they said I would never make it they said it's all how you take shit and yet they still sittin' on the pot just waitin' no wax no discs no bass amps (hatas) i just find it hilarious you can be a wizard or you can wait for that fairy dust or you can barely trust anyone carefulness caution stress isolation the only ones who cared i'm white were white kids but damn I trixxxed 'em i think they likes it i played the victim for the sympathy never got myself caught in no silly beef and it's just killin' me to see the ego trips you got a new whip? i'm the repo man you wanna prove shit? you're gonna need a hand i'd lend a hand but mine are tied my mic's into s&m (listen man) y'all don't really really know what I roll like i'm so nice there is no ice so no, no dice you talk a lotta shit but this ain't a bullfight get it? matador -- traje de luces burn bright i'm already gone on that return flight get nuts? yeah I think I sure might strip clubs? rather hit up the turnpike hitchhike when I say 'bitch' i'm talking to you not her -- i don't care anymore you're right i don't stare anymore i see -- pure sight for the first time in my life i'm free i've never been so sure this is where i'm 'posed to be fill in the blanks i'm past it mad libs shit i'm the noun who verbed up your verse just with an ad lib i'm this i'm that whichever pick an adjective and i will jump for you but i don't jump thru hoops no i don't fuck with moves i just fuckin' move what's the ruckus dudes? i don't trust you fools you been playin' so long in the sandbox you think you're sand i mean damn give thanks now pass that gravy boat cuz we on a gravy train now thanks to the haters cuz the hate's lovely and when I run out of rocks i'll throw my voice, dummies

Vs 1: Ya barely dance ya scaredypants Stand still -- I dare ya man (Nope nope!) Not in Paris, France (Nope!) You are not Parisian You are carefully scammin' these girls outta their Capri pants Oh yeah you gotta be hard or you ain't shit -- boxers please stand Because I got a lot problems and I thought that you could solve 'em with your b-b-barely hands But I just cuh-can't be friends with a punch-drunk dumb thug pair of fists Hook: I keep on runnin' til the sun goes down But I ain't gonna run from you No... I keep my shit on lock I run this town And I will suffer too I'll suffer you So I keep junkin' til the motherfuckin' war is through And you will not escape I keep on telling you this is what I was born to do Now you just watch and wait Bridge: Yeah I'ma let it ride like that You're so scared -- Why am I like that?! Yeah I'ma let it ride like that til the drive-by wiseguys fire back Yeah I'ma let it ride like that I will not ask Yeah I'ma let it ride like that til the rhyme bite back Vs 2: Sorry dude -- didn't mean to startle you Some of my raps got melodies but no autotune Look I gotta do what I gotta do Watch for the follow-thru Swoop Swoosh Clock and 2 That's just a free throw Play another free show and another make it at least three bro How else will I get this sweet flow to the people? Ego a powerful motivator feel so good that i feel like i chose my haters I'm so away Fuck it, I'm the rollerblader in the skate park and these cats play hard But I know the players Fuck it I coach the players Get it? I just got the best roll so there Overture over I roll like a stoner A photo, the cover Expose in the shutter and...

Vs 1: I was conceived out of love in the spring when the birds sang Valentine's kiss and a beat for my first days Grew in the summer when the sun makes the earth bake born in winter smelled death on my birthday the caramel sweet scent that you get when leaves die and the freeze dry of the cold air makes the beat live punctuates every sound in the silence heat slides inside of it like this Like you speak a word that cracks a hole in the frozen air and you can hold it there and I was born to bear the deepest of the cold with care and keep the springtime passion buried deep underneath the snowy layers I know how to sleep and I know all my prayers cuz it gets so lonely here see in the winter you feel alone and bare I feel right at home I'm a polar bear Hook: There ain't nobody that I wanna be next to right now But I can think of a few places where I could lay down and I would feel so peaceful I would let it all go but that's not gonna happen unless we get snow Vs 2: I miss seeing the leaves fall turn red yellow and orange the air was mellow and warm a cold breeze and the smell of the storms you could feel it on your skin you could see it in the stores the people would close up shop before the sirens cuz it might get hot right before the ice hits water clung to the air and it stuck to your lungs drowning in cold steam it was love on the run and it was so fuckin' fun to chase danger from the skyline there's a tornado you navigate while I drive why hide? this may be our only chance to tame her let's go dance with nature let's take a tent, a blanket, and let the rain burn and we can stay on that gravel road for days girl shit... I really used to think that that we could just keep driving until the brakes burst Vs 3: When I was younger I would lie on my rooftop Lookin' at the stars thinkin' life is a good pop song and I'm the singer yeah my voice is golden didn't understand how you'd be scared to hold it but now I hold it in afraid of the fire I got burnt too many times and I've stayed a survivor through the flames and ignitors that I turned off a long time ago maybe I'm trying too hard to reclaim those nights or maybe I forgot that it could be a nightmare but even at its worst I was being alive there I was me and I liked it now the stars have names and winter just means I have a car to scrape and on the darkest days I think back on the starting place it was so hard but i really miss those scars and pain So don't run away I'm freezing but there's snow on the ground let's play

Vs 1: When I was 6 I scratched my knee My momma picked up and put me in the bath and she Told me it's not the end of the world Patched me up n got me back out to play with the other kids in the woods When I was 8 she provided me a science lab Shot my home movies for me on the VHS-cam Me and my friends would stage monster fights She would help us make the fake blood and say, 'watch the carpet guys!' And I was really into Goosebumps she would take me to the bookstore every month to get the new ones She even took me to Kung Fu once But I was picky so she stayed with my hobbies til I found a "cool" one And then supported it If I adored it then It became important for her to show me how to go with it She was the first one to show me that books were fun When I wanted to learn she'd show me how to look it up Hook: Yeah yeah It's a crazy life I thank God momma raised me right Vs 2: Want to hear something impossibly amazing? My mom could stop me from raging but simply stopping and explaining For instance -- this kid at school was obnoxious and a pain in my butt callin' me names and bein' angry I told my mom and she told me that sucks but be sympathetic People who act like that are usually sad inside their heads Don't let it get to you you're better than that hold your head up and respect them And when I asked her what sex was She wasn't nervous she was a nurse and she explained it like I'd get it Matter fact that's the heart of the matter I may be her baby but she never softened the facts She treated me like I was smart enough to handle it and at the same time was patient with the parts that I couldn't handle yet I wonder if she realizes how impressive that is Or to a young mind what a great message that sends Bridge: I never doubted for once in my life I was loved And still I can't believe that I got such good luck To have such an amazing woman backing me up From the first day of my life to all the days to come Vs 3: When times were tough she let me know it was okay to cry when times were great She told me I could fly And to this day I rely on her h onest straightforward advice I don't know what I'd do without her moral insight She told me how to treat girls nice How to turn the other cheek How to be proud of my work How to be How to love how to speak how to run how to dream I thank God every day that my Mom made me Coda (Spoken): And when I moved away from home my mom said "Go make yourself proud" I'm proud already Mom. I get to say you raised me. Here's to the woman who read to me every night, kept my head on straight, and let me follow my heart always. I'm too lucky. I love you Mom.