[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