Accountable for my own account
But always found drinkin' raps and eatin' off beats
When I climbed I found
To sprout and follow the first thing you feel
When a large amount was weight that I made and shaped
They don't come to chill or behave
I told her that they were lookin' for God
You've got to make up your mind where you wanna be
So quick to place blame and deny the shame
Well I, feel the world around me
Where you wanna go with your life, with your life
But found religion instead
And what does it bring? I tell you for me
You see, you've got to make up yo' mind, where you wanna be
The biggest suppressor could be your own ego
Everybody playin' 'rebel' with no sign of a 'cause'
Which made me realize the truth
I'm livin' in times where my daughters are found around
I've found that others will bring you down just to be down
And when I'm watchin' the news and my daughter walks in
Life
And I'm holdin' the clue to perfection
I've found that others will bring you down just to be down
Lookin' for an excuse to plant roots, in a field of self sorrow
I've found that others will bring you down just to be down
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And I made it come true, I'm an imperfect man
And where you wanna go with your life, with your life
Nourishes your hunger to be respected, it gets hectic
And never took the time to fall in line or follow
I need my space to live
Well I, feel the world around me
Kids who can't afford thinkin' caps
I've found that others will bring you down just to be down
Cats posin' as my fan just to get grabbin' what's mine
And choose to ask
And I been blessed to reign supreme over nearly every dream I had
Without havin' any maps, even friends of mine
Well I, feel the world around me
They felt they were entitled to the dairy I made
You see, you've got to make up your mind, where you wanna be
Claimin' laws of the streets, but who made the laws?
Not learnin' to live, but they yearnin' to take what you earn
Yo, I'm never singin' the blues but findin' the clues to maintain
Ya hood, ya town, no matter which type
Just because you tailor made for bigger and better things
And they got, toast ready to burn
We bring upon ourselves so many names held
You from the same type of people try to hold you down
You see, you've got to make up yo' mind, where you wanna be
And where you wanna go with yo' life, with your life, with your life
It brought jealousy in back wounds from all the stabbin'
Of the recognized committees who lurk throughout ya cities
Well I, feel the world around me
Never missed a chance to move ahead of things
Jumped on line just to become my adversary
Diagnosed with a bad case of that proper upbringin'
It doesn't seem to matter what direction I look
It was hard to find others around to point my fingers at
Or swallow the thoughts
This is dedicated to all my folks
I find people settin' traps, tryin' to find the goal
"Why were all those people on the floor sleepin', covered in red?"
