The Man

    Artist: Aloe Blacc

    Girl you can tell everybody

    Yeah you can tell everybody

    Go ahead and tell everybody

    I’m the man I’m the man I’m the man

    I believe every lie that I ever told

    Paid for every heart that I ever stole

    I paid my cause and I didn’t fold

    Well it ain’t that hard when you got soul (this is my world)

    Somewhere I heard that life is a test

    I’ve been through the worst but still I give my best

    God made my mold different from the rest

    Then he broke that mold so I know I’m blessed (this is my world)

    Stand up now and face the sun

    Won’t hide my tail or turn and run

    It’s time to do what must be done

    Be a king when kingdom comes

    ...

    I got all the answers to your questions

    I’ll be the teacher you could be the lesson

    I’ll be the preacher you be the confession

    I’ll be the quick relief to all your stressing (this is my world)

    It’s a thin line between love and hate

    Is you really real or is you really fake

    I’m a solider standing on my feet

    No surrender and I won’t retreat (this is my world)

    Girl you can tell everybody

    Yeah you can tell everybody

    Go ahead and tell everybody

    I’m the man I’m the man I’m the man

    ...

    Background

    Soul artist Aloe Blacc first made his way into the national arena as the voice to Avicii’s “Wake Me Up,” and he returns with hip-hop flare in “The Man.” The track reached No. 2 on the iTunes charts earlier this month after being revealed in a new Beats commercial. The song is lyrically a nod to Elton John’s “Your Song,” and vocally harkens back to the sounds of “Rocket Man.” Aloe Blacc co-wrote and performed vocals on Avicii’s “Wake Me Up,” which charted at No. 1 in 22 countries.