I've been waiting on some good news (so good, so good) For the clouds to part and let the light shine through I wanna wake up to a better tomorrow 'Cause I've had enough, where is the trust, where is the truth? It's about time for some good news I been waiting on some good news (gimme that) For the clouds to part and let the light shine through I wanna wake up to a better tomorrow 'Cause I've had enough, where is the trust, where is the truth? It's about time for some good news I'm just happy to be breathing I ain't trying to see what's on the newcast this evening Nah, don't need no reason Music in the air, got the Grammys on the cable Dinner on the plate, whole family at the table This that home cooked, hit your soul, take your shoes off This that feel-good, yell it loud from the rooftop This that snow day, all the kids taking school off This that Billy-Jean, Michael Jackson first moonwalk And I've been waiting for some good news, good news I'm just trying to get my footloose, footloose And we been dealing the wrong things wrong things so long The smallest things can make it right That's why we hold on for some good news I've been waiting on some good news (gimme that) For the clouds to part and let the light shine through I wanna wake up to a better tomorrow 'Cause I've had enough, where is the trust, where is the truth? It's about time for some good news Tell me something good (looking for some good news) Looking for some good news (tell me something good) Yeah, I'm feeling like we never talk about what's going right My daughter's smiling 'cause her braces fixed her overbite And she's excited 'cause her friends are staying overnight It's just the simple things that we get out of life Forget the drama, all around me, I don't wanna hear it I swear the more you talk about what's going wrong That's when you start to fear it and this ain't that This is payday with a pay raise This is that walking away with that W on game day This that good luck, yeah we praying for it This that McDonalds Drive-Thru and the guy in front's paying forward Help somebody, all that other shit just ain't important And watch what happens tomorrow when you be waiting for some good news I've been waiting on some good news (yeah me too, me too) For the clouds to part and let the light shine through I wanna wake up to a better tomorrow 'Cause I've had enough, where is the trust, where is the truth? It's about time for some good news Tell me something good (tell me something that I wanna hear) Tell me something good It's a lesson well learned, so praise is well due We're still unclassifiable, so what you want to do? I am myself, no games to be played No script to be written, no scenery From nine in the morning to eight o'clock We in the thick of it, and it don't stop Where is the trust, where is the truth? It's about time for some good news, yeah

It's the weekend On the East Coast Got a little crazy last night Woke up in the back seat Of a row boat No clothes, no phone, comatose (You ready? Yeah!) I guess I dove off Of the deep end Now I'm just paying the price High cost of living Guess you get what you give in No pressure no diamonds No-no pressure, no diamonds This is for the rogue soldier, dope smoker and home-owner Show closer, show boater and stone thrower Party people and the people staying home sober This is for the ones who give me love, and the cold shoulder I do this for the low-rollers and the YOLO-ers Go-getters and the Monday morning no-showers This is for the high-rollers, with no chauffeurs And the ones who ain't got nothing to hide, like comb-overs Take a spiced rum, with a little cold soda I'm the giving type - organ and bone donor You can feel the pressure building as you grow older Grind hard, yeah I told ya This is for the Weekend On the West coast Got a little crazy last night Woke up in the back seat Of a row boat No clothes, no phone, comatose I guess I dove off Of the deep end Now I'm just paying the price High cost of living Guess you get what you give in No pressure, no Fresher than fresh Yes I'm the best No pressure nonetheless - One might contest Until they figure out What this nigga 'bout - Knockin' the beats Gettin' this [?] Taking a trip And having a [?] I made your girl want to skinny dip Rub my nuts three times, made your bitch a genie She made my dick disappear then reappear, do it down Gave it to her best friend, lube it down See I don't even know where I'm at (but we smokin'!) Somewhere in Nova Scotia, Canada, bustin' the mack You see Pimpin' ain't got no restrictions I'm your DJ while I'm stayin' in the mixin' Fixin' the batch I woke up with a bad bitch in my lap, my nigga Cause I'm cool like that See it's a Monday, a fun day, and one day I'll quit But until then, my nigga, we gon' just get lit Cause it's the weekend On the West coast (West coast, baby!) Got a little crazy last night Woke up in the back seat Of a row boat No clothes, no phone, comatose I guess I dove off Of the deep end Now I'm just paying the price High cost of living Guess you get what you give in No pressure, no diamonds Yeah I know I'm gonna pay for this tomorrow Cause tonight we going in - like a porno And tonight we going hard - like a porno And then we gonna eat out - or Digiorno I'm worn out, with a sore throat, and hungover I'm a train wreck, rain check, I done told ya These late nights and early mornings soon gotta go I guess I can't expect to hit the highs, and not the lows I'll pick my battles - I ain't tryna do this every night Trying to slow it down so I can party long as Betty White No pain, no gain No pressure, no diamonds Let's grind all day for all my people surviving Till The weekend On the East coast (East coast!) Got a little crazy last night Woke up in the back seat Of a row boat No clothes, no phone, comatose I guess I dove off Of the deep end Now I'm just paying the price High cost of living Guess you get what you give in No pressure, no diamonds No-no pressure, no diamonds No-no pressure no, no pressure no diamonds I mean this is some Classified shit right here man Big Snoop Dogg Coming at you live and direct Straight from the mother fucking West coast Yeah, we in Nova Scotia [?] that It don't get no realer than this I mean this is the realest it can get, man This is realer than real - you feel that? Get in the back and feel that You can smell it through the back Laughter

Yo Class, how you doin Dunn? I'm back in the 'fax (yeah) I'm takin time off from the act and I got to relax Beat Yo, Fresh 'tro I got a few treats (uh) You been up in this city long? Cool, well, I'm sorry about the weather (uh) It's been raining all week, I hope it gets a little better Either way Class listen (what?), I got a ill vision About a song I'm workin on, You think you got the right rhythm? Man come on, you know I got some shit that'll break your neck I used up what I want but you can take what's left Oh, don't give me bullshit dog, you know I blaze the set You know you got somethin saved for Wes I got a ill concept, (hip hop) How I paid the real line debt since (what?) 1987 , I've been reppin on the cyphers and the sessions And I'll still be gettin stress on the block (yeah) You know it's hard to be hip-hop And ain't nobody stayin real (uh) It don't pay bills when you showcase skill (uh) Ain't nobody living off of doin windmills Or painting train rails, that's real (that's real) [Hook - Classified] - w/ ad libs It's hard to be hip hop You know it's hard to be hip hop It's hard to be hip hop (I love it) You know it's hard to be hip hop But we got to be hip hop (I love it) I got no gas and grill, so my raps ain't real (yeah) Cause I don't pack steal, do my tracks appeal? And to the mass appeal, watch how fast they fail Yeah I'm hip hop son until my casket's sealed It's hard in a culture when the fans are fickled Understand my issue, your own man'll diss you One minute your whack and then your jam's official Yeah, and then they switch again So bottles or cans'll hit you LL And then they hated him And then they loved him again Then they degraded him So lately, basically, I don't know if I can play to win Survival of the fittest, let me see what kind of shape I'm in Yo 'stro, when I was younger like nineteen (uh) I could spend all day writin rhyme schemes (uh) Spittin freestyle or cypher in the streets But now I got responsibilities [Hook - Classified] - w/ ad libs Yo, it's hard to be hip hop You know it's hard to be hip hop It's hard to be hip hop (I love it) You know it's hard to be hip hop But we got to be hip hop (I love it) [Break] - w/ scratches "No, this is not an illusion" "Y'all can't carry on" "No, this is not an illusion" "No rest for nothin, nothin less" "No, this is not an illusion" "No, this is not an illusion" "No rest for nothin, nothin less" (nothin less, nothin less) Luke Thinkin life's like a video shoot They ain't spittin the truth True, I got a similar view (uh huh) But I guess that's the damage the industry do I'm twenty-eight, unemployed (uh), a grown ass man (uh) Still tryin to rap with no fall back plan Go all out fam, you got nothin to lose (uh huh, yeah) Cause only to yourself, you got somethin to prove Yeah, we got to be hip-hop, it's all that we know Lace up the Shell Toe 'stro? Yo, on with the show (on with the show) Get the drum track goin dirty? Yeah, enough small talk But whatever you drop, keep it hard [Hook - Classified] - w/ ad libs And it's got to be hip hop It's got to be hip hop (I love it) Got to be hip hop (I love it) You know it's hard to be hip hop It's hard to be hip hop (I love it) You know it's hard to be hip hop But we got to be hip hop (I love it)

I read the rules before I broke 'em I broke the chains before they choked me out (uh) Now I pay close attention (yeah) Really learned the code (uh-uh) I learned to read the map before I hit the road Hey yo, I know you never heard this before (yeah) But I'd rather lose a fight than miss the war And I ain't wishing competition or fishin' for it I'm just living in the system, conditions are poor (yeah) I've been lost in the rhythm and misinformed (uh) Too many late nights hittin' the liquor store (yeah) Too many bad decisions, half-assed attempts No sweat, no fear, no blood, no tears I go hard, and I ain't makin' up no excuse I'm overdue, I don't do what I'm supposed to do 'Cause you can think about it man, we're supposed to lose It ain't all picture perfect, ocean views No, I was a first class rookie Takin' out bullies in my all black hoodie Man of mystery, you know the history Get it or forget it, 'cause poof, I'm outta here I read the rules before I broke 'em (I broke 'em) I broke the chains before they choked me out And I paid close attention (c'mon) Really learned the code I learned to read the map before I hit the road (We say) nobody's gonna see me comin' Nobody's gonna hear a sound No matter how hard they're tryin' No stoppin' me since I've found My inner ninja My inner ninja My inner ninja My inner ninja Hey yo, I've been high and I've been real low (yeah) I've been beaten and broken but I healed though So many ups and downs, roughed up and clowned We all got problems, but we deal though I'm tryin' to do better now, find my inner peace Learn my art form, and find my inner Chi When my backs on the wall, I don't freeze up Nah, I find my inner strength and I re-up Here we go I know I've never been the smartest or wisest But I realize what it takes Never dwell in the dark 'cause the sun always rises But gotta make it to the next day (day) It's a feeling that you get in your lungs when you run But you're runnin' outta air and your breath won't come And you (uh) wheezin', gotta keep it movin' Find that extra (uhn) and push your way through it I've had bad habits but I dropped 'em (I dropped em) I've had opponents, but I knocked them out I climbed the highest mountains I swam the coldest seas (woo) There ain't a thing I've faced that's been too much for me Let me hear you say Nobody's gonna see me comin' Nobody's gonna hear a sound No matter how hard they're tryin' Nobody's gonna bring me down (Say what?) Nobody's gonna see me comin' (yeah) Nobody's gonna hear a sound (shh) No matter how hard they're tryin' No stoppin' me since I've found My inner ninja My inner ninja My inner ninja My inner ninja (break down) I've had bad habits, but I dropped 'em (I dropped em) I've had opponents, but I knocked them out (kapow!) I climbed the highest mountains I swam the coldest seas There ain't a thing I've faced that's been too much for me My inner ninja!

Leaving today, I'm leaving today I don't need to pack my things, I'm leaving today I don't need no car no keys, I'm leaving today Keep it all baby, I'm leaving It's still hurting But not like it was Grey skies behind me now Open above I'm still breaking but not like I was You helped me down now you won't help me at all I'm runnin' runnin' runnin' you can kiss me now, now I'm runnin' runnin' runnin' you can kiss me now, now I'm runnin' runnin' runnin' you can kiss me now, now I'm runnin' runnin' runnin' you can kiss me now, now I'm leaving today, leaving today I'm leaving today, leaving today Now get off and dry your eyes You don't get my time for free I finally realize you where never there for me So read your books and write me letters Call your problems out my name But you never change, no you never changed It's still hurting But not like it was Grey skies behind me now Open above I'm still breaking but not like I was You helped me down now you won't help me at all I'm runnin' runnin' runnin' you can kiss me now, now I'm runnin' runnin' runnin' you can kiss me now, now I'm runnin' runnin' runnin' you can kiss me now, now I'm runnin' runnin' runnin' you can kiss me now, now If you had your ways still be breathing for your suffocating Just when I'm ok you come back and it starts over again If you had your way nothing would ever change I'd be under you needing you You never let me go I'm runnin' runnin' runnin' you can kiss me now, now I'm runnin' runnin' runnin' you can kiss me now, now I'm runnin' runnin' runnin' you can kiss me now, now I'm runnin' runnin' runnin' you can kiss me now, now