And wouldn't have to worry about one of your people dyin'
Step by step, heart to heart, left right left
And talkin' about something that I knew nothing about
The shit gets escalated, it ain't just words no more is it?
So I did, I just fell back, watched and gritted my teeth
That Ja shit I tried to squash it, it was too late to stop it
I heard him say Hailie`s name on a song and I just lost it
We all fall down like toy soldiers
That's willing to die for us as soon as we give the orders
And asked him not to start it he wasn't gonna go after him
Even though I hold the weight of the whole world on my shoulders
And even though the battle was won, I feel like we lost it
Some receptionist at the source who answers phones at his desk
It ain't worth it, I can't think of a perfecter way to word it
Well fuck it, that motherfucker can get it too, fuck him then
I'll walk away from it all before I let it go any further
I'm just willin' to be the bigger man if y'all can quit poppin'
But I ain't try na have none of my people hurt and murdered
Bit by bit, torn apart, we never win
Now it's just out of respect for not runnin' my mouth
Was through that publication the same one that made me famous
But now it's elevated 'cuz once you put someone's kids in it
Mean while my attention is pullin' in another direction
Plus Dre told me stay out, this just wasn't my beef
While he's all over TV yeah I'm talkin' a man who literally saved my life
That was never my object for someone to get killed
I am never supposed to show it, my crew ain't supposed to know it
Now the owner of it has got a grudge against me for nothin'
We all fall down like toy soldiers
We actually tried to stop the 50 and Ja beef from happenin'
But the battle wages on for toy soldiers
We'll maybe shout 'em out in a rap or up in a chorus
Never to extort us, strictly to show they support us
I absolutely have to I'm supposed to set an example
Why would I wanna destroy something I help build
Bit by bit, torn apart, we never win
I need to be the leader, my crew looks for me to guide 'em
It was crazy, this shit went way beyond some Jay-Z and nas shit
To show them we love 'em back and let 'em know how important it is
Until Ja started yappin' in magazines how we stabbed him
But now he's fucked the game up 'cuz one of the ways I came up
To have runyon avenue soldiers up in our corners
But the battle wages on for toy soldiers
But I'm so busy being pissed off I don't stop to think
I'm supposed to be the soldier who never blows his composure
Step by step, heart to heart, left right left
If some shit ever just pop off, I'm supposed to be beside 'em
That we just inherited 50's beef with murder inc
Even if it means goin' toe to toe with a Benzino it don't matter
Step by step, heart to heart, left right left
Me and Dre had sat with him, kicked it and had a chat with him
I'd never drag them in battles that I can handle unless
I'm not gonna let someone else's coffin rest on my conscience 'cuz
There's a certain line you just don't cross and he crossed it
We still have soldiers that's on the front line
Off at your jaws well then I can 'cuz frankly I'm sick of talkin'
But don't get it twisted, it's not a plea that I'm coppin'
Fuck it 50 smash 'em, mash 'em and let him have it
But still knowin' this shit could pop off at any minute 'cause
It's a different ball game, callin' names and you ain't just rappin'
Tries to blow the dust off his mic and make a new record
It wasn't my intentions, my intentions was good
And this shit just isn't none of my business
We all fall down like toy soldiers
Like fuck it I understand this is business
And I'm so caught in it I almost feel I'm the one who caused it
This ain't what I'm in hip-hop for, it's not why I got in it
I spent too much energy on it, honestly I'm exhausted
There used to be a time when you could just say a rhyme
I went through my whole career without ever mentionin'
Their loyalty to us is worth more than any award is
Then to just say that I love y'all too much to see the verdict
And he's inherited mine which is fine ain't like either of us mind
Bit by bit, torn apart, we never win
Has an erection for me and thinks that I'll be his resurrection
