(Diversity Never Abandoned)
Queens get the money, it's a classic thing
Cold Act ILL, DNA, you know what we bring
Bring April rain when I'm stepping in the room
And I know who I am, but do you really know you?
All my pain's organic like it came from Whole Foods
Put my faith in a higher power, plus these Pro Tools
Rose from the ashes, like a phoenix, Ghost Of Sparta
Haunted by regrets, chiseled karma into armor
If I could walk away, what I need a crutch for?
Always led to heart break, so tell me what's a crush for?
I'm just sharing all the lessons Iearning in my prime
You can work to make money, but can you buy time
Huh? Seen it coming, asthmatic can't keep running
Work hard my whole life just to die with nothing
Put it on the line, like the Marvel loan from Merrill Lynch
Live and die young in the game, Pete Maravich
Broad day on the J, sitting lifeless
Yo, Dog, it B-Real from 104 to Cypress
Explicit raps but no curses in my cursive
Nonfiction tales, so no lies in my verses
King from Queens, I don't care about who the best
Catch me on the Ave with a baddie from Budapest
DNA Never Abandoned, that's a fact
Wear my heart on my sleeve, check the tats
Mamba mind state, Kobe, Drake, Mahomes
Lonely at the top, eating kobe steak alone
Anything's possible, mind body fortified
Cash my Big Ticket word to KG been Certified
Got the credit, Showtime, I want All The Smoke
Vintage slice of New York City, nah, this ain't Artichoke
This is not the art of choke, less it's bong hits full of dope
Less it's HotBox set with Tyson and we smoking toad
East to the West, built a trade, Silk Road
And I had to go legit, like Sohan with Silk Road, yeah
This is my everything
I don't think that's a surprise to anyone when they know that I live for this
This, this is what I love, but you know what
Sometimes, things you love don't always love you back
And you can give, and you can give, and you can give
And you can give, and you can give, and you can give
And sometimes you get nothing in return, you get nothing
And you have friends, and family, and fans coming up to you
And telling you why do you still do it? Why are you still here?
Why do you subject yourself to this every night?
It's because I can't stop, I can't! It's a sickness, I can't stop!
And maybe my career didn't always turn out the way I thought it would, you know?
I thought it would have been better, I thought-, I thought I earned something
I thought I would be a bigger star, but you know what?
I just can't stop myself, I can't