[Verse One]  Tell me why when you put a camera on a thug  The first thing out of his mouth  Is I wanna thank my mama  And some say that causes drama  But its subliminal  Theres no efforts needed  It's like pouring water on the ground that's seeded  And you know it happens all the time  So Ineed to ask this question    [Chorus]  Why oh why is it hard for dudes to always be around  Tell me how can a boy be a man  Only getting fed from a woman's hands  Tell me what do you think will happen  When you don't come around  Its gonna be hard for a boy to be a man  Only getting fed from a woman's hand    [Verse Two]  Now tell me what turns a boy into a thug  Just as soon as he leave the house  See he don't have a man to give him little rules  So he don't be running in and out  But it's okay 'cause mama's there  And mama's doing the best she could ever do  But the funny thing is when it's all said and done  She probably did it better than you could ever do    [Chorus]  Why oh why is it hard for dudes to always be around  Tell me how can a boy be a man  Only getting fed from a woman's hand  Tell me what do you think will happen  When you don't come around  Its gonan be hard for a boy to be a man  Only getting fed from a woman's hand    [Verse Three]  Tell me how will a boy learn to stand on his own  How can he make it all alone  How can he be responsible  If he dont have his daddy to show him how to be there  Not to minimize what his mama does for him  I'm just saying he gone need ya'll both  Can you tell me why why why  Does it gotta be so hard to do a daddy job  It's gonna be hard for a boy to be man    [Chorus]  Why oh why is it hard for dudes to always be around  Tell me how can a boy be a man  Only getting fed from a woman's hand  Tell me what do you think will happen  When you don't come around  Its gonan be hard for a boy to be a man  Only getting fed from a woman's hand  Why oh why is it hard for dudes to always be around  Tell me how can a boy be a man  Only getting fed from a woman's hand  Tell me what do you think will happen  When you don't come around  Its gonan be hard for a boy to be a man  Only getting fed from a woman's hand    When you missin' his first game  Don't even know the boy's nickname  That's a damn shame  'Cause you suppose to be the man  The daddy, The father  The boy's role model  That's supposed to be you  That's supposed to be you