[Chorus] Hey homeboy you don't understand (you don’t understand) And I can't understand (and I can't understand why) Why you don’t understand (Why you don't understand) That you can be a better man (That you can be a better man) Hey homeboy you don't understand [Verse 1] You've been a man without a plan And just because you are Doesn't make you less a man Get up and do somethin' Before you lose somethin' Get yourself an education If you wanna prove somethin' Yeah you’re pretty bad, right? Leave you in the dark Left behind without a flashlight Blinded, criminal minded So you’ve been blind sided Where'd all the time go? Probably like a slideshow Put down the pipa Pick up a book You might surprised And realize that’s all it took Be optimistic and listen And see your vision It's right in front of you It's up to you it's your decision Read what’s written [Pre-Chorus] You've been blind And you can't see All the things that you could be Looking back, it's killing me Cause you're not where you should be [Chorus] Hey homeboy you don't understand (you don't understand) And I can't understand (and I can't understand why) Why you don't understand (Why you don't understand) That you can be a better man (That you can be a better man) Hey homeboy you don't understand [Verse 2] Open your eyes And look at the bigger picture There's more to you You're more than what's been written in the scripture Take a look around See what's going down And try to understand the world is bigger than your town Don't you wanna be a better person? Do all you can Be all you can be Just to be a better man Live and learn But at the same time learn to live Learn to give The future is the kids That's what it is Take a good look at yourself And tell me what you see Tell me why you don't see the same things as me You need to wake up wake up shape up Shape up and ship out Face up lace up, let's go [Pre-Chorus] You've been blind And you can't see All the things that you could be Looking back, it's killing me Cause you're not where you should be [Chorus] Hey homeboy you don't understand (you don't understand) And I can't understand (and I can't understand why) Why you don't understand (Why you don't understand) That you can be a better man (That you can be a better man) Hey homeboy you don't understand
[Verse 3] Your actions have consequences Learn your lesson change direction Make corrections Know the answer to the question Before it's asked to you No excuses You just have to do what you have to do If you don't want to Then once again I've lost you But in the long run holmes It's gonna cost you You may not see it now May not believe it now I can guarantee it though Sígale míralo Pobrecito el hombre en el espejó With no clue what to do The best way out is always through Yesterday is history Tomorrow's a mystery And today? Today's a gift That's why we call it the present [Pre-Chorus] You've been blind And you can't see All the things that you could be Looking back, it's killing me Cause you're not where you should be [Chorus] Hey homeboy you don't understand (you don't understand) And I can't understand (and I can't understand why) Why you don't understand (Why you don't understand) That you can be a better man (That you can be a better man) Hey homeboy you don't understand
[00:10.185][Chorus] [00:10.426]Hey homeboy you don't understand (you don’t understand) [00:13.679]And I can't understand (and I can't understand why) [00:16.686]Why you don’t understand (Why you don't understand) [00:19.182]That you can be a better man (That you can be a better man) [00:21.933]Hey homeboy you don't understand [00:23.431][Verse 1] [00:23.930]You've been a man without a plan [00:25.938]And just because you are [00:27.935]Doesn't make you less a man [00:29.679]Get up and do somethin' [00:30.689]Before you lose somethin' [00:32.186]Get yourself an education [00:33.684]If you wanna prove somethin' [00:36.180]Yeah you’re pretty bad, right? [00:37.936]Leave you in the dark [00:38.934]Left behind without a flashlight [00:40.931]Blinded, criminal minded [00:42.683]So you’ve been blind sided [00:44.180]Where'd all the time go? [00:45.179]Probably like a slideshow [00:47.187]Put down the pipa [00:48.433]Pick up a book [00:49.429]You might surprised [00:50.682]And realize that’s all it took [00:52.937]Be optimistic and listen [00:54.189]And see your vision [00:55.433]It's right in front of you [00:56.431]It's up to you it's your decision [00:57.941]Read what’s written [00:58.939][Pre-Chorus] [00:59.181]You've been blind [00:59.938]And you can't see [01:01.435]All the things that you could be [01:04.431]Looking back, it's killing me [01:06.681]Cause you're not where you should be [01:08.437][Chorus] [01:08.936]Hey homeboy you don't understand (you don't understand) [01:12.185]And I can't understand (and I can't understand why) [01:14.939]Why you don't understand (Why you don't understand) [01:17.689]That you can be a better man (That you can be a better man) [01:20.684]Hey homeboy you don't understand [01:22.182][Verse 2] [01:22.682]Open your eyes [01:23.193]And look at the bigger picture [01:24.691]There's more to you [01:25.435]You're more than what's been written in the scripture [01:27.686]Take a look around [01:29.441]See what's going down [01:30.182]And try to understand the world is bigger than your town [01:33.434]Don't you wanna be a better person? [01:35.186]Do all you can [01:36.184]Be all you can be [01:37.440]Just to be a better man [01:39.692]Live and learn [01:40.690]But at the same time learn to live [01:42.188]Learn to give [01:42.932]The future is the kids [01:44.185]That's what it is [01:45.183]Take a good look at yourself [01:46.439]And tell me what you see [01:48.190]Tell me why you don't see the same things as me [01:51.443]You need to wake up wake up shape up [01:53.440]Shape up and ship out [01:55.437]Face up lace up, let's go [01:56.436][Pre-Chorus] [01:56.935]You've been blind [01:58.687]And you can't see [01:59.942]All the things that you could be [02:02.692]Looking back, it's killing me [02:05.434]Cause you're not where you should be [02:07.185][Chorus] [02:07.442]Hey homeboy you don't understand (you don't understand) [02:10.692]And I can't understand (and I can't understand why) [02:13.445]Why you don't understand (Why you don't understand) [02:16.195]That you can be a better man (That you can be a better man) [02:18.937]Hey homeboy you don't understand [02:19.690] [02:20.189][Verse 3] [02:20.435]Your actions have consequences [02:23.185]Learn your lesson change direction [02:24.940]Make corrections [02:26.192]Know the answer to the question [02:27.936]Before it's asked to you [02:29.188]No excuses [02:29.944]You just have to do what you have to do [02:32.195]If you don't want to [02:33.693]Then once again I've lost you [02:35.190]But in the long run holmes [02:36.945]It's gonna cost you [02:38.186]You may not see it now [02:39.696]May not believe it now [02:41.194]I can guarantee it though [02:42.437]Sígale míralo [02:44.189]Pobrecito el hombre en el espejó [02:46.697]With no clue what to do [02:47.695]The best way out is always through [02:49.937]Yesterday is history [02:50.948]Tomorrow's a mystery [02:52.188]And today? [02:53.187]Today's a gift [02:54.198]That's why we call it the present [02:55.442][Pre-Chorus] [02:55.695]You've been blind [02:57.692]And you can't see [02:58.449]All the things that you could be [03:01.444]Looking back, it's killing me [03:03.940]Cause you're not where you should be [03:05.695][Chorus] [03:05.949]Hey homeboy you don't understand (you don't understand) [03:08.944]And I can't understand (and I can't understand why) [03:11.940]Why you don't understand (Why you don't understand) [03:14.694]That you can be a better man (That you can be a better man) [03:17.689]Hey homeboy you don't understand
