t been livin wanna give my love to you if you say you ll stick around but you re first in my life baby i ve been actin a fool let me confess my sins to you i wanna make this thing right baby don t blame me don t blame me for the things that i did when i was younger i was only tryna be what i thought was a man don t blame me for the things that i did when i was younger i was only tryna be what i thought was a man was a man not carin about all the things you did for me was a man puttin business before my family was a man no good examples always remember what i see was a man cause i really thought i was being a man  didn t take the lead cause peer pressure called out doin dirt with my homies i ain t proud cause i realize how much that you mean to my life when i opened up my eyes huh don t focus on the past be open to new this moment we can break through yeah oh i love you baby and i wanna hear you say you forgive me and we gon be together always don t blame me don t blame me for the things that i did when i was younger i was only tryna be what i thought was a man don t blame me for the things that i did when i was younger i was only tryna be what i thought was a man was a man not carin about all the things you did for me was a man puttin business before my family was a man no good examples always remember what i see was a man cause i really thought i was being a man i thought i was being a man but i wasn t huh i was playin in the streets oh ohh yeah do you hear me yeah don t blame me for the things that i did when i was younger i was only tryna be what i thought was a man don t blame me for the things that i did when i was younger i was only tryna be what i thought was a man was a man not carin about all the things you did for me was a man puttin business before my family was a man no good examples always remember what i see was a man cause i really thought i was being a man