Yo I’m the face that you see when you’re looking through the mirror Wipe away the fog so I can look a little clearer I hear wifey call my name but I act like I don’t hear her Cause I’m going through some things and I don’t think I should be near her These demons inside got me fiending to rhyme Leaning off to the side while I speed and get high It’s easy to die when you ain’t got a reason to live And you can’t change the game cause it is what it is Frustrated anger is what I got in my veins I withstood a lot ? my brain It’s enough to drive any other man insane Cause without shelter niggas couldn’t stand the rain Understand the game was meant for the fit to survive But most niggas ain’t equipped and only fit to get by They’re tossed aside cause they ain’t got ? But you can see what I see if you look in my eyes
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My heart, my soul, my life, my dreams, my goals No surrender, no defeat We some soldiers the streets Hold your head and no retreat
[Verse 2]
How can it be that I still can’t breathe? I got a couple tricks up my sleeve but still they try to trick me Thinking I don’t know any better I poured out my heart to my girl in a dear john letter I told her that I won’t forget her But it’s a cold world outside, I hope she understands it’s not about pride I sinned a lot in my day, it’s enough to make me want to run away And come back and fight on another day I need to disappear just maybe for a year Take some time to myself cause I’m not thinking clear They say the game changed and now it’s hard to make it here You see that next level? I’m about to take it there We ?, I will not be denied Because you can’t conjure what you cannot provide I’ll take your breath away like random acts of homicide And make the trek from dirty ? to ?
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My heart, my soul, my life, my dreams, my goals No surrender, no defeat We some soldiers in the street Hold your head and no retreat
My heart, my soul, my life, my dreams, my goals No surrender, no defeat We some soldiers in the street Hold your head and no retreat
[Verse 3]
Life is full of questions, you’ll never get an answer It’s hard to tell, there’s a pain from the tears of laughter My father’s body held ten years of cancer Without knowing until the cancer spread faster Life is rough so when the going gets tough You gotta stand on your own and learn to roll with the punch Never let em see you sweat Never let em see you do something you will regret cause they won’t let you forget They be breathing down your neck every second that they get Whisper in your ear reminding you that you ain’t worth spit They never say it to your face, it’s always in the back But it’s just enough for them to chip away at your respect If money equals power and power is control What you gonna do with the last hour of your soul? I’m down twenty-three and got an hourglass of gold So if you don’t catch me now then catch me at the funeral
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My heart, my soul, my life, my dreams, my goals No surrender, no defeat We some soldiers in the street Hold your head and no retreat
My heart, my soul, my life, my dreams, my goals No surrender, no defeat We some soldiers in the street Hold your head and no retreat
My heart, my soul, my life, my dreams, my goals No surrender, no defeat We some soldiers in the street Hold your head and no retreat