Lyrics

My attitude used to get me in trouble
I spent some days in the maze of reality and that was my hustle
out the window and shattered a couple
before I knew it I was walkin wit an ego and backed it with muscle
all the ones that came before me and all of them fell
felt so far away from heaven that my neighbor was hell
in the air you could tell by the smell
or you can ask some of the cats whos standin next to me who knew me and well
people say that my perceptions where reality lies
others say that I'm a giant only half of the size
and when I one son I laughed at the prize
see I could fool em on the outside cuz they ain't lookin past my disguise
in my heart you I knew what was real
cuz I was never given nothin with my hands out and knew how to feel
believe me I seen more heat than Shaquille
and now I see it's time to eat and if you ain't hungry believe me I will
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you can see it in my face man
reality strikes back and hits you money if you wanna taste man
some walk the streets wit the heat in they wasteband
some want it all and just end up wit a case man
some want the glory but it just ain't in they payplan
some need a chance but they just can't get a break man
some hate to lose cuz they got too much at stake man
walk in my shoes how much more you think I'll take man

In my insides I knew I would rise
just from the fact that I was never lookin backwards attack and devise
I seen em fail only half of them tried
the other half was on the grind and you seen it from the back of they eyes
and there was truth son in half of they lies
ain't it funny how they stories catchin up with them and actin surprised
believe me cuz I've been on both sides of the coin
and if I knew the rules then maybe I would never of joined
how much harder could it be I don't want nothin for free
I'm in control ain't nobody pushin buttons for me
tryin to shine from the back of the line
I'd rather hit em with my mind then I'll never have to clap wit a nine
you see my piont now and some of you don't
because I know if theres a will theres a way dog but some of you won't
it's kind of hard to keep ya head up when its heavy as hell
and either alive and then well or then dead or in jail
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you can see it in my face man
reality strikes back and hits you money if you wanna taste man
some walk the streets wit the heat in they wasteband
some want it all and just end up wit a case man
some want the glory but it just ain't in they payplan
some need a chance but they just can't get a break man
some hate to lose cuz they got too much at stake man
walk in my shoes how much more you think I'll take man

I fight fire with fire hold my weight like my gold
for those that know I get inspired its my ace in the hole
those that hesitate to shine ya'll can wait while I blow
those impatient on the line can see my heat in the snow
I get that money on the high hit the streets on the low
see you can front and act surprised but believe me I know
my mental is capacity so laugh at me now
even the kings that knew the half of me they passed me the crown
you know the half son attack and rebound
cuz I've been in it for a minute while you finished nigga laugh at me now
stab my back I come back with a smile
so while you wait I'm doin laps writin raps for the passion of sound
this ain't a game no ones actin around
just for the fact that you is backwards spittin wackness and then passed it around
you in the air I'll attack on the ground
I'll treat you like you was a pitcher hittin me and then attackin the mound
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you can see it in my face man
reality strikes back and hits you money if you wanna taste man
some walk the streets wit the heat in they wasteband
some want it all and just end up wit a case man
some want the glory but it just ain't in they payplan
some need a chance but they just can't get a break man
some hate to lose cuz they got too much at stake man
walk in my shoes how much more you think I'll take man