I Got a Man Lyrics

[Intro: Sample]
"Man, I can't fuckin' believe this!
How can the same shit happen to the same guy twice?"


"Girls, girls, girls, girls"

[Verse 1]
A-yo, sweetie! You're lookin' kinda pretty
What's a girl like you doin' in this rough city?

I'm just here tryin' to hold my own ground
Yeah! I think I like how that sound
What you say we gets to know each other better?
That sounds good, but I don't think that I can let ya
I don't know, tell me is it so..
Do you get a kick out of tellin' brothers no?
No, it's not that, see, you don't understand
How should I put it? I got a man!

What's your man got to do with me? I told ya!
I'm not tryin' to hear that, see?
I'm not one of those girls that go rippin' around
I'm not a duck, baby, so don't play me like a clown
I'll admit, I like how you kick it
Now you're talkin' baby, that's the ticket!
Now, don't get excited and chuck your own hand
I already told ya — I got a man!

[Chorus]
What's your man got to do with me?
I got a man!
I'm not tryin' to hear that, see?
I got a man!
What's your man got to do with me?
I got a man
I'm not tryin to hear that!

[Verse 2]
Now, you can persist to play Don Juan all night
But ain't nothin' gonna change

Yeah, baby, sure, you're right!
I'mma break it down, and do whatever I gots to do
I tell you now — I got eyes for you!
You got eyes, but they not for me
You better use them for what they for, and that's to see

You know what's the problem? You’re young and still learnin'
I'm Big Daddy Longstroke, and your man's Pee Wee Herman
I got a question to ask you, troop
Are you a chef? 'Cause you keep feedin' me soup

You know what they say about those who sweat theyself
You might find yourself, by yourself
I'm not waitin' because I'm no waiter
So when I blow up, don't try to kick it to me later
All them girls must got you gassed
Well, when they see a good thing, they don't let it pass
Well, that's OK, 'cause see, if that's their plan
'Cause for me, I already got a man!

[Chorus]
What's your man got to do with me?
I got a man!
I'm not tryin' to hear that, see?
I got a man!
What's your man got to do with me?
I got a man!
I'm not tryin to hear that!

[Verse 3]
What am I? Some crab inmate
That just came home from jail, sweatin' you for a date?
I don't want no beef, I just wants to get together!
By how you talkin'? Pssssh! Whatever!
We can't have nothin'? It all depends
Well, if we can't be lovers, then we can't be friends
Well, then I guess it's nothin'
Well, hey! I think you're bluffin'!
Well, I'mma call my man
Well, I can get raggamuffin!
You better catch a flashback — remember, I'm not crabbin' it
You know my style from "I'm Not Havin' It"

All I remember's an "Excuse me, miss"
You can't get a girl like me with a line like this

Well, look, I'll treat you good
My man treats me better
I'll talk sweet on the phone
My man writes love letters
I'll tell ya that I want ya, and tell ya that I care
My man says the same, except he's sincere
Well, I'm clean, cut and dapper — that's what I'm about
My man buys me things and he takes me out
Well, you can keep your man 'cause I don't go that route!
Bwoy, yah know yah haffa respeck mi?
There's a lot of girls out there who won't say no
Yah out for mami wit' yah DJ Money

Uh! Boom! Batter my pockets is gettin' fatter
I wanna turn you on and excite ya
Let me know the spot on your body and I'll bite ya
So when your man don't treat you like he used to
I kick in like a turbo booster!

You want lovin'? You don't have to ask when
Your man's a headache, I'll be your aspirin
All confusion, you know I'll solve 'em
I got a man!
You got a whut?! How long you had that problem?
[Chorus]
What's your man got to do with me?
I got a man!
I'm not tryin' to hear that, see?
I got a man!
What's your man got to do with me?
I got a man!
I'm not tryin' to hear that!
I got a man
A-yo, baby, put in the dial numbers or your address
I got a man!
I told ya I treat you right
I got a man!
Aww! C'mon now! Ain't no future in frontin'
I'm not havin' it!
C'mon, Miss! Oh, we back on that again?
Uhh! I'm not tryin' to hear that, see?
I got a man!
But your man ain't me!
Uhh, uhh, I got a man!
You got a WHUT?!
Uhh, uhh, uhh, I got a man!
You got a WHUT?!

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About

Genius Annotation

“I Got A Man” is Positive K’s signature song and biggest hit, reaching #14 in the US and #43 in the UK in April 1993.

In 1988, the b-side of Positive K’s second single “A Good Combination” was a duet with MC Lyte named “I’m Not Havin' It” which became his first charting song, reaching #16 on the Rap Chart. Then after the success of his fourth single “Nightshift” featuring Big Daddy Kane in 1992, Pos K signed with Island Records and began work on his debut album The Skills Dat Pay Da Bills.

For the album’s lead single, Pos K re-used the basic call-and-response format of “I’m Not Havin' It” to create “I Got A Man”. This time the track featured an unnamed female rapper (that turned out to actually be Pos K’s own voice pitch-shifted). Musically it heavily samples the 1980 song “Rescue Me” by A Taste Of Honey.

After the success of “I Got A Man”, an effort to strike gold a third time with another call-and-response song between a man and woman was attempted with a re-worked version of “Carhoppers”, but it failed to chart. Pos K, having no other songs reach the top 40 in the US, has since been labeled a one-hit wonder.

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

What did Positive K say about "I Got a Man"?
Genius Answer

What did Pos have to say about the song 20 years later?
Genius Answer

In 2014, Pos explained:

I was telling you what my surroundings looked like when I was walking down the street. Understand, this was 1992 — there was no social media. There was no text messaging. If you got a person’s number, they wrote [it] down on a piece of paper or a napkin. ‘Can I get your number?’ ‘How you doing?’ It was kind of essential to meet somebody to say, ‘Hey, I think you look gorgeous! How are you?’ I made this provocative, artistic, flirtatious record because this was what we seen. It was done in an innocent and harmless way.

You might see the imagery of me being the pursuer, but you have to listen to the dialogue and understand the backdrop of 1992. That was our way of talking to each other. The woman’s not walking straight away, we’re talking and getting to get to know each other. She says, ‘Yeah, I like you. You’re kinda cute.’ So she is giving me, as they say in the street, ‘rhythm.’ This is not stalking, this is not a critique of street harassment. This is what goes on in everyday life as consensual, responsible, intelligent people interacting. That’s what ‘I Got a Man’ is about.”

You can’t put new wine into old wineskins. I don’t think we can go back from 2014 to ’92. We can’t put that in that box.

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