i been there, when there’s no one around
when there’s no one to talk to
when you’re feelin down
i been there
when you’re tryin to find ya way
you want someone to say
that there’s a better day
and yeah I been there
in that dark and cold place
with no face wishin you could end the race
for one taste of first place
and end the disgrace
that you wanted to replace.
all these people lookin down at you
with words to put you down
into the ground
so far down, your mind just doubts
so far down, you can’t climb out
and you don’t know what you’re about
you gotta pull it together
make it through any type of weather
the sun can shine or it can rain all day
while you reminisce about
“back in the day”
you gotta pick yourself up
and be on your way because.
(chorus 2x)
you’re one best friend
can be your only worst enemy
it’s like romeo and juliet
it’s gonna end in some tragedy.
look at me, look at you
look at what you do
look at what you say
there’s no better way to describe
the words you play around with
i ain’t down with the sounds of my heart
bein played like a drumkit
you work so hard to get to where you are
but jealousy ain’t very far
from cars to clothes, jewels and gold
families and friends, new or old
so do what i can now
cause the future can’t be told
i’m gettin older with age
and wiser with experience
each turn of the page
i’m mixin history with the one instance
each chance you get
you gotta make the best of it
you can’t just let
your life be like the rest of it
it’s not where you came from
that determines who you are
it’s where you’re goin
when you’re guided by the star
you can go far
no matter who you are, you can go far.
(chorus 2x)
reality sets in, the true light shines
fatality can’t win, these true type rhymes
you finally witness, before you were blind
they don’t mind their own business
they’re wastin your time
if you wanna talk smack, behind my back
and try to attack my blind side
with your lyrical track
i’ll snap, and react and hit you with words
recap the fact that respect
is something that you lack
so this is reality, this is the way life goes
you’re just a stone’s throw away
from the end of the show
oh no, don’t drop the curtains
don’t know for certain
what’s gonna happen now
i’ll tell ya one thing straight up
don’t wait up, don’t hate us
for something that we didn’t do or say
don’t think of us as the only f’n way
cause you may think you know
but you have no idea.
(chorus 2x)
