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Lyrics
What does it take to be happy?
Does it take hours of work, or sweat and tears just for a minute to relax
It seems like you’re never happy, never seen smiles or laughs
When all the chances for happiness exist all in your past
And its too late for that, the time has passed, there aint no getting back
The moments you might have shared with the friends you might have had
When all you had was pen and pad, to write down when you were angry
At the time when it felt like your friends were your only family
And it feels like your soul is bound, so you work your hardest
No time for indulgences man it feels like your soul is starving
Your heart is cold, head’s full of thoughts and dreams of parts of things
That seem to fall but gleam, does the end justify the means?
Man I live just to defy, the model and mold set for me
I can change the cards im dealt, I can design my own destiny
The stars are mine, I change my fate with reason and rhyme
People and times change, but sorrow is still easy to find.
Many times ive been knocked down, lost and I’m not found/
I brushed it off, I aint soft, now I stand my own ground/
People said he’s down and out, he’s bowin out/
Im here to prove them wrong. who’s smiling now?/
Many times ive been knocked down, lost and I’m not found/
I brushed it off, I aint soft, now I stand my own ground/
People said he’s down and out, he’s bowin out/
Im here to prove them wrong. who’s smiling now?/
i came to the game tryin, now I stay on the grind/
not taking shit lyin down, so im tryin to find/
a way to keep my mind in place, its hard to make/
things work when hard living doesn’t apply to fate/
man I apply myself, but my best isn’t good enough/
so I roll up my cuffs and get to work, start finishing stuff/
killin the tough, who think they’re hard, but truthfully?/
their fame is up, time’s expired, no respect to you who speak/
badly about my work and try to say im weak/
when last week, you were grinning your teeth and waving to me/
its funny to see haters who claim they’ve got your back/
the next day, they’ve flipped, with some other crew bout to get slapped/
man im sick of this, its time to keep my vision focused, wishin so this/
pipe dream of a life becomes true instead of hopeless/
I intend to go the whole nine, move over its my time/
Hold the globe in my hand, like tony the world is mine/
Many times ive been knocked down, lost and I’m not found/
I brushed it off, I aint soft, now I stand my own ground/
People said he’s down and out, he’s bowin out/
Im here to prove them wrong. who’s smiling now?/
Many times ive been knocked down, lost and I’m not found/
I brushed it off, I aint soft, now I stand my own ground/
People said he’s down and out, he’s bowin out/
Im here to prove them wrong. who’s smiling now?/
Imma ride till I die, down for whatever, my life to fight you/
you’re fightin for life dude, my speech clever and nice too/
you’re putting on an act so play your part, my mind is sharp/
my designed rhymes slice your arms apart as knives do/
I wear horses on my chest, tigers, alligators and seagulls/
no need for custom fitted hats, I got a custom fitted ego/
look at me now, look to see how a kid with Korean back ground/
has the nerve to stand up and laugh now/
so stand down. cuz I’m the man now/
you’re down to take it outside just so you stand out/
you have no fans now, two thousand six has it locked down/
put your cd on mute because your raps just are not sound/
by the end of this, ill be seein you dead, like the sixth sense/
fuck dipset, you’re so low just like a chick’s legs/
so try and knock the hustle, your muscles are overrated/
I know you hate it, but this kid has now come up and made it/
Many times ive been knocked down, lost and I’m not found/
I brushed it off, I aint soft, now I stand my own ground/
People said he’s down and out, he’s bowin out/
Im here to prove them wrong. who’s smiling now?/
Many times ive been knocked down, lost and