(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

You can dance every dance with the guy Who gives you the eye, let him hold you tight They can sing but while we're apart Don't give your heart to anyone But don't forget who's takin' you home In whose arms you're gonna be Oh darlin', save the last dance for me Oh I know that the musics fine Like sparklin' wine, go and have your fun Dance and sing, but while we're apart Don't give your heart to anyone But don't forget who's takin' you home In whose arms you're gonna be Oh darlin', save the last dance for me And don't forget who's takin' you home In whose arms you're gonna be Oh darlin', save the last dance for me You can dance every dance with the guy Who gives you the eye, let him hold you tight You can smile every smile for the man Who held your hand neath the pale moon light But don't forget who's takin' you home In whose arms you're gonna be Oh darlin', save the last dance for me Oh darlin', save the last dance for me

There's a day when all hearts will be broken When a shadow will cast out the light And our eyes cry a million tears Help won't arrive There's a day when all courage collapses And our friends turn and leave us behind Creatures of darkness will triumph The sun won't rise When we've lost all hope And succumb to fear As the skies rain blood And the end draws near I may fall But not like this -it won't be by your hand I may fall Not this place, not today I may fall Bring it all-it's not enough to take me down I may fall There's a place where we'll stand outnumbered Where the wolves and the soul-less will rise In the time of our final moments Every dream dies There's a place where our shields will lay shattered And the fears all that's left in our hearts Strength and our courage have run out We fall apart When we lose our faith And forsake our friends When the moon is gone And we reach our end I may fall There's a moment that changes a life when We do something that no one else can And the path that we've taken will lead us One final stand There's a moment we make a decision Not to cower and crash to the ground The moment we face our worst demons Our courage found When we stand with friends And we won't retreat As we stare down death Then the taste is sweet I may fall But not like this -it won't be by your hand I may fall Not this place, not today I may fall Bring it all-it's not enough to take me down I may fall I may fall I may fall I may I may fall

When I was young If I just closed my eyes Then I could go anywhere Dream of any place Imagination set the pace And my heart was happy there What a shame that you came Round and told me Said my dreams can't come true "Don't be foolish Give up your wish Big things aren't for you" And how you'd scold and chide me Forever criticize me But now I think I know the truth You were the one Who held me down and told me I was heading nowhere You said know your place Accept your fate and show good face And be thankful that you're there That was so long ago When you owned me I believed it was true Bend me shape me Build me break me Why was I your fool? And now I'm so much stronger I'm not yours any longer I've got a message here for you Time for you to learn It's my turn I won't be held down any longer I've waited all my life and finally it's here It all begins A chance to win A dream that's been a lifetime An endless vast uphill climb The day I've waited for is drawing near Hey wait turn and show your face I've got a lot to say And you're not going anywhere You lose; the time you ruled me's through I'm in control I own my soul And I'll never go back there Wasted years that I spent Never knowing I was kept, I was used Never-ending Condescending Now I just refuse I don't care what it costs me I know I almost lost me Won't spend another day confused You rose I fell Made my life hell Anything to crush my soul Anything to feel control Finally free I've come so far Finally see how sick you are I spent my life degraded But I won't leave here jaded I'll start again and finally prove Time for you to learn It's my turn I won't be held down any longer I've waited all my life and finally it's here It all begins A chance to win A dream that's been a lifetime An endless vast uphill climb The day I've waited for is drawing near