
…[Verse 1]
At eight or ten I wondered why my voice wasn't breaking yet
I was impatient to get from A to Z
So I'd break…
…each film I saw
Inspired me to build my skills some more
So I bought more CDs to imitate
Believe me, back in the day…
…So now I meditate about how to elevate
Cause Safe was just the safety net to let me levitate
I'm picking my best fruit…
By The Dayton Family (1996)
On album F.B.I. (1996)

…Aother day, lil esham in the streets summertime
All the hoes are outside summertime
(shoestring)
I be that gangsta like…
…a caddie coup
Bought me a suit and the 1200 dollar gator boots
Smokin on gizzy, the toxic got me feelin dizzy
So much wait in my trunk…
Motherf**k a 9 to 5 my gangsta's told me crime pays
I was 17 back in them days, I couldn't spell diploma
But I could tell you bout…

…the Goat
I'm just stuck on the ropes
Won't fall and I ain't gone choke
Young king on his boss shit
I ain't take a L in my life
I…
…keep my faith involved to be free
They didn't say the pain involved with each leap
That a nigga gotta take to…
…is open but I'm living barely
(Meditate when my mind race)
Got heaven's gates in my blunt so I'll fly away
Boy I'm on a mission so we doing it my way…
By Lil $kam (2019)
On album Cloud9 (2019)

…sin
Vison dazy how'd i lose my baby
Doin eighty on gurney listenin to shady
And Its rainy im off the oxys so just maybe
I might go off…
…droppin' so late?)
Yeah, its taking me forever to write im cryin every take
Beliver in destiny but this cannot be my fate
I got so…
But everything comes to and end like a match
They always askin me why you think so negatively
Cuz I got these voices in my head…

…forever
So today is all we've got-
And if this life is all we're given
Then it means an awful lot
To the ones who lost…
…they faith
I hold a place inside my thoughts for you
How you sposed to trust in God
When she ain't never talked to you
Most…
People say they patriots
When really they the patriarchs
Women gave us all life
To me that's just a basic part…

…forever
So today is all we've got-
And if this life is all we're given
Then it means an awful lot
To the ones who lost…
…they faith
I hold a place inside my thoughts for you
How you sposed to trust in God
When she ain't never talked to you
Most…
People say they patriots
When really they the patriarchs
Women gave us all life
To me that's just a basic part…
By Bad Karma
On album Wild Fire

…in the matrix tap your home phone line
I got my own mind to finish the journey where I begin to know why
Must release…
…a pitcher of that wicked wisdom mixture
Better than them shots of that triple six liquor
I see the snake bit ya, told ya not to hold it so close…
…death
So just don't say you gave it all if you ain't gave it all
Just fade it in the hazy purple twilight
No more time I tried to warn you all it's now approaching MIDNIGHT…

…[Intro: Jonathan Hay]
The journey
That struggle
[Chorus: Mike Smith]
I'm so ashamed of how it got this way
I don't know what to…
…favorite excuse is "nobody's perfect"
[Chorus: Mike Smith]
I'm so ashamed of how it got this way
I don't know what to…
…else to blame
[Chorus: Mike Smith]
I'm so ashamed of how it got this way
I don't know what to do
I just don't feel like I'm still…

…[Intro: Jonathan Hay]
The journey
That struggle
[Chorus: Mike Smith]
I'm so ashamed of how it got this way
I don't know what to…
…favorite excuse is "nobody's perfect"
[Chorus: Mike Smith]
I'm so ashamed of how it got this way
I don't know what to…
…blame
[Chorus: Mike Smith]
I'm so ashamed of how it got this way
I don't know what to do
I just don't feel like I'm still any…

…[Intro: Jonathan Hay]
The journey
That struggle
[Chorus: Mike Smith]
I'm so ashamed of how it got this way
I don't know what to…
…favorite excuse is "nobody's perfect"
[Chorus: Mike Smith]
I'm so ashamed of how it got this way
I don't know what to…
…else to blame
[Chorus: Mike Smith]
I'm so ashamed of how it got this way
I don't know what to do
I just don't feel like I'm still…

…[Intro: Jonathan Hay]
The journey...
The struggle...
[Hook: Mike Smith]
I'm so ashamed of how it got this way
I don't know what to…
…say
I'm my own worst' opponent, and it hurts in every way
You ever thought about smashing the mirrors in your house
So you don't…
…"
[Hook]
I'm so ashamed of how it got this way
I don't know what to do
I just don't feel like I'm, still any god for you
[Bridge: DJ…

…[Intro: Jonathan Hay]
The journey...
The struggle...
[Hook: Mike Smith]
I'm so ashamed of how it got this way
I don't know what to…
…say
I'm my own worst' opponent, and it hurts in every way
You ever thought about smashing the mirrors in your house
So you don't…
…]
I'm so ashamed of how it got this way
I don't know what to do
I just don't feel like I'm, still any god for you
[Bridge: DJ…

…[Verse 1: Marcus Ryan]
Mama just got her Master's
I'ma toot my own brasses
All that shit you keep moving, feel like you moving…
…the wave now
All this sauce, my lord, where the breakdown
Take no breaks, I'm on my way
Fuck what they say, 'cause I can't relate, nah…
…meditate, got the wave now
All I do is break records with the play count
Pass each mirror, look away, I'm straight
Fuck what they say…

…I need some sunshine
This umbrella I'm under, while it's raining alcohol
See we're abusing each other
I'm just trying to drown my…
What's the odds? I'm going to beat them
All of my friends, man they're gone when I need 'em
The same song plays over and over
My…
…but ain't no Geenie in this bottle
I know, I gotta change and realize I'm highly worth it
But until then, my favorite excuse is "nobody's perfect"
[Hook…

…I need some sunshine
This umbrella I'm under, while it's raining alcohol
See we're abusing each other
I'm just trying to drown my…
What's the odds? I'm going to beat them
All of my friends, man they're gone when I need 'em
The same song plays over and over
My…
…but ain't no Geenie in this bottle
I know, I gotta change and realize I'm highly worth it
But until then, my favorite excuse is "nobody's perfect"
[Hook…