walk it out [a performance piece]

yeah so what makes a man a man
head on top, two arms and a tan
is it that thing he says when he’s walkin past her in the club?
ya know that...uhm whassup
or is it that cadence that he finds while he struts
or is it when he leaves that boy with bruises and cuts
or is it when he takes a trip to ATL
all dressed up lookin fly as hell
got girls turnin heads goin “unh, unh i’d like him to take me back to the hotel”
yeah that’ll do it without a doubt
get him thinkin’ all he has to do to be a man is walk it out

yeah i walk it out every now and then
but you better believe i know that don’t make me a man
see i’ve got somethin deep down inside
somethin worthy of a woman’s pride
somethin so beautiful that when i walk outside
i get the attention of the girls and the guys
they see somethin deep within
creatin the spin and replacin the gin with somethin substantial
somethin that you cannot see when you look in a mirror
somethin that you cannot find downtown at 3am on a thursday night
somethin that i searched my whole life for, only to realize that it was mine from the start
yeah so what makes a man a man
i’ll tell ya this much
it’s not your iPhone made in Japan
it’s not Pro Football or ESPN
it’s not an ounce and a gun in ya hand
it’s not that Buckhead consulting job makin 80 grand
nah, nah
it’s more like
puttin your Buckhead dollars in a bucket at church
or uh
takin your kids out on a saturday night cause you love ‘em so much it hurts
or uh
showin up at your girlfriend’s place at 7am sunday mornin with breakfast to show her just how much she’s worth
or uh
standin up to your best friend when you know what he’s doin is wrong
and you love him so much you gotta tell him it won’t be long
till he’s just another fella out in the mix at the mall
with nothin to make him a man but his biceps and his damn booty call

yeah so back to that question, “what makes a man a man?”
if you gotta ask, my brotha, you obviously don’t yet understand