Endangered Species

To be a strong man is a lesson to learn We must deal with heartache after we are born No sorrow, no remorse for any man It must begin in childhood when your mind can ascend Be tough with reality to see things as they are To get beat 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 a 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 let it be Because the man is an endangered species only if you could see