I'm a man, don't you forget it   I'm not a little kid   Understand, you might regret it   Treating me the way you did      Hey, old man, shut your mouth and listen   This here's the new regime   I command, you could go missin'   You could be off the scene      (I'm not here to pray)   I'm not here to pray   (So papa don't say)   So papa don't say, I'm not ready   'Cause the hands feel so steady   Take the reins      We got a team, we got the muscle   When things are getting tight   Will there seem, if there's a hustle?   Money changes every fight      Look at me, you will discover   I'm not my father's son   You will see, when you recover   I'm mama's only one      (Look straight in my eye)   Look me in the eye   (Try to deny)   Try to deny, I'm not ready   But these hands feel so sturdy   Oh, take the reins      (I'm sure in your game)   I know that in your game   (You were okay)   You were okay, that's behind us   Oh, Louise, is it vengeless?   Oh, take the reins      I'm a man, I'm not a little kid   Why, I understand   Shut your mouth and listen   Ah, and don't work out a new regime      Yeah, I got a team   Yeah, take the reins   I'm mama's only one   Ah, take the reins