Never Cry (pt. 1 & 2)

What, what would you say is acceptable I guess just if it's in your own room alone It's ok for men to cry You don't think men should cry publicly Yeah, I think it shows a form of weakness And society doesn't allow that And all they ask is How you gon increase the peace, when the peace decreased from yo heat releasing Saying you follow Jesus, pimping people you be teaching Claiming you own shit but most your possessions is leases Seems like purpose defeated, yo life was cursed from a fetus It's those inherited habits why you rarely established And so the cycle continues, that hamster wheel is madness Although you earn a bit, the cash you gain is poorly managed So serials on them pistols suddenly start to vanish When you gon decide to hold yourself accountable People call you king, but royalty it ain't an ounce in you Digging an early grave is all that you amounting to Just to break even seems like you'll have to scale a mountain to Damn What have you done with your life What problems passed on to your kids What pain you causing your wife How many times yo momma gon have to use her crib for collateral For you to bail and make another move that's lateral When you gon grow up When you gon make a plan When you gon stop your excuses and take a stand See every time I'm gaining ground it's like the ground is sinking sand It's so hard, when you a flawed man They wonder why we never Uh They wonder why we never Yeah Black men do not get emotional in public Michael Jordan cried once and it's a meme It's true When my mom passed, my dad was so afraid of someone seeing him cry That he had his tear ducts removed Well when it gets real cold he bleeds from his eyes now Mmhm Still, better than crying They wonder why we never cry Real men don't cry They wonder why we never cry Real men don't cry They wonder why we never cry cry cry cry cry hey They wonder why we never cry Cry, no, no They wonder why we never cry One mistake and I got locked away Now I gotta hear this shit it seems like everyday, what can I say A momentary lapse of judgement, caught with an illegal substance Shouldn't mean I'll never gain forgiveness or an ounce of justice But that's the harsh reality I'm presented with Traveled the straight and narrow viewing limited benefits 9 to 5 never been a fit, baby moms want the lavishness Resorting to savage actions actually start to make some sense So I Skim a portion off the top from the collection plate Or spot a baller flossing, pop the chopper, grab the loot and skate And I ain't sure if I'd have felt remorse without that prison date But deep inside my soul, I know my goal's to see a brighter day I wonder why am I forced to relive the blunders of my life Life, life, life Maybe a little support will help my wrongs become my rights Rights, rights, rights Damn When you gon cut me some slack And realize society's designed to hold brothers back Or these verdicts they got us serving do more damage than good Then when they free us, they deploy us in deplorable hoods The f*ck Guess you assume all this degradation is motivation Opposed to positive affirmation, you resort to hating Man I'm just sayin, when you see me do right Act like you notice and stay focused on that positive light Please They wonder why we never cry Real men don't cry They wonder why we never cry Real men don't cry They wonder why we never cry cry cry cry cry hey They wonder why we never cry Cry, no, no They wonder why we never cry I've been anticipating this meet and greet I've been seeing some of your work, it's pretty damn impressive Look let's just cut to the chase You know just as well as I know, that us, you and me working together We can dominate What you got in mind I was thinking more along the lines of you joining me Now why would I do something like that It'll benefit us both