Endangered Species
To be a strong man is a lesson to learn.
We must deal with the heartaches after we are born.
No sorrow, no remorse or making amends;
Everything begin in childhood, where your mind can ascend.
You have to be tough with reality to see things as they are,
To get beaten over and over until you can't take no more.
Fall down on your knees because your heart is weak;
Try not to cry when you're trying to speak.
We just get back up with standards and pride,
Putting one foot in front of the other and don't break a stride.
A smile on our face hides the hurt and pain,
Distinguishing ourselves from the weak man of shame.
No one to comfort us because we won't let you;
Looking straight forward is the mindset we have to go through.
It's a dangerous world if a man lets it be,
Because the man is an endangered species only if people could see.
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