Nobody feels the pain behind the love you show Nobody feels the burden that is yours alone If when the morning comes you're not with me (Destiny) I know that you'll return with destiny Only you can truly understand The measure of a hero is the measure of a man (I wanna kiss it better, the measure of a man) The measure of a man (I wanna kiss it better, the measure of a man) Your body bears the scars of every man I know So softly I wanna kiss it better, the scarlet letter To me you don't belong If when the morning comes you're not with me (Destiny) I know that you'll return with destiny Only you can truly understand The measure of a hero is the measure of a man (I wanna kiss it better, the measure of a man) The measure of a man (I wanna kiss it better, the measure of a man) It's the manners that make a man But the hammers that break a man Damn, they wanted to see me broke But I flipped the script and I broke the pen Young and wealthy Don't let it overwhelm me I still give thanks Still can't tell me Nothin', the system failed me I still bounced back I run this ting, got a lot of endurance What you know about drastic measures? I married the hustle Me and the game like Harry and Meghan Some man in my hood too jealous Why d'you think that we carry a weapon? Take time and trust the process Life's a game of chess, not checkers Told bro that "You gotta stop stressin' Gotta stop thinkin' you won't get through it It's all in your mind I failed a couple of times I got up and got back to it" Only (Only) you can (You can) truly (Truly) understand The measure (Measure) of a (Of a) hero is the measure of a man The measure of a man Only you can truly understand The measure of a hero is the measure of a man The measure of a man