Hes Not What You Think

With his hat turned backwards and his pants on a sag
This young man enters as the only black man in the class

He sits in the back of the class just confirming what everyone already thinks
Heres just another low life ignorant ass nigga not worth a damn thing

As he leaves the class his IPod is turned on blast
Everyone secretly wishing they could whoop his ass

He jokes around with his boys loud as can be in the Marketplace
Everyone thinks hes happy,at least thats what they see on his face 

Back in his room now, hes happy to be alone
Lays back stares off into space and turns off his phone

...would you ever guess?
.......hes depressed?

Hes depressed for his mother alone and sick back at home
Hes depressed for his father still locked up, so long hes been gone

Hes depressed for his brother, shot dead at 21
Hes depressed for friends left behind whose only life option is a gun

Hes depressed for every relationship he knows he fucked up
Hes depressed for his future fearing hes ran out of luck

And then he wipes away those tears and puts back on that smile
Cuz its Friday night and its time to hit the town

Parties hard all weekend, Naty Light and Bacardi to the head
Maybe if he gets drunk enough his pain will go away by the time he stumbles to bed

But it just doesn't work like that and the pains still there
Worst part of it all nobody knows, so nobody cares

So he puts back on that smile and goes bout his business
Seems that when someone has a problem he helps them out but he really needs someone to listen

The reason he can go on is because hes learned how to cope
He refuses to just give up gotta keep his boat afloat

So dont worry about him, hes stronger then you realize not at all weak
This was just to inform you, hes not what you think