Before I die
The only thing I want to leave in this world
Are footprints that say
Anyone can
Make it if I can
I haven’t made it anywhere
Where my saying it out loud would matter
So I’ll leave it on this paper
Hold your head up
Just in case I don’t
The only way to get anywhere
Is to stop wasting energy
Being a hater
Or a fan
Of the game
(Play)
For every woman
Man
I wish I could say more
Or say it better
But this is what happens
When you write an open note
Before I die
If I
Had anything to leave
It would be this
Letter
Chorus:
Hold your head up
Coming from the kid who
Never let up
Started form where you’re from
But I’ll never give up
Even when I’m fed up
I hold my head up
Verse 1:
I’m an accident
And I love it
When I say it
I see pity in eyes
But I think nothing of it
Because it made me what I am
(Alive)
Relentless
I’ll never stop it’s
Making them uncomfortable
Advising me to let go of it
So I drop it
Change the topic
To the father I never had
Birthed by a mother
Raised by a couple others
Partway
So if you think you had it bad
Chorus
Verse 2:
As I start to make a step up
Outside looking in
They say I have a leg up
Inside
Breaking me down
I should be dead
Fu-
Surrounded by people
Invisible
Drowning in sorrows
Kept a smile for as long as I could
Give me credit
Shit I said too much
I’ll change it when I edit
Sounded better on in my head it’s
My way of saying
Chorus
Verse 3:
This is the part
I always talk about
Going through hell
In the middle of a drought
Feeling like the whole world’s against me
Negative
Coming outta mouths
In my heart
Leaving nothing but doubts
Mix that with boredom
And a need for escape
That’s how troubles came about
Took away all the good will tied to my name
Insane
Reputation
Said I was foolish
Allowing pretenders to defame
Bypass all the knowledge locked up in my brain
But all this led to wisdom
Looking out my windows smiling
Because I’m standing up again
Hoping you