Fine By Me

I had a moment of clarity

I knew that if I fell

You would carry me

If I kept digging

It would bury me

For every dollar that I chased

Another laughed in my face

They would stunt and I had to relate

Comparison had me on a shorter leash

Then pit bulls in Vic's yard

Passing out acceptance like a gift card

Prayer, the main event. But then

You have to learn to live in the mid-card

Shit is getting hard. Forget it

Listen, I'm praying

Lord forgive me

I know I pay with the penance

Tendin' like I don't envy my friends

And people will miss it

That's a joke, though

I just want what they have

Lately

I don't think what I'm asking's so crazy

I know folks that are filthy rich

Depending how you determine their wealth

When their life looks like something

Out of heaven

But it's hell

Took me looking at my children

For me to know of myself

That's how I got up

Every time I fell

Well, they saying

Get up, get up, get on your feet

Ain't nothing changing when you cryin'

Plus time ain't free

Ain't got everything I want

But I got what I need, what I need

And that's fine by me

And everybody on the grind

Cause that shine, ain't free

Fallin slave to that dollar

But that guy aint me

Ain't got everything I want

But I got what I need

And that's fine by me

Sick of preaching on my soapbox

Same song and dance

When the boat rocks

Curtains bound to close

When the show stops

Maybe I should hang it up

I could find peace

If I close shop

Cause I made mistakes

A whole lot. A whole lot

It's all good if you learn from'em

You're running away

From all of your problems

So you turn from them

As long as my kids all fed

And got a roof over their head

I don't give a fuck about that bread

Cause money comes and it goes

But the hourglass still running the show

So place your value in the things

You don't want to let go

Cause when the world burns

I'ma comfortably know

That I'm where I belong

A curtain call, I know where I go

Cause dollar signs saved up

Won't cover my soul

If we don't love

What the fuck is it for?

There's one go. Fore' I go

Wanna say "Thank You"

For this time spent

I'm sorry that it took me this long

And I'm convinced they say

Get up, get up, get on your feet

Ain't nothing changin'

When you cryin'

Plus time ain't free

Ain't got everything I want

But I got what I need

(What I need)

And that's fine by me

And everybody on the grind

Cause that shine ain't free

Fallin' slave to the dollar

But that guy ain't me

Ain't got everything I want

But I got what I need

(what I need, What I need)

And that's fine by me

I don't want to be like

A preachy person

I know

No matter how much I try to avoid it

I end up coming off that way

So with that being said

It's not like I'm saying this

Like, to fix you

This is more so, this is my reminder

Like, I have to remind myself this

To be content

And stop comparing myself

To other folks

Those same people you look at

And you're like, why them?

Why them?

Why are they doing this?

Why did they get this?

Why are they doing this good?

Are probably looking at someone else

Going, why can't I have what he has?

Why can't I have a loving family?

Why can't I have kids that, look up to me

And hold me in a light that

You can't put a price on?

People always want to put wealth

In an analytic form

There's certain things you can't measure

Like having peace

And being content

Spending time with the ones

That actually matter