Is it okay that I Raise a man If you understand Then show me your hands (Ooh, ooh) Show me your hands Is it okay that I'm not independent? Is it okay that I show weakness? Is it okay to can't wait to see you? Is it okay to love a man right now?

There's a man on the corner Begging for help There's a man that walks past him And he's drowning in wealth Who doesn't understand How disappointment destroys the soul Every look of shame Is a wound that will never heal What has he done to deserve this

Oh, be something you love and understand "And be a simple kind of man Baby be a simple kind of man Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can" And you can do this, oh baby, if you try All that I want for you, my son, is to be satisfied" Mama told me

I want to hold your hand I can't hide I think you'll understand When I say that somethin' And when I touch you I feel happy inside It's such a feelin' that my love Yeah, you got that somethin' Oh yeah I tell you somethin'

Na, na, na you can't control it Understand one thing You can't control it If and when you drink From this vast ocean Mom forget to tuck you in Make you begin a war within your head One that you could never win Send in the troops, send insecurities

'Cause all we know is falling, it falls And remember, 'cause I know that we won't forget at all It takes some time to let you go And it shows This isn't what you wanted We've tried so hard to understand But we can't We held the world out in our hands

You gotta take it like a man How does it feel? We do it better! Boy, if you want my heart Before you fight for us You gotta show me that you can So when the lights go dark I wanna know you understand That if you want my heart So get the love that's in

You are appreciated Don't ya know we love ya? Sweet lady Place no one above ya, sweet lady Don't ya know we love ya? And dear mama And there's no way I can pay you back But my plan is to show you that I understand

You can put the blame on me Said you can put the blame on me Even though the blame's on you And you can put that blame on me I understand that there are some problems And I am not too blind to know All the pain you kept inside you Even though you might

I'm gonna let him fly Ain't no talkin to this man Ain't no pretty other side Ain't no way to understand the stupid words of pride It would take an acrobat, and I already tried all that so Things can move at such a pace The second hand just waved goodbye