[Talking Intro]



[Verse 1:]

its a long process, from bar to wonderbar at 16,

and writing in my notebook from morning to evening

but my fam still not believin, in my bed late at night with my eyes closed often dreaming

zoned out

im gone now, fuck it, im home now

rest of the rhythm, im a rolling stone now

making my own ways with stone cold days

and long nights

can u feel the sacrifice?

cuz they aint half as nice, couldnt understand how i feel

when im on the trackboard turning the knob switch

moms will keep talkin that "get a real job" shit

thats the kind of thinkin Phonte got a prob with

solved it my blood fam on the badwagon,

cant believe this man turned his plan into action

they say if i didnt rap id choose a different path for my passion

couldnt understand this mans satisfaction



[Chorus:]

they say you might be crazy, and sometimes i agree,

but you and i know thats not all that you are

they say he might be crazy, salvation power saving,

but you and i know thats not all that you are





[Verse 2:]

yo, its a new day as time procedes

a Mya, the love of my life best believe

she still got love for me

im doin this for her and me

take mics and make currency

steady worrying, yo, i wish i had a clone of me

man, this aint the way its supposed to be

my daughters mine, wishin she was close to me, holding me, instead she lonely

complaining, that her lifes competing with mine

cuz i be out of the house for weeks at a time

and she be stuck at home playin housewifey with an attitude,

before we had a kid--we should have had a clue

i fell asleep with this beat on repeat

repetitive new rhymes seem to greet me

im tryin to be a better man please believe me,

ready and god-willing if you ready to teach me (for real)



[Chorus]



[Verse 3:]

real talk, yo, everybody got a way to try to be the man

some write rhymes others move kilograms

you aint trying to play yourself either man

because i was dealt i can play it with either hand

i gotta be the plan, put it in motion

a nigga on the grind, im preceding with focus

i know that makin you fools aint a part of your plan,

but understand that that aint all that i am

i was lost in the trans -?-

got a studio he bought with a grand

feel like destiny is in the palm of his hand,

real shit we can all understand (check this out y'all)



[Chorus]
thanks to [Andrew] for the lyrics