Why the hell would you run this game? Both my hands are tied Afraid of thinking I dug my own grave Fuck around with this Strange and elusive, too afraid to lose it I don't mind this pain Most niggas want you for your candy They'll never know just how long it takes I wave my own pride And put it all on the line There I go, volunteering, punish me Self inflicted pain, sickness over used Way over used Here I stay, hey, time to time It must be what you put me through It must be what you put me through A little while longer A bit more time Why would you run these thoughts across my mind? Please, relieve me As cool as I remain There's a point in which I'll lose my self restraint Say, love, most niggas would've left you lonely I fancy throwing it all away I see it to my own demise How much longer will I let it ride? There I go, volunteering, punish me Self inflicted pain, sickness over used Will I let it ride? (Here I stay) Here I stay, time to time It must be what you put me through (yeah, time to time) It must be what you put me through Hey it must be (here I stay time to time) It must be what you put me through It must be what you put me through

Darlin', I have to be moved from afar The truth is the only thing worth holding onto anymore (Anymore) Untie me, let me loose from the cord I'm so gone, so far, I deserve more (More, I deserve more) Yeah I'm begging you (I beg) I'm begging you, please, come home (Please) No one even begs anymore (Come home) I'm begging you (I beg) I'm begging you, please, come home (Please) No one even begs anymore (Come home) Who should I rest blame upon When all of the signs are brightly drawn And point back to your open arms? (Point back to your open arms) Back too soon, but I'm here for the last of support No longer bound by a broken heart (Bound by a broken heart) I'm begging you (I beg) I'm begging you, please, come home (Please) No one even begs anymore (Come home) I'm begging you (I beg) I'm begging you, please, come home (Please) No one even begs anymore Somewhere in a plane over water My love, my love Home base, wifey turn it off before I touch down You're all I need, all of me on my knees Normally harmony, bumblebee, hummingbird I'm a nerd, study you What are you, WWF? We fighting, we might need counseling Possibly more so me Sounds to me frowns'll be grounds to leave Hounds'll be looking for you before you drop a tear, apres diem Stop pretending that I ain't him I ain't them, dim sum dumpling I remember when you start dyeing them silver hairs And start hiding from your age I ask. why? How come? Amazing how time can run away from us I'm no nun, you're no priest But I promise, hun, you gon' see A phenomenon, come with me Like it's Ramadan, I don't eat Like it's Comic Con, I'm a freak for you (Yeah!) I'm begging now, pretty please with cherries on top Hairy wet twat Harriet Tub-man, I don't give up And if your gut tells you to strut, then strut Then I'll hail you a car, but what man won't beg? You know I'm nutmeg I will show up on a lil' moped With a lil' puppy, it'll be fluffy You will un-toughen We can discuss it You know I'm suffering I do miss my friend I don't like my fin bent up, Tilikum, well, that's ill-informed Sweet stuff, Willa Wonk', we stuck, Billabong 'Least at minumum we gon' get along Peace and inner calm, geez, it's been a long T-I-M-E, um, please, I'm feeling dumb Please, I'm feeling dumb Please, I'm feeling dumb

(Bongo, turn it up) Sweet dreams, yeah Eyes gettin' heavy I'm comin' back to you, baby (Bongo by the way) Come get this inner peace (sweet dreams) She pay me no mind, I tell her don't overthink (sweet dreams) I pin her up on the wall, you more like my centerpiece (sweet dreams) She tried to kick me some knowledge like she was Dr. King (oh-oh) But then she fell asleep (oh-oh) I guess she had a dream (sweet dreams) She said this the only way that she catchin' Z's (sweet dreams) I think this the only time I don't hear her speak (sweet dreams) She try to pay me no mind, I tell her don't overthink (Oh-oh) Come get this inner peace (oh-oh), come get this Sweet dreams I got big head energy, but I still don't overthink (ooh) She said she don't need no Xans, I just fuck her right to sleep She said that she need a light, I'll pull up that ultra beam Them bitches don't pay no mind (no), they don't bother me Found out we got chemistry, fuckin' your anatomy Picked up like a magazine (woah, yeah, yeah) And I'm on another page (ayy) Bet you could be the Supremes (ayy) Or you could be Danity Kane (woah) Used to whip the wheel when the day end (skrrt) Now I'm goin' back to the basics (back) Hittin' out the park, every day shit (yeah) I'm just coverin' all of the basics (oh) Don't let this annihilate things (it ain't sweet) Playin' for your heart, what the stakes is? (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) I'm not tryna make this complicated (no) I'm goin' back to the basics Come get this inner peace (sweet dreams) She pay me no mind, I tell her don't overthink (sweet dreams) I pin her up on the wall, you more like my centerpiece (sweet dreams) She tried to kick me some knowledge like she was Dr. King (oh-oh) But then she fell asleep (oh-oh) I guess she had a dream (sweet dreams) She said this the only way that she catchin' Z's (sweet dreams) I think this the only time I don't hear her speak (sweet dreams) She try to pay me no mind, I tell her don't overthink (oh-oh) Come get this inner peace (oh-oh), come get this Sweet dreams This the first time that I had some sleep, if it's the cousin of death That make you my enemy, nightmares of the reaper comin' Dustin' on my pillow, so I keep that peace underneath Baby, if we dream together, this might be too hard to see Baby, let it go, I'm like Moses, I can part the sea (yeah, yeah, yeah) Waves like emotions, take you to that galaxy, yeah No more layin' by yourself when you think of me, yeah You can't feel love by yourself, I know (know it) If I plant a seed i'll let grow (go, go, go, go) It's eternity and more Less sex, drop a jet and soar (ooh, yeah) This what you came for, you want that reassurance (you) Tucked away in before (before) Now I have open, your deepest flaws A new meanin' of me and yours (oh!) Come get this inner peace (sweet dreams) She pay me no mind, I tell her don't overthink (sweet dreams) I pin her up on the wall, you more like my centerpiece (sweet dreams, yeah) She tried to kick me some knowledge like she was Dr. King (oh-oh) But then she fell asleep (oh-oh) I guess she had a dream (oh, sweet dreams) She said this the only way that she catchin' Z's (oh, sweet dreams) I think this the only time I don't hear her speak (ooh-ah, sweet dreams) She try to pay me no mind, I tell her don't overthink (oh-oh) Come get this inner peace (oh-oh), come get this (ooh-ooh) Sweet dreams (Oh-oh) (Oh-oh, oh-oh) (Oh-oh, oh-oh) (Oh-oh, oh-oh) I love it when you sleep (oh-oh, oh-oh) Well, at least some good for somethin' if that only one thing (oh-oh, oh-oh) I love it when we sleepin' (oh-oh, oh-oh) I've been tryin' to do the same but my mind won't let me (oh-oh, oh-oh) I love it when you sleep (oh-oh, oh-oh) You get some for me (oh-oh, oh-oh) Hope you get what you need, I won't wake you (oh-oh, oh-oh) I love it when we sleepin' (oh-oh, oh-oh) I've been tryin' to do the same but my mind won't let me (oh-oh, oh-oh) It won't let me (oh-oh, oh-oh) No, no, no, no (oh-oh, oh-oh) I'm starin' up at the ceilin' fan (oh-oh, oh-oh) (Oh-oh, oh-oh) Eyes gettin' heavy (oh-oh, oh-oh) (Oh-oh, oh-oh) (Oh-oh, oh-oh) (Oh-oh, oh-oh) (Oh-oh, oh-oh) (Oh-oh, oh-oh) (Oh-oh, oh-oh) (Oh-oh, oh-oh)

My faith is buried somewhere underneath the town (Until it's paid for) Strawberry season, my sweetheart is coming 'round (I hear it rain and pour) How did you find me here? It must be perfect timing (Forever grateful) If I didn't love you then I damn sure love you now (Fruit of your labor) Say ain't shit change but the bank statements Spent the summer in the wave with the beach babies Threw your chula in the buggie With the top down up the PCH I'm heading north, I hope it doesn't rain Went from playing community ball to balling with the majors (Oh, what you major?) Yeah nigga I ran bases, pitch flame I call plays, remove labels And fuck fame, that killed all my favorite entertainers (Nothing short of amazing, ooh yeah) But I'm short on my patience See, I don't play that shit, I don't ever forget And don't forget that dot, nigga you paid for it I spent years being called out my name Living under my greatness But what don't kill me is motivation My faith is buried somewhere underneath the town (Until it's paid for) Strawberry season, my sweetheart is coming 'round (I hear it rain and pour) How did you find me here? It must be perfect timing (Forever grateful) If I didn't love you then I damn sure love you now (Fruit of your labor) Yeah, say, yeah Six years old I tried my first pair of Jordans on (Momma can you carry me?) It was late in the fall I caught a glimpse of my first love, my God (Momma can you carry me?) Knees hit the floor, screams to the Lord Why they had to take my ma? (Momma carry me?) To the early morn (Momma can you carry me?) To the early morning (Momma can you carry me?) Hey, hey, hey, gather 'round hustlers That is if you're still living And get on down before the judge give the sentence A few more rounds before the feds come and get you Is you gonna smile when your date gets issued? You know them feds taking pictures Your mom's in prison, your father need a new kidney You family's splitting, rivalries between siblings If cash ain't king it's damn sure the incentive And good riddance Is the element of danger an important factor for the members of your peer group? Yes, you might say that. Why don't you give it a try and find out for yourself? 'Bout the year Drizzy and Cole dropped Before K.Dot had it locked I was sleeping on the floor, newborn baby boy Tryna get my money pot so wifey wouldn't get deported Cursing the heavens, falling out of orbit Tryna roll this seven, tryna up my portion What about your goals? What about your leverage? So they don't force you into some hole What's the meaning of my fortune reading? When I crack the cookie all it said was "keep dreaming" When I look at my tree, I see leaves missing Generations of harsh living and addiction I came to visit during the seven year stint But they wouldn't let me in because my license suspended Now I'm scraping the pennies just to kiss you on your cheek It's gonna be a couple weeks before I get it I know you miss me Six years old I tried my first pair of Jordans on (Momma can you carry me?) It was late in the fall I caught a glimpse of my first love, my God (Momma can you carry me?) Knees hit the floor, screams to the Lord Why they had to take my ma? (Momma can you carry me?) To the early morn (Momma can you carry me?) To the early morning (Momma can you carry me?) (Momma can you carry me?) (Momma can you carry me?) (Momma can you carry me?) (Momma can you carry me?) Yeah, oh, oh, oh And one of these is my rise One of these is my downfall And I'm the one to make it right I wanna make it right And one of these is my rise One of these is my downfall And I'm the one to make it right I wanna make it right I wanna make it right I wanna make it right (Momma can you carry me?) To the early morning (Momma can you carry me?) To the early morning (Momma can you carry me?) Oh lord (Momma can you carry me?) (Momma can you carry me?) (Momma can you carry me?) (Momma can you carry me?) (Momma can you carry me?) I see here they call you a masochist I like pain Can you be specific? What kind of pain do you like? Any kind of pain

Hey Let's have some fun this time Wanna know what it sounds like when I'm not on drugs? Please, please don't play this song Ri-ri-ri-ri-right, ri-right, right Tryna get my mind, my mind, my mind right, right People think they really being helpful By telling me "Please be careful" Yeah right! Ri-ri-ri-ri-right, ri-right, right Please, please don't play this song, yeah, haha Pain, hurt, sadness and loneliness Balled all that shit right up, tossed it away to the bottomless Pit, the part of my mind that slips, the part of my mind so sick I don't even like to take that trip unless I'm sloppy drunk I pray for my mom, how a teach had a son That never gave a fuck about scantron All I wanted was to be a human being And show the world some new colors and scenes Imagine all types of beautiful scenery I remember when I first had tree Smoked out a Black and Mild, so dumb of me Now, I'm grape Cigarillo man Any young black kid, guaranteed fan Hold it down, humble pie on the humble And I treat normal girls like models Reckless and young, and my, my mom's callin' Think I should hit decline I'm numb face while I'm thinkin' 'bout suicide Wanna know what it sounds like when I'm not on drugs? Please, please don't play this song Ri-ri-ri-ri-right, ri-right, right Tryna get my mind, my mind, my mind right, right People think they really being helpful By telling me "please be careful" Yeah right! Ri-ri-ri-ri-right, ri-right, right Please, please don't play this song, ha ha Hey, black Robin Hood Ridin' high just like we should You know the sayin', ain't no delayin' Gotta gets to getting while the getting's good Yeah, demented, my brain was forced to transform Wise up, I'm checking the gate on humble tales and minimum wage The blogs tell it, "Cudi's lame, wearing a kilt? He must be gay" Let's keep it trill, fuck being discreet But some girls tweet how they miss my meat Yeah, Cudders HBO, that vitamin water That's money to blow 'cause it's money for blow Don't take no shit, you can blame my mom I'm in a maze, I'm in a daze, I'm losin' it I'm lockin' in my rocket ship, I'll be a blip on your radar, bitch Feels like things can be covered Until the day I'm above myself, hovered Wanna know what it sounds like when I'm not on drugs? Please, please don't play this song Ri-ri-ri-ri-right, ri-right, right Tryna get my mind, my mind, my mind right, right People think they really being helpful By telling me "please be careful" Yeah right! Ri-ri-ri-ri-right, ri-right, right Please, please don't play this song, haha

Yea, yea, mmm Oh, your love's like those trains, those trains My heart's like that cargo That just happen to be attached Hey My addiction to that train Am I insane To think something differnt is coming 'cross that track? Sometimes I feel so lost But they say love is blind (Ah) Sometimes I need you here to To help me face my fears Standing in this fire Seduced by the flames Why can't you be my joy And also be my pain, yea? Some nights I wish I didn't love ya Some days I wish I didn't care Sometimes I just hold on Can't stand the idea Of sleeping by myself Oh, your love's like those trains, those trains My heart's like that cargo that just happen' to be attached Hey My addiction to those trains Am I insane To think something differnt is coming down that track? Nothing's coming 'cross those tracks 'Cause of you I am better and I'm worse Sometimes the reality of that can really hurt (Even more) Because of you I take the sweet with a grain of salt (Grain of salt) 'Cause of you I feel everything and nothing at all (Some nights) Some nights I wish I didn't love ya (Some days) Some days I wish I didn't care (Oh-oh) Sometimes I just hold on Can't stand the idea Of sleeping by myself (Oh, your love's like those trains) Some nights I wish I didn't love ya Some days I wish I didn't care (My heart's like that cargo) Sometimes I just hold on (I just happen to be attached, yea) Can't stand the idea of sleeping by myself My addiction to that train Am I insane To think somethin' different is coming down that track? Nothing's coming 'cross those tracks, yeah Am I insane To think something different is coming 'cross that track? Nothing's coming 'cross those tracks, no Some nights I wish I didn't love ya (No-no) Some days I wish I didn't care (No) Sometimes I just hold on (Nothing's coming 'cross those tracks) Can't stand the idea Of sleeping by myself Some nights I wish I didn't love ya Some days I wish I didn't care Sometimes I just hold on Can't stand the idea Of sleeping by myself