[1 - Joe Budden by himself]
[2 - Joe Budden and K.G. together]
[3 - K.G. singing by himself]
[Intro: K.G. & Joe Budden sing together]
When your mind ain't right, and it's hard to sleep
And you try to hide the pain, but your scars are deep
Nigga look me in my eyes and tell me what you see, yeah..
When your mind ain't right, and it's hard to sleep
And you try to hide the pain, but your scars are deep
Nigga look me in my eyes and tell me what you see..
[Verse]
[1] - And my heart is like
[3] - There's one thing poppa told me
[1] - If nothin else in this world, it's how to survive
[2] - When I'm against all odds, and when the odds against me
[3] - I travel wherever my path may lead
[2] - Knowin nobody got my back like me
[1] - I'm gonna survive
[2] - And if you walk in my shoes
[2] - Guarantee you'll be just like me
[1] - And my heart is like
[3] - And if you leave me alone in the V with the chrome
[3] - I won't hurt nothin, but I need to be alone
[1] - Nigga.. just me and my Sam Cooke tapes
[1] - And my heart is like
[3] - And baby if you don't understand
[3] - Then I gotta let you go... go... go...
[1] - Geah, I'm sorry baby
[1] - And my heart is like
[2] - I'm talkin all along the way
[2] - With all I used to say, I almost couldn't take it
[2] - Said I wouldn't make it, to be twenty-one
[2] - I'ma stand up on my own two
[1] - And my heart is like
[3] - I've travelled high and low and
[3] - If there's one thing I know I know I know
[3] - I know how to survive
[Chorus: K.G. & Joe Budden + (Joe Budden)]
When your mind ain't right, and it's hard to sleep
And you try to hide the pain, but your scars are deep
Nigga look me in my eyes and tell me what you see, yeah..
(And my heart is like)
When your mind ain't right, and it's hard to sleep
And you try to hide the pain, but your scars are deep
Nigga look me in my eyes and tell me what you see..
(And my heart is like)
[Verse]
[3] - Nigga I'm a soldier, ain't nobody gon' hold me down
[1] - Hold me down, nah
[3] - Now that I'm closer, all the snakes play me closely now
[1] - And my soul is like
[3] - Homey I'm a soldier, ain't nobody gon' hold me down
[1] - And my mind is like
[3] - Now that I'm closer, all the snakes play me closely now
[1] - And my soul is like
[2] - Just livin on the edge homey ain't no joke
[2] - And nah baby bro I don't smoke, but go ahead
[3] - Playa.. playahhh
[1] - You can like that, I'm good
[1] - And my soul is like
[3] - And baby if you don't understand
[3] - Then I gotta let you go... go... go...
[1] - I'm sorry baby
[2] - I remember when they hated on me but I made it homey yea
[2] - I remember when they hated on me, YEAH
[2] - Don't smile at me now, YEAHHHH
[1] - And my soul is like
[2] - If you wasn't there for the bad, nigga don't come when it's good
[2] - Naw dawg, it ain't all good
[2] - Wonder what made him think it was still all good, YEAHHHH
[1] - And my soul is like
[Chorus - substitute "and my soul is like" for Joe's solo lines]
[Verse]
[3] - Nigga I'm a soldier, ain't nobody gon' hold me down
[3] - Now that I'm closer, all the snakes play me closely now
[1] - And my heart is like
[3] - Homey I'm a soldier, ain't nobody gon' hold me down
[3] - Now that I'm closer, all the snakes play me closely now
[1] - And my heart is like.. I can't think right now
[1] - Can't cope, can't drink, can't smoke, uh-uh
[1] - And my soul is like.. I can't eat right now
[1] - I'm not healthy, I'm askin you God help me like - please
[1] - Show me somethin
Joe Budden, born Joseph Anthony Budden, is an American rapper, record producer, and radio personality born in New York in 1980. He began his music career in the early 2000s with his debut album "Joe Budden" (2003), which achieved moderate commercial success thanks to the single "Pump It Up". Throughout his career, Budden has collaborated with artists such as Jay-Z, Eminem, and Mariah Carey. He is known for his intricate rhymes and his direct and personal rap style. Besides music, Budden is also a popular radio host and podcaster, hosting the show "The Joe Budden Podcast", which covers musical, cultural, and social topics.
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