[verse 1]
I told the world I'll make it to see better days
They say when you make it don't you ever change
How can I make it if I don't ever change?
Mind state stuck in a frame when I'm forever chained
I’m making moves, why I'm in the same place
Why won't they hire a dude, blame race to save face
In this black and white world, I don't see a shade gray
But we always gon’ be separate long as we separate
I'm tryina see a new class, get a proper lecture
Opened up my mind, thanks to Doctor Lector
My professor taught me when its darkest it won't let up
‘til you shine like diamonds, how ya respond to pressure?
I'm out here, tryina get a glow, stressed,
Drowing in my own, thoughts, tryina get afloat
Take these stories as a gift, as I tie 'em with a bow, that's
all I got to give, once I get out of here, I'm gone!
[hook - Kevin Jaxon]
I work hard, around that clock
Can't wait for a minute 'cause the time don't stop
Can't wait 'til the day I finally hit the top
'Cause you're never gonna see me again, my friend
It's so hard, getting thru the day
Folks s'posed to help just gettin in my way
I'll make it anyway, can't wait 'til I can say
That you're never gonna see me again, my friend
[verse 2]
I told the world I'm gone I'm never turning back
They mistook that act for me turning my back
On contraire, be clear, I'll never turn my back
I just been here a long time, not happy where I'm at
I'm just tryina succeed, and never fail again
Took losses, fresh start, calm breeze, inhale the wind
Sore sport, can't lose, so I only play to win
Swear that if I ever get the lead, I'll never trail again
Suit well-tailored trim, new threads, same old N
Drinks filled to the brim, toast to the morning
Watching the sunrise reminds me where I'm going
I'm familiar with the bottom, I'm looking for something foreign
Escape from the boring, a break from the mundane
Shaking up the status quo, progress requires change
... Once I reach the top I'll throw the rope but that's
all I got to give, once I get out of here, I'm gone!
[bridge - Kevin Jaxon]
I said you're never gonna see me again
...
I said you're never gonna see me again
... OooOh!
[verse 3]
I told the world I'll die the day that I decide
'Cause we can't fear death for our entire lives
That's kinda why, I describe, my thoughts, when I inscribe
Writing lines, painting pics, raise the worth a thousand times
Hoping that my lyrics'll tell
a full story of my life when my physical fails
So if I never get signed or make a digital sale
I hope that I could change a life or make a spirit prevail
Oh I remember it well, dark tunnel, no light at the end
All alone, lost the folks who invited me in
Made me grateful for the struggle for the fight that I'm in
'Cause you'll be clutching for your last when it finally ends
Last words, last hope, or ya last breath
Last verse, last long, I'll be the last left
‘til my last song, then it's all that he wrote and that's
all I got to give, once I get out of here, I'm gone
[hook]