I just wanna thank you for bein' a fan
They say you buck 'em when I call you my sisters and brothers
That without no you, there could be no me
It's for my fans that's ridin' with Xzibit for life, right
That without no you, there could be no me
And watchin' me grow from a boy to a man
That without no you, there could be no me
And patiently waitin' and holdin' me down
Yo, he remind me of me, when I was ridin' bikes
All these people approachin' me, don't even know the half
That wasn't meant for me, I spent a decade
He gon' be taller than me, he got my mother's height
And this is not a song and this is not a verse
That nightmares go hand in hand with livin' out dreams
For lettin' me be who I am, yeah
We buried Proof today, it really broke me up
I know it sound absurd 'cause they don't tell the truth
That without no you, there could be no me
I just wanna thank you for bein' a fan
That without no you, there could be no me
It's easy to see for Mr. X to the Z
Is how he lived, the lives he touched, the cornerstone
That without no you, there could be no me
And watchin' me grow from a boy to a man
It's easy to see for Mr. X to the Z
That without no you, there could be no me
To let you know that I appreciate you by my side
With all of these rappers pullin' triggers and flippin' birds
But yo, you know the difference between me and them others
I never had a plan B, I never lost sight
A lotta long flights, worth every sacrifice
I just wanna thank you for bein' around
I coulda missed it all, I coulda dropped the ball
Media made me angry, I had to soak it up
I could be facin' life but X is signin' autographs, damn
Some'll never see release from custody of police but me
And patiently waitin' and holdin' me down
Spent the first half of my life thinkin' that I was cursed
That's why I hit the stage, that's why I kill the mic
It's easy to see for Mr. X to the Z
And watchin' me grow from a boy to a man
But yet I'm guilty of the things I said above
It's been a long ride, a lotta long nights
And I can do the things my father couldn't afford to do
Two little words, y'all never get to hear enough
Naw, I ain't perfect, man but yet I stay the same
Makin' his free throws, the way he laughin' at the show
You 'bout to hear some words that you ain't probably heard
That's what it's 'sposed to do, this is from me to you
And patiently waitin' and holdin' me down
And watchin' me grow from a boy to a man
It's easy to see for Mr. X to the Z
I play chess not checkers but this is not a game
Support from you and yours, thank you for gettin' me through, true
No matter, my faults still continue to show me love
Thank you for lettin' me breathe
Mind of Metallica, motherfuck 'em and 'Kill 'Em All'
Could have been hit with a hollow, follow behind my hearse
It's not conceived or simulated or been rehearsed
I used to hustle raw, I used to run the streets
It's easy to see for Mr. X to the Z
The future is fragile, never promised to none of us
But nah, my little dude get to go to private school
My son's 11 now, I got to see him grow
It's easy to see for Mr. X to the Z
I just wanna thank you for bein' around
To see my brother in that casket, man, what the fuck?
I just wanna thank you for bein' a fan
They prostitutes, fuckin' contaminate the youth
So let me take this time, from my struggle, my grind
I just wanna thank you for bein' around
I just wanna thank you for bein' a fan
Hittin' so close to home but what I focused on
We never walk alone, although sometime it seems
I used to hustle heats, I grinded all my beef
And patiently waitin' and holdin' me down
Most of my homies is gone, restin' in peace
That without no you, there could be no me
I just wanna thank you for bein' around
A soldier of fortune, fearless, fightin' the good fight
Makin' it what it's 'sposed to be, hopefully brought you close to me
It's easy to see for Mr. X to the Z
It's easy to see for Mr. X to the Z
