I’m Not That Man

I’m not the one that treated you bad
I’m not the one that made you sad
I’m not the one that hit it and ran
I’m not the one that won’t be a man

I’m not the one that leaves prints on your face
I’m not the one with a foot in your space
I’m not the one that told you lies
I’m not the one your child, deny

I’m not the one a job won’t keep
I’m not the one that the Po-Po seek
I’m not the one that can never be found
I’m not the one with girls all over town

I’m not the one your heart did steal
I’m not the one searching for another cheap thrill
I’m not the one thats always high
I’m not the one baby clothes won’t buy

I’m not the one education won’t seek
I’m not the one true words won’t speak
I’m not the one another man did meet
I’m not the one that put you on the street

I’m not the one that took your dreams away
I’m not the one that denies my DNA
I’m not the one sitting behind bars
I’m not the one responsible for your emotional scars

I’m not the one that should ever hear you say
You ain’t never been a man anyway!
I’m not the one that you accuse me to be
I’ve never been that man, why can’t you see
Stop living in the past of yesterday
Encourage me dear with something good to say
I'm not that man!

June 2010