be tried seven times
and be as pure as gold
thats the way the story's told
as it's read over
but my seven times have been flipped seven times over
so its harder to be cheerful as I grow older
the righteous shall be persecuted so my words speak with anguish
so angered words flow from my soul as the pages get damaged
my souls older than my body
it holds pain and tears
as i've spent countless nights wrestling with fears
and rich people don't get my poems
cause they don't know what it's like
to be praying an' struggling for all of your life
thats why i love hip hop
cause theres no obligation
when you get on the mic you just rip your frustrations
and you don't have to be in love, or depressed, or the best
you just open up your soul and flow from the chest
its the real of the real
the pain and death in the streets
that's how i was brought up so thats how i speak
people call me a wannabe, a fake and a wangsta
but i've learned to let hate fuel my fires so its time that i thanked'ya
so thank you for not believing
thank you for smiles in your masks
so you can thank me for blazing every poem in my past
aw naw
hell naw
the boy's up and done it
i made a mole-hill of a mountain and straight overcome it
spitting hot fire for ya ears
and bringing food for ya stomach
just got two tracks produced
aw naw
hell naw
the boys on a come up
see dumb folks don't understand my words
its like "whats with his vocabulary?"
so instead of hand claps and finger snaps they just stay staring at me
but real recognize real
so damn im like famous
and my boys all gave up hood-dreams
can ya blame us?
cuz rims depreciate
so do clothes and your whips
i'd rather cop real estate
than ice for my wrist
you'd rather have immediate gratification
while ignorance spills from your lips
trying to jack off'a my style
but you can get off my dick
learn how to behave
before you a gansta in the jail
cuz you aint hardcore
getting you booty nailed
im stepping outta repression
and straight into progression
gotta change my location
before i hit into depression
cause it's hard being ten foot tall
in a six foot town
where word of mouth is the only thing new
that comes into town
my last chapter is finished
im on a brand new page
Im into chapter X now
a new dawning of my age