Many Men (Remix)

Why the fuck is everyone pretending that we friends? (Wow)
I know they just wanna benefit off everything I've did (uh-huh)
'Cause they know if they don't that means they're never gonna win
But where the fuck were they when all I really had was fifty cents? (Huh)
I'm surrounded by these cowards so it's hard for me to trust
That's why my guard's forever up, I swear to God I'm going nuts (argh)
And this is therapeutic, I put my life on every track
So don't try to shake my hand when there's a knife still in my back (argh)
I got PTSD from the shit I did in my past
I keep an eye out for the snakes, I know they hiding in the grass
That's why I'm naturally nervous, they wanna grab what's on my plate
But that's what happens when you've actually been stabbed right in your face

I'm tryna act like it's okay but it's a battle every day
Had no cash to get no chase so I had to drink it straight
Now I'm a rapper with a name, in a mansion with a chain
Well, I grew up around gorillas, it was planet of the apes (argh)
So what's gangster? Gangster is providing for your family (yeah)
Gangster's when your kids are happy to call you daddy (that's right)
Gangster's when you don't have to act like someone you isn't
Gangster's when you warn these kids not to become a new statistic (one hundred)
Being gangster is a lifestyle, it's not a religion (nah)
So let's keep it gangster, I just explained the definition (yah)
And if you don't believe me, okay, show me the evidence
'Cause I ain't scared of no one but I'm respect by many men

I been through a lotta bullshit, seen a lotta hard times
I made it out by myself
So I'm not the type to fake shit, you see it on my face, yeah
No matter what, I'm myself
So you do you and I'll just do me
Mister look in the mirror and wonder who's he
I don't run from my past when it gets too deep
I don't wanna live my life that way

I was partying a lot but what was I celebrating? (I don't know)
When I pick up this pen it's my deepest state of meditation (that's right)
I wish I could see the look on all your faces when I made it (I'm happy)
Went from a tenant to the landlord, I came up from the basement (yup)
Living dangerous taught me reap what you sow, life is too precious (facts)
Told my demons please leave me alone, I've learned my lesson
Don't say only God can judge me 'cause I see things clear (uh-huh)
Stuck to rapping or they'd give my fat ass a bunch of years (real shit)
I don't call it a mistake if it meant that I learned something
First Canada gave you Drake, they didn't see Merk coming (not at all)
Scared to face all of my fears, I was just [?] running
Now it's 2022 and I swear it's my turn, fuck it
I know it's hard as it is that my heart is too big
So when I wear it on my sleeve then I'm a target again (oops)
Now all these artists make a profit when it's not how they live
'Cause all that matters to them's how big their following is (corny)
So trust me if you wanna have that energy then keep it all (uh-huh)
Those friends I lost you're better off to never talk to me
'Cause if you set me up, I'll bet the odds I'm stepping off the deep end

I been through a lot of bullshit, seen a lot of hard times
I made it out by myself
So I'm not the type to fake shit, you see it on my face, yeah
No matter what, I'm myself
So you do you and I'll just do me
Mister look in the mirror and wonder who's he
I don't run from my past when it gets too deep
I don't wanna live my life that way

I been through a lot of bullshit, seen a lot of hard times
I made it out by myself
So I'm not the type to fake shit, you see it on my face, yeah
No matter what, I'm myself
So you do you and I'll just do me
Mister look in the mirror and wonder who's he
I don't run from my past when it gets too deep
I don't wanna live my life that way

[?]
Please show me the evidence
Ain't built like me, dawg, I'm on fire right now
I'm that motherfucking guy right now
Who's next like me?