Dalam lagu emosional "Man of the House" karya Fantasia Barrino, sang penyanyi menyampaikan kekesalannya atas ketidaksetaraan gender dalam sebuah hubungan. Lirik lagu ini mengeksplorasi tema pemberdayaan perempuan dan tanggung jawab laki-laki, menyoroti ketegangan yang timbul ketika seorang wanita dipaksa untuk mengambil peran tradisional pria dalam mengurus rumah dan hubungan. Barrino menyuarakan frustrasi karena dibebani dengan tugas-tugas domestik dan membesarkan anak, sementara pasangannya gagal memenuhi tanggung jawabnya sebagai kepala keluarga.
Man of the House Lyrics
Fantasia Barrino
[Verse:]
If we dont got it I'll go get it (it ain't a thang)
And if it's broken I'll fix it (I dont complain)
But now see it's gettin' a little out of hand,
Cook, cleaning, providing taking care of little man
You want to talk about who's wearing the pants
Baby well I dont understand
[Chorus 2x:]
(If you gone) be the man,
Then be the man,
Cause if you can't
Baby I can,
I can and I will so
Figure it out
Which one of us gone be the man of the house
[Verse:]
(yeah, hey)
Boy, I just don't get it
(You ain't supposed to act like a little boy)
Just cause I'm independent
(Noooooooo)
You walk around with your chest out
Like you the one
But if I don't do it
Then it won't get done
I'm a good woman
But I'm not dumb
You gone be the man or my son
[Chorus 2x:]
(If you gone) be the man,
Then be the man,
Cause if you can't
Baby I can,
I can and I will so
Figure it out
Which one of us gone be the man of the house
[Bridge:]
And I'm sick and tired of
Being the boss for us
(being the boss for us)
No this ain't the kind of love
It's supposed to be
You want to be
King of the castle
(ohhhh, you want to be)
You want to be captain
You gone have to work a little bit harder for that to happen
[Chorus 4x:]
(If you gone) be the man,
Then be the man,
Cause if you cant
Baby I can,
I can and I will so
Figure it out
Which one of us gone be the man of the house
If we dont got it I'll go get it (it ain't a thang)
And if it's broken I'll fix it (I dont complain)
But now see it's gettin' a little out of hand,
Cook, cleaning, providing taking care of little man
You want to talk about who's wearing the pants
Baby well I dont understand
[Chorus 2x:]
(If you gone) be the man,
Then be the man,
Cause if you can't
Baby I can,
I can and I will so
Figure it out
Which one of us gone be the man of the house
[Verse:]
(yeah, hey)
Boy, I just don't get it
(You ain't supposed to act like a little boy)
Just cause I'm independent
(Noooooooo)
You walk around with your chest out
Like you the one
But if I don't do it
Then it won't get done
I'm a good woman
But I'm not dumb
You gone be the man or my son
[Chorus 2x:]
(If you gone) be the man,
Then be the man,
Cause if you can't
Baby I can,
I can and I will so
Figure it out
Which one of us gone be the man of the house
[Bridge:]
And I'm sick and tired of
Being the boss for us
(being the boss for us)
No this ain't the kind of love
It's supposed to be
You want to be
King of the castle
(ohhhh, you want to be)
You want to be captain
You gone have to work a little bit harder for that to happen
[Chorus 4x:]
(If you gone) be the man,
Then be the man,
Cause if you cant
Baby I can,
I can and I will so
Figure it out
Which one of us gone be the man of the house
