Cuz It Failed

Confession (confession)

I used to think I'd be in the NBA,

(True story)

Stopped hoopin' when I got cut by coach Putin

Started thinkin' I'd be the next Michael Jordan,

'Cuz he got cut, too

And what I was sportin'

Was ain't the weights in jump souls,

Extra creatine, snortin' protein powder, open,

Paraphernalia for my lunch box,

Made my jump shot, go

A little harder than the rest of 'em,

No suicide doors, but suicide drills, I was the best at them

No one told me I was short and white,

I thought I had a black man's swag like I was Donomite,

You don't believe I'm gonna make it,

wrong, I'mma 'bout to show you, right

While all of the kids was figure-skatin' on boards,

And ridin' roller-bikes

I was so focused in discipline,

Not carin' 'bout fittin' in,

Not carin' what anyone thought, 'cuz my hard work would soon pay off

Consumed with thoughts of jumpin' higher,

Bein' flyer than the promo piece,

My hoop dreams were deflated by reality, I'd soon believe

What's that?

Just 'cuz it failed doesn't mean it didn't work

What's that?

Just 'cuz it failed doesn't mean it didn't

Sun up, sun down,

Run up, run down,

Pushin' myself to the limit,

This is no longer fun, now

While all the kids are gettin' shot,

and gettin' stabbed, and gettin' robbed and gettin' gunned down,

I'm on, now

Confession,

I used to think I'd be a superstar,

A pop icon, a rap typhoon, with a huge platform

I used to think I'd be the next Tupac,

Screamin' thug life to the cops,

Middle fingers to the tops,

While I'm takin' five shots,

But still deep and political,

With a message and a purpose,

'Cuz clearly playin' basketball,

Wasn't mine

And I'm feelin' more certain,

Bein' a pro-athlete wasn't workin',