[Produced By Jake One]

[Verse]
One time for Dilla
Bow ties, tux, the hats, the money chains
Ain't nothing changed
I still hold the reigns
Another year, another win
No more lies, no more sins
To my own lifeless eyes, I still see them smile
Making new resolutions
Finding new solutions
But not for awhile, I'm not for awhile
Just me and the game walking down the isle
One lie and a million ways to sell it
One truth but a million ways to tell it
I went against the grain like I'm trying to start a rebellion
Funny how I got records but I've never been a felon
I'm still drowning in my own thoughts
Still investigating battles that I never fought
I can't help it, the city helped raise me
All the days we tried counting to infinite, believe me
It's hard to believe in the things I don't believe in
There's such a good reason
It's such a dead industry
I just pray that God don't let you die on me
Give me a chance, I still got more to give
Every week I did them cyphers with niggas who were never into it
You can stand beside my bars or stand behind em
It's your choice
I'm hungry now, I've been starving lately
In need of a good laugh, haven't watched Martin lately
And I never got that visit that Peter Parker paid me
Exactly why I don't have heroes no more
And what's the difference between the rich and the poor
If money don't make you happy
I see no exit, so I know they wanna trap me
And it's not that I hate confrontation, it's just that
Fuck it, who the I am kidding? It's just that
It's hard to find clarity when the world sounds the same though
Tell me what makes you good
Makes you good for the fame though
Acid burning through my closed wounds
Never had it bad but also never had a silver spoon
Rapping gave me a fantasy
That getting bread would be effortless
To get my family outta Jefferson
Have em living like the Jefferson's
You hearing me?
808s so all my south niggas feel me
Dark skinned so all my field niggas feel me
I've only ever said things that were real to me
And I'm aware I may lose a couple fans for that
But that's possible with every single track I put out
Look at how everything's turned out
Hoping my flame never burns out
Gotta feeling I'm next up, everybody in my set throw ya reps up
The booth's practice I'm just tryna get my reps up
And I dare someone to test us
I never liked school, so I never care if I mess up
And I'm not exactly where I want to be
But I'm further now than I used to be
I can't have these labels using me
Let's talk one on one I'll even give you an exclusive B
Never making it is something I still think about
Thinking bout my life
I'm hoping that can live it out
So I made it clear to myself
I'ma marry my dream
Cheat on fear and break up with my doubt

[Outro]
I broke up with my doubt
I broke up with my doubt
Yea, don't die on me, don't die on me
I pray to God they never lie on me