I'm Not The Man
Wretch 32 Lyrics

I been a wretch from about 3 or 2
I have always been a messed up person.

Cruisin on the tele it was on channel 2
I was watching TV on channel 2.

My dad was in the riots so they came to seize you
My dad got caught up in the riots and was arrested.

Growing up I was a kid that everybody knew
When I was young, everyone knew who I was.

More me, its like I'm never in the mood
I am often not in the mood to do things.

A true pisces my emotions in my tunes
I am a Pisces and I express my emotions in my music.

Its an understatement to say its over with me and you
It is an understatement to say that our relationship is over.

I took a few shots but I'm soldiering it through
I have been through some tough times, but I am persevering through them.

And now I'm looking at my boys turned men
I am reflecting on how my friends have grown up.

Thinkin lord god we coulda been like them
I am thinking about how things could have been different for us.

Cuz we aint the type to fear our opponents
We are not afraid of our enemies.

The road door closed when my career pass opened
My career path opened up when other doors closed.

Its like I'm drinking more than I'm thinking
I am drinking more than I am thinking about my problems.

Celebrating as I'm crossing off my wish list
I am celebrating as I achieve my goals.

I'm sleeping with both eyes open
I am vigilant and aware of my surroundings.

I'm living my dream man, I dont wanna miss this
I am living my dream and I do not want to miss any of it.

I'm not the man you thought I should be
I am not the person that you expected me to be.

That's just the way we drop them jeans where I stay
That is just how we wear our jeans where I come from.

Just take a second get to know me
Take some time to get to know who I really am.

It takes a second just to look me in my eyes
It only takes a moment to look me in the eyes and see who I am.

It takes an hour just to listen to my life
It takes a long time to really understand my life story.

It took me years just to push me to this hype
It took me a long time to get to where I am today.

But it take a lifetime to try and duplicate my vibe I'm me
It is impossible to duplicate who I am and my style.

Smooth with my scratches and scars I'm free
I am comfortable with my flaws and my past.

2 minute stamp on the charts
My music quickly gained popularity.

And I'm sending a letter, I hope you receive it
I am communicating with someone and hoping they understand my message.

Hand on my heart Imma flow while its beating
I will continue to rap and tell my story as long as my heart is beating.

To put it in words, it coulda been worse
To summarize, things could have been worse for me.

From the undergrounds I coulda been dirt
I could have been nothing if I did not succeed in music.

I took a right turn at a wrong place
I made a good decision in a bad situation.

Cuz sometimes shortcuts are the long way
Sometimes taking the easy way out can lead to more problems in the long run.

Gotta have strong faith
Having strong belief and trust in oneself is important.

Now I'm pleading with my baby mamma
I am trying to reason with my child's mother.

She tryin to tell me that I turned into a lady lover
My child's mother thinks that I am involved with another woman.

Huh, I got my eye on the prize and I'm bringing home the bread
I am focused on my goals and bringing home money for my family.

Lets make a toast, you can save the butter
Let's celebrate our success and not worry about the small things.

Hey yo wretch
Hey Wretch,

Let me get this from here, yeah
Let me take over now.

Last month a 14 year old in my hood got stabbed and died
A teenager in my neighborhood was killed by a stabbing last month.

I used to cruise on my bike down that same side road that he lost his life
I used to ride my bike on the same street where he got killed.

I fill a cup with tears and kick it back like a shot just to swallow my pride
I am filled with emotion and try to hold it back by pretending to take a shot of alcohol.

Niggas would eat from your bowl and you keep down like a pin coulda hold a strike
People will take advantage of you and you will stay quiet like a bowling pin staying in place for a strike.

You dont know what its like
You cannot understand my experiences unless you have lived them yourself.

Getting cheese amongst a rats fam
Making money in a dangerous environment.

From a town where robin could rob batman
My hometown is so dangerous that even the hero (Robin) could steal from the other hero (Batman).

Taxman underneath the taxman giving me that tax man
Paying taxes and getting taxed again, leaving me with little money.

I'd rather die from death man
I would rather die than give up or fail.

And everything aint what it seems on these shelves
Things are not always as they appear in the music industry.

You parting red seas and A&R in ourselves
We are navigating through the music industry on our own.

And you can still get a deal and get shelved
Even if you get a record deal, you can still fail and be left with no support.

Getting signed wont necessarily help
Signing a record deal does not guarantee success.

All this fire in my tank
I have a lot of passion and drive.

I've come too far to get shanked
I have worked too hard to be stabbed in the back now.

I'm walking on water that others sank
I am succeeding where others have failed.

And I'm laughing all the way to the bank
I am making a lot of money and having fun doing it.

Power of the grime, lord on my side
The power of grime music motivates me and I believe that God is helping me.

Test me, I can make a preacher man grimes
I have the power to make anyone get excited about grime music, even a preacher.

From a council estate but yeah we made it
I came from a poor neighborhood but I have made it.

Best things can come from the worse places
Sometimes the best things can come from the worst situations.