[Hook] No man, On this whole land, Gon’ tell me what to do 'cause I'm a grown man. Stand on ten, Handle my biz, Told y’all long ago that I was built for this. Came from the mud, Now I’m risin’ with heat, Still hear the dogs barkin’ deep in the street. I move smart, I don’t play with the beef, I’m the wave, and they drown when they speak. [Verse 1] No man, On this whole land, Gon’ tell me what to do 'cause I'm a grown man. Thuggin’ with pride, Standin’ on ten, I been about business since way back then. Told y’all before, I was gon’ get it, Hustled through pain just to climb out them trenches. Must be tough, For y’all not to listen, To the wisdom them old dogs be kickin’. I can’t tell these youngins to chill, 'Cause on cuzzin, I slide for mine, that’s real. But that dumb shit? I don’t mess with, One wrong move, somebody gettin’ left quick. Gotta move smart, In these streetz, Like Weezy said, let the money speak. Big dog status, No leash on me, I walk solo, ain’t nobody preach to me. I know some hitters, We call teachers, If you was a board, they’d chalk for the features. I’m just playin’, Lost in the beat, But you still a clown who be tossin’ them cheeks. False accusations, Bring heat to your door, I’m the problem solver, they call me for war. Pause... Tell me the cause of the beef, 'Cause once I’m unleashed, ain’t no taming the beast. [Hook Repeat] No man, On this whole land, Gon’ tell me what to do 'cause I'm a grown man. Stand on ten, Handle my biz, Told y’all long ago that I was built for this. Came from the mud, Now I’m risin’ with heat, Still hear the dogs barkin’ deep in the street. I move smart, I don’t play with the beef, I’m the wave, and they drown when they speak. [Verse 2] I feel like I was chosen to lead, The shepherd that guides all the goats to the feast. Hold up—I could keep goin’ with ease, But the smoke in the air got me lost in my trees. Yeah, this loud got me floatin’ indeed, I’m chiefin’, don’t give me no reason to squeeze. Can’t believe it—he tweakin’, They stumblin’, leakin’, Dark side peekin’, I tried to bring peace in. But the good got crushed into pieces, Once you cross me, it get salty, no sweetness. Beggin’ on your knees, But it’s too late to be saved, I’m the wave, and I don’t behave. I don’t do fake love, Don’t do pretend, I don’t bend, I don’t break—I ascend. I’m the one they call when the pressure get thick, I’m the one who flips pain into bricks. I’m the one who don’t flinch when it’s heat, I’m the one who still stands in defeat. I’m the grown man, the voice of the street, I’m the wave, and I crash when I speak. [Bridge] I came from the silence, I came from the pain, I came from the nights with no shelter from rain. I came from the fights, from the hunger and strain, Now I’m the storm they can’t ever contain. I move with a purpose, I speak with a flame, I walk with the ghosts that remember my name. I’m not just a man, I’m the echo of truth, I’m the grown man that the system couldn’t mute. [Final Hook] No man, On this whole
