"Do Black Men Need Therapy" lyrics

My uncle used to move drugs in the cold
But he also said he used as much drugs as he sold
My pops father never told him he loved him
That anger passed down through generations
Holdin' these grudges
See that's a problem that's is inside that I knew
I feared my father 'til I got to high school
He shared some knowledge I apply when I move
Aye yo pops I still know what you said
I put the food on the table clothes on your back
Roof over your head
And if we ever disobeyed him he would grab the belt
Always looking out for us how come he never asked for help
My older brother grew up just like him prideful and stubborn
You can almost feel the pain that's inside when you hug him
My father was a man of god that's how we ran into my moms
Then she showed him how to love he was damaged in the heart
Then my other grandfather had died before I was born
So before I got to open my eyes he was gone

Do black men need therapy, do black men need therapy
I'm really askin' if you care for me
We say we don't need help but would you actually be there for me
It's crazy, so do black men need therapy
They say black men need therapy
I'm really askin' if you care for me
We say we don't need help but would you actually be there for me

We rather keep it inside as a secret
Y'all wouldn't peep it half the time we be hidin' our demons
See when you young the streets say if you cry it's a weakness
Nah if you see it long enough then you liable to teach it
That trauma designed as a puzzle to find all the pieces
He been through a lot
You ever told someone you good even when you not
Father was vacant mama was raped and trials tribulations
Wild situations child molestation afraid
If you open a wild conversation
Someone gonna judge you then undermine you
No one gonna love you
That girl you crushin' on won't want to fuck you
They'll think you soft they just don't know
Instead of seeking real help you play it solo
See if I try to hug my mans they gone say no homo
Yeah if I try to hug my mans they gone say no homo shit is crazy
We went through slavery poverty great depression
They free'd us but they suppressed us say the question now

Do black need therapy, do black men need therapy
I'm really askin' if you care for me
We say we don't need help but would you actually be there for me
It's crazy, so do black men need therapy
They say black men need therapy
I'm really askin' if you care for me
We say we don't need help but would you actually be there for me