Man Of The House

Had to grow up before I started shavin'
More worried about mama than runnin' and playin' outside
She didn't sleep at night
I guess neither did I

I don't know how she did what she did, but she did it
Knew someone was missin', but for her, I hid it
She had enough on her plate
So I tried to take his place

Be strong when you ain't
And hold on when you can't
She won't tell you, but she needs you
And you can't let her down
So hide those shakin' hands
Be a rock when you feel like sand
It turns out all I was back then is all that I am now
Just a boy tryna be the man of the house

Someone new shows up with some flowers
They go out for a couple of hours
Home alone's fun for any other kid
But I couldn't watch her go through it again
Tryna fill shoes that ain't my size
But the world don't give a damn 'bout the age of the dog in the fight

So be strong when you ain't
And hold on when you can't
She can't tell you, but she needs you
And you can't let her down
Hide those shakin' hands
Be a rock when you feel like sand
It turns out all I was back then is all that I am now
Just a boy tryna be the man of the house
Just a boy tryna be the man of the house

Married my girl and we had a few babies
Tryna give them the childhood life never gave me
Know they probably can't tell
But I'm still tellin' myself

Be strong when you ain't
And hold on when you can't
They can't tell you, but they need you
And you can't let 'em down
So hide those shakin' hands
Be a rock when you feel like sand
It turns out all I was back then is all that I am now
Just a boy tryna be the man of the house
Just a boy tryna be the man of the house

Still a boy tryna be the man of the house