(M-M-Maybach Music) Pray for the days when the failure was a phase Or hate was the case, but they tell you to your face The top came down so I never hit the brakes The bitches came out, so we the niggas they would chase Envy was the norm, we the children in the corn Black male, pickin' cotton, hustles came in different forms Started with the pies, real ones lost lives Such a dirty game, now my hand sanitized I buckled down in a Porsche Buttoned up, Tom Ford Head stay on a swivel, they want your boy in a morgue But fuck 'em, I want a war Butt fuckin' 'em, slow, raw Pertaining only to women, my lady know I'm a lord, Lord Forgive me for all my wrongs Killin' niggas for sneakers and shit that's said in a song Puttin' homies in check instead of puttin' 'em on I'm always put to the test, real ones finishing strong Fresh up out the gutter, nigga, yeah And I can never be them other niggas I don't come through blood niggas, a semi not on me Exchange words and shots with like ten of my homies And no matter what I do, I'm not good enough Drive-bys, blood splattered on my shoe, I'm not hood enough But why cry? I Waka Flocka Flame, hit your block up Thug life, it's in my veins, go dig Pac up I'm where Pac was, only difference, got my Glock up 'Cause I been shot up, it's time to balance out my chakras I'm not the same motherfucker that I used to be I'm H.E.R., acoustically, you niggas gon' get used to me I'm tired of niggas usin' me, abusin' me Usually, I make a call, get the windows knocked out your motherfuckin' eulogy Imagine niggas shootin' me, yeah, Compton was like a zoo to me I'm a lion, king of my jungle, that's why it ain't no gettin' through to me For my first album, early 2000s, I was with the foolery Outside the L'Ermitage, could've got Fab for all his jewelry Ain't even really know how to rap yet I was just a Click Clack vet' Go find my nigga AR and ask him, if you wanna fact check Y'all heard it first (y'all heard it first), I ain't even told Fab yet This might affect our friendship, nigga, I ain't even ask yet I ain't even have half of an Aftermath check All in Brooklyn with you and Clue on the corner with my 'rag just Hangin' in the wind, with the stainless in the Benz Brainless when it spins, and I aim it for all my friends That go for Ross too I brought a gun and some chalk too For openin' up doors, it cost a Maybach just to walk through And on my dark days, I walk inside a dark booth Speak what's on my mind, but they ain't ready for the hard truth You can't call yourself king when I taught you Brought you a classic for you and all your niggas to spark to I ought to, nah, fuck it 'Cause even Nikki Giovanni had James Baldwin to talk to So I get high, then I swan dive in a shark pool With the same red bandana, "Start From Scratch" part two Nas got the part, so I went and got the part too Snoop pulled the rag out, shit, I went and bought that car too That shit was hard too Run up on it while my son inside it, the .40'll spin your ass around like a barstool Let Jesus take the wheel, I step on the gas I'm one in a million like Aaliyah, I wish that she never crashed And I only made it this far 'cause I always knew the task Understood my greatness and over stood all the math I don't need your love or the credit, I always got cash And even now, my 2020 vision is somewhere in the past Who the next rapper murdered? Every month, a nigga pass But me, I'm still alive, I guess they saved the best for last

Sometimes the snow comes down in June Sometimes the sun goes 'round the moon I see the passion in your eyes Sometimes it's all a big surprise 'Cause there was a time when all I did was wish You'd tell me this was love It's not the way I hoped or how I planned But somehow it's enough And now we're standing face to face Isn't this world a crazy place? Just when I thought our chance had passed You go and save the best for last All of the nights you came to me When some silly girl had set you free You wondered how you'd make it through I wondered what was wrong with you 'Cause how could you give your love to someone else And share your dreams with me Sometimes the very thing you're lookin' for Is the one thing you can't see But now we're standing face to face Isn't this world a crazy place? Just when I thought our chance had passed You go and save the best for last Sometimes the very thing you're looking for Is the one thing you can't see Sometimes the snow comes down in June Sometimes the sun goes 'round the moon Just when I thought our chance had passed You go and save the best for last You went and saved the best for last

Another night in my new skin Throw emotion to the wind Just trying to find a face to make me feel something And for all the pretty mouths and pretty words that turn me up I just end up at your house Twenty thousand leagues beneath the ocean Oh I've been trying to keep my distance (I still need you, I'm still bleeding) So hard to keep my distance (I still need you, I'm still bleeding) And you make me wanna stay 'cause you look so good But I know you babe and this can't wait Not one more touch, one more drink One more minute, one more night So I surrender This is the moment I surrender Now all the shapes I know are gone The charts and maps I've drawn just get me lost And I'm falling off the edge And you make me wanna change with the look on your face 'Cause I miss you babe but I can't stay Not one more kiss Not one more fix, not one more minute, one more night So I surrender This is the moment I surrender In and out, let it in Oh Lord I surrender (I still need you, I can't stay) (Heart's still beating, I still can't stay) I'm still trying to keep my distance (Won't you send me back in time, break me again) Keep my distance (I still need you, I'm still bleeding) When I speak will you listen? So send me back a thousand days That first night at your old place and tell me how it ends I'd do it all again For one more minute, one more night If all that I could ever be If all that I could ever be was the best ex-lover of your life If all that I could ever be If all that I could ever be was the best ex-lover of your life So I surrender This is the moment I surrender In and out, let it in Oh Lord I surrender This is the moment I surrender And all that I could ever be And all that I could ever be was the best ex-lover of your life Keep my distance So hard to keep my distance I'm still trying to keep my distance

Easy now With my heart Easy now Oh, with my heart Walk a tight, walk a little tightrope You walk a tight, walk a little tightrope Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh This heart is burning up I said oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh This heart is burning up Careful now Ooh, with my head I said careful now What you do to my head? Well make your mind, make your little mind up To each his own, to each his or her oh, oh, own Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh This heart is burning up I said oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh This heart is burning up In my head, I'm rolling over I'm changing I've been the change On the swings on the set on the night that we met And now the beads of water Move up the glass You speak your mind You can not take it back Walk a tight, walk a little tightrope Walk a tight, walk a little tightrope Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh This heart is burning up I said oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh This heart is burning up I said oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh This heart is burning up I said oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh This heart is burning up It's, it's burning up Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

People say that I'm a rockstar They think I stay up all night All night, all night Well, just because I'm such a rockstar Doesn't mean I always get high Get high, get high (Horns) Well, I look good You look good Got money in the bank (Damn, that's a lot of money) Said, I look good You look good Don't give a fuck what you think Sometimes I gotta wear my shades 'Cause there's sunshine dripping down my face Don't let these people lie to ya Don't let 'em see ya smile too much They only tryna take it away Sometimes you gotta hide from 'em Don't let 'em see what's under the shades Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Don't let 'em see what's under the shades Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Don't let 'em see what's under the shades (Yeah, yeah, don't talk to me) Well, people say I take it too far But I don't see nothing wrong Damn right, damn right I'm a, I'm a rockstar Yeah, I can do what I want Get high, get high (Horns) Well, I look good You look good Got money in the bank (Damn, that's a lot of money) Said, I look good You look good Don't give a fuck what you think Sometimes I gotta wear my shades 'Cause there's sunshine dripping down my face Don't let these people lie to ya Don't let 'em see ya smile too much They only tryna take it away Sometimes you gotta hide from 'em Don't let 'em see what's under the shades Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Don't let 'em see what's under the shades Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Don't let 'em see what's under the shades You know, things always look a little different I gotta wear my shades When you got some tint on your lenses 'Cause there's sunshine Can't let 'em see what's under the shades Dripping down my face You feel me? Sometimes I gotta wear my shades (You know what I mean?) 'Cause there's sunshine dripping down my face Don't let these people lie to ya Don't let 'em see ya smile too much They only tryna take it away Sometimes you gotta hide from 'em Don't let 'em see what's under the shades Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Don't let 'em see what's under the shades Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Don't let 'em see what's under the shades Well, I look good You look good Got money in the bank Said, I look good You look good I don't give a fuck what you think

You were born in to the rhythm Marinated by the sound Of a billion voices On the merry-go-round There's too much information To know that love is free It comes in every color So go make a masterpiece Time, oh, time Feels like she keeps passing you by You gotta take some time, sometimes To know that she's been right by your sides Sing it Feel it Hold it (Moan it (Dream it Touch it Sing it 'Cause everything is right on time Don't you know you'll never know why Time... What's inside your picture And who you gonna save The preacher's in your backyard Who's digging your grave Maybe there's a reason An invitation to the show Keep some karma in your corner And pick your poison to the toast Time, oh, time Feels like she keeps passing you by You gotta take some time, sometimes To know that she's been right by your sides Sing it Feel it Hold it Moan it Dream it Touch it Sing it 'Cause everything is right on time Don't you know you'll never know why Time... Feel it Alright Dream it Hold it Moan it Oh yeah! Time, oh, time... Feels like she keeps passing you by You gotta take some time, sometimes To know that she's been right by your sides Sing it Feel it Hold it Moan it Dream it Touch it Sing it 'Cause everything is right on time Don't you know you'll never know why Time... Time, oh, time... Feels like she keeps passing you by You gotta take some time, sometimes To know that she's been right by your sides (Yeah!) Sing it Feel it Hold it Moan it Dream it Touch it Sing it 'Cause everything is right on time Don't you know you'll never know why Time... Sing it Feel it Hold it Moan it Dream it Touch it Sing it 'Cause everything is right on time Don't you know you'll never know why Time...