*Talking* Changing of the Guards Nighttime in the City Chapter 1 Verse 42 Heed all Warning Signs (Summer in the City) Verse 1 U see the caution signs and U see the flares then U realize nobody cares/U see the way they point and U see them stare so U break a run like Gale Sayers/Before ur times up living every minute tryna rise up mentality is life sucks/Are U high enough smoke to ease the pain like a fiend in the night snorting lines up/And every morning u know ur on the same shit tryna remember where yesterday went/Temporary insanity taking over all u really need is some closure/So it's time to expand my horizons do u hear me now like Verizon/I ain't lying I roar like a lion if u think I'm trippin' free ur mind son Hook Is it a warning/Is it an evil sign/ Is it the people/Who have lost their mind/ Is it the darkness/Is it a man resigned/ Is it a best friend/Leaving you behind Is it A Warning Verse 2 U know the old saying time is of the essence hear the tics as it inches to the finish/I'm digressin' straying from the lesson keep ur mind open only question is/So please listen do the math like long division 'fore u end up slipping sitting with no fuckin' pot to piss in/Cuz in an instance it will render u defenseless and the tension slowly starts to turn to vengeance/It's just a warning the calm before the storm Vince Vaughn leader of the people's army/Now I'm tugging on the rope life's a bitch but the girl is mine like I'm Paul McCartney/Thru my Mike Jack I fight back like black people who were taken in the middle of their nitecap/Back in Africa so now all I'm asking ya is after the facts are laid out/ Is it a... Hook Verse 3 If u ain't learn by now then u ain't really listen if u listened then u know my true intentions/But it's common sense feelings got me so intense like Common Sense I need a Resurrection/Hopefully One Day It'll All Make Sense staying true maintaing respect/because they said the revolution won't be televised Brother Iasel I know u down to ride/For the cause I will cause Mass Hysteria 6 feet is where they have to bury ya/So u never have to suffer thru the pain take aim man there's much more to gain/U hear the cannon's blow instincts like an animal I'm gassed up u can call me Amoco/This where the story ends now just run and tell ur friends I Rockwell for the dividends Hook Chapter 1 Verse 42 Changing of the Guards

Hook Telling me to stand strong How many times will we cry for all the ones that passed on U never know if it's ur last song It might be ur final day the clock's tickin' will u last long That's why they Telling me to stand strong How many times will we cry for all the ones that passed on U never know if it's ur last song It might be ur final day the clock's tickin' will u last long Verse 1 I gotta stand strong/I'm determined and full of passion/and ready for whatever life has imagined/anothe sad song/another Dad gone/another struggle but the hustle helps me overcome/Become a better one Better man Better than/Any man a veteran I do it to support my fam/I love supporting fans greeting me with open hands/Waiting after curtains close at shows to hear me flow again/They got me hoping when all of this commotion ends/Imma keep them L's off the board/We chalking up a Win/I paid my dividends to keep me out the world of sin/regardless of where I've been it's back to drag me in/I won't let the tide wash me up in the night/while I fly so high take a ride on the 'Drive'/by the Lake Shore make sure u pump ur brakes or/End up as another life lost to pray for Hook Verse 2 Forget the past son/but I'll never forget my Dad's gone/I gotta live with it now until I pass on/How can I give u a smile when I ain't laughing/and all the while in denial from understanding/the fact that he ain't her ain't here/I know I can't be there/I swear if I could turn the hands of time to last year/I'll drink my last beer/Wipe away my last tear/and while I'm staring in the mirror u keep getting clearer/It's like the visions taking over just clouding my mind/Or maybe he's just doing work and re-routing my mind/one of a kind got me wondering when is my time/so I just keep releasing rhymes til u give me a sign/and I'll be waiting for it even days wehen rain is pouring /snoring while I'm sleeping but waking before my dream ends/see man this shit has got me all in a knot/playing He-Man tryna fight my way to the top Hook Verse 3 Now just imagine/wanna do right but only act wrong/to find a come up in a world full of distractions/I set my mind free cuz it helps remind me/that we're are merely a fraction of who we try and be/I let it guide me/music has inspired me/honestly think I'm finally fulfilling prophecies/somebody's watching me/taking over making sure I/stand tall never fall I'm not ur average soldier/I gotta find some closure moving at a mile a minute/u see a rock on the ground I see the diamond in it/I gotta be persistent/no resisting keep insisting/keep on spitting spoken words at corner curbs til people listen/it's just a talent given/to me by the one that's risen/he forgiving all our sinning noone under suspicion/we multiplying our strengths/ur weakened by divison/life ain't lasting forever/enjoy it while ur living Hook x2

*Talking* Let's take this shit Into the Night like you never seen before Verse 1 Cold sweats are drippin I can't breathe/like they just locked the doors and told me u can't leave/I know this ain't really happening it can't be/like when I got pulled over in my Aunt's gold camry/I'm getting hungry and there's nothing in the pantry/livin like a predator scavengin the land scene/me and my damn team ready for the bright screen/lights cameras action it's so exciting it's frightening/how we gonna takeover like a makeover on the episode of the Jenny Jones show/not even Maury Povich found a father to my flow/but here's a little hint/U can find me in the 'Go/Shagwell Johnson with Powers like Austin/whattup to 6 Shooter Fresh tell 'em it'll cost ''em/about 100 'fore I step to the mic cuz I'm hunting when I step to the mic/ Hook Like you never seen Ever seen Witness something that u never seen Witness something that u never seen....that u never seen It's like Verse 2 The kid is sick with the voicebox and the pen/this is only the beginning who knows when the story ends/the concepts form in my mind/it's a matter of time before this little light inside of me gonna shine/All Natural I ain't using a gimmick/so if muthafuckas feel it it's because they know the flow is so wicked/combined with patterns of speech reminiscent of Hieroglyphics/and the emphasis leaves u renderless/too exquisite for most cats to understand they lackin my vision/cuz I blind 'em from so many anglesshine like a prism/while u imprisoned by ur own mind/I'm just envisiong how I'm going for thw whole 9 impossible missions/as I cruise my way thru the game no Tom Foolery/or Jack Trickery I'm smoked out like hickory/goin' where the women be/flowing like a river g/come and be a witness here to something like u never seen Hook Verse 3--SUPERTOY The way the flow sit/in the pocket like Flacco throwing it/it's SUPERTOY/Joe Cool of the vocals/3rd grade shorty pulled me in the coat room/I tried to hit it out the park like Jobu/dry humpin on her dress so old school/the reminiscing got me giggling I'm so full/white wine grilled mahi mahi no bull/South beach mouthpiece full of quotables/off that Coppela blue/it's so potent to u/so I keep pouring it boo/I'm out here tryna give u something that u never seen/It's S-T/who can do me better than me/it seem oobvious but there's alot of copiers/major label niggas in the office xeroxing us/murder he wrote like Gavin no stopping us/almost at the summit Rock/hope u got ur oxygen...Breathe...Breathe with me baby Hook

*Talking* Whats up...U ever feel like u just not wanted Verse 1 Next level rap superstar/tell me what u strive for and who u really are/u going for the eagle or u settling for par/is it just ur talk or do u really walk hard/Mr. Rockstar fronting like u rock hard/u got a little fame turned into a popstar/listen to The Game man u'll never get far/and now the secrets out ur toast like a pop tart/Mr. I'm everything tell me where u at/I'm leading from the front while ur hiding in the back/ur beats are mediocre and ur rhymes are kinda wack/so lemme break it down like a dimesack/Mr. Undefeated u just took ur first loss/I guess u made a little paper but at what cost/now ur praying to the sky grippin' on the cross/when ur down and out noone's there to catch ur fall but Hook Nobody Wants Ya When Ur Down & Out Nobody Wants Ya When Ur Down & Out...Down & Out Verse 2 They only love ya as far as they could front ya/the sames one that hug ya will turn and mean mug ya/look I'm tryna tell ya executives will dump ya/soon as they witness record sales start to suffer/learn the game it's critical realizing reality/for every individual living within a fantasy/surviving off dependency or just pretend to be/something that they not I can feel it in their energy/negative vibes give me a negative high/carry the swagger of Biggie but I'm not 'Ready to Die'/my eyes are already on the prize and I'm ready to fly/experiencing such a natural high/it seems like nobody wants u when ur down/but when ur high like the sky yea u know they all come around/ya know ur true people separate from clowns/who's jumping in when u can't swim to save u from drowning Hook Verse 3 U know the saying 'Be All that U Can Be'/well be it for urself and be it till u believe/see it with ur own eyes and feel it within ur reach/go a little stronger secure it for yours to keep/and now u got momentum u feel it within ur soul/the drive is gettin stronger but u still are in control/I drive the lane hard ain't no offensive foul/ur style's OC like Anderson Varejao/u need to calm down and get composure the game is taking over/claustrophobia is taking over/now u on a roller-coaster of emotions/like a glass case in the ocean floating/on a wave and it's taking u away/u never know maybe going to a better place/tomorrow may be a better day/so u work harder so u never ever have to hear 'em say Hook

Hook Drake Sample: Boppers Goin' Crazy Boppers Goin' Crazy Got these Boppers Goin' Crazy Nigga I'm the man Verse 1 I'm on my futuristic pimp shit/Spacely Sprockets/and my Presidential shit I'm addressing all topics/Rappers going crazy they girls say I'm amazing/because I am an animal my bands Electric Mayhem/Gon' and let that beat bang/let it rattle in ur trunk/yea just let that bass hit/rappers need a face lift/and I am the one who/all of u can run too/because I practice the Art of War like my name was Sun Tzu/can't really understand why u all up on ur hater shit/me I'm winning titles cuz I'm on my Florida Gators shit/I am on my Kobe shit/Teasy got Gasol game/#1 tandem in the league fuck what ya'll sayin/reppin' for the 'Windy' tho/please don't get it twisted tho/listen to the lyrics then recite 'em like a ritual/car full of women bumping Michael Jackson's 'Beat It'/cuz pussy's only pussy when I get Imma feed it Hook Verse 2---SUPERTOY I got them Boppers Goin' Crazy/Nigga I'm the man/looked up and got a text like/nigga I'm a man/since smoke means fire I should leave this one alone/fuck that I sent one back like dude quit playing on my phone/but back to business mode/lemme shine up my Kenneth Coles/cuz if that papers slim my mission is to get it swole/but let's get back to what I really truly came here for/to talk about the way these girls be walking with they noses/Up Up Up in the Air/right before I showed her pair/skinny BCBG jeans smacked her on her derriere/and on her left boob/she had a purple pocket/I wanna live in it/but thats another topic/Um/that's another song for later on after I rock it/electrify the crowd and then I plug into her sockets/because we worldwide/girl bye/all these bitches think they Amber Rose/cuz they shave they head and got an ass like an antelope Hook Verse 3 Now u get the jist of/so don't get me pissed off/I stay clean like washing machines u niggas get rinsed off/wax on wax off/hit u with my crane style/she said she graduated/I tapped into her brainpower/working on her doctorate/jumping all on top of it she used a stethoscope to measure how far down she swallowed it/real life Quagmire u are Peter Griffin/I'm fuckin' with a real woman ur fighting with a chicken/and ya'll can't tell the difference cuz ur lacking all the vision/I run this thing here make executive decisions/step up to the plate ur pinch hitting in the 9th/I'm Mariano Rivera so lemme say good night Strike 3

*Talking* I love 'em There's so many beautiful ones out there Hook I gotta say baby girl ur lookin purty purty Slow it down for a second whats the hurry hurry Ur too pretty too be stressin don't ya worry worry We can wake and bake a session in the early early Shining like a silver something sterling sterling No tomboy in u so girly girly In between sheets screaming out work me work me Playing hand games have u saying mercy mercy Its U & Me together....... Verse 1 Firstly, I gotta tell u what u worth to me/it hurts me cuz u both the gift and the curse to me/certainly upmost I'm holding u close to thee/heaven's so high in the sky so my pops can see/knots we'll be tying/one day we'll be trying/9 months later they'll be calling me pops-to-be/baby stop crying/lady u mine and/ain't nobody coming between but u got to be/ready for a different world/cuz u a different girl/u got the stove game locked honey I'll sit and pearl/so we can smoke together/maybe grow old together/cuz when I met u I just knew that this can go forever/so thru the winter fall summer spring bring it all/their tryna tear down our love like it's the Mega Mall/but then we build it back knowing that the shit'll last/until that day comes lady I'll see u pass Hook Verse 2 Now u know my feelings it's/some of the realest shit/that I ever wrote no joke I know u feeling it/I'm feeling the concealed kiss/is it Miss Delicate/or just another 'round the way girl who's tryna piece the fit/and feed the fix/left her walking funny like she's a Crip/read my lips, I know Magic show u some secret tricks/a special place/where I'll take u feeling the heavens shake/never take/me for granted baby I'll never make u break apart/have u wondering why u gave ur heart/the long haul/to the finish right from the very start/I'm here with ya/I love the way I share a beer with ya/cheer with ya/even shed a tear with ya/u the special one/they never told me when the day would come/only it would happen I'm filling up with the passion like Mel Gibson/I ain't cutting I'm tryna brick somethin/sexy lady come and get some Hook Verse 3 U know I love the ladies/because they love me back/giving them the greatest feeling keep 'em coming back/it's like we're running track/more like a marathon/pour the hot fudge lemme put the cherries on/top of ur whip cream fulfilling all ur wet dreams/when u talking saying all the best things/and when u dress it up/look like a model how u sex it up/I tell u baby to be honest I can't get enough/it's like a sudden rush pushing me to ectasy/feel ur warm touch when u laying next to me/the schoolboy crush is over now a man u see/I'm so sophisticated now really can it be/I really got ya girl like Mike Jack I rocked ur world/cuz my shit is 'Off the Wall' love to necklace pearl/hey u know I'm a freak thats why u love it/lay down and show me ur pain I wanna rub it Hook

Hook---CRAVE U don't really know how cold I am Doing hot shows for fans These record labels make tall demands Hope u come to comprehend Verse 1 The flow got ya body shivering/the 'Go so cold he delivering these icepick synonyms/froze rhythyms in time like a water cube/then melt down bring the heat just like a sauna do/I beg ur pardon who-ever think they honored too/knowing that I spit hot shit they mostly only spew/thru all the backpacking scully's on staying warm/cuz it's the city known as 'Windy' where the kid was born Hook 2---CRAVE I shiver like I'm Frozen All the glitter isn't gold I shiver like it's snowing In winter I'm so cold...I'm so cold...I'm so cold Verse 2 So get ur winter coats ladies show ur fur game/cuz in a minute Imma need to ask for her name/u wasting time all that shit is for the birds man/ain't tryna hear it I approached her for a word and/she spoke suddenly/quickly she befuddled me/so utterly gorgeous stunning what has she done to me/I gotta keep my cool and remain calm/I found my lady tiger I got the world in my palm/I'm so cold Hook 3---CRAVE You don't know how cold I am Doing hot shows for fans...doing these Hot Hot shows These record labels make small demands... Hope u come to comprehend Verse 3 One more time/we dress fly our ladies be looking right/sexy heels open toes how it goes in the 'Chi/when it's cold out/we just keep it clean like a snow route/ticket out of towners for dressing like ain't no snow out/blow out smoke when u breathing like u just blew back/flew back into the city where all ur roots at/who's that chilly like willy I got my groove back/new tracks heating the city it's pretty cool that Hook 4---CRAVE Are u ready to come back to me now U know that we doing it steady how U want to get it done U don't really know how cold I am U don't really know how cold I am U don't really know how cold I am

Verse 1 Yo I run thru shit like a snow plow/represent Chi City baby it's Go Town/and I ain't gon' slow down/so leave me alone now/2 more bars and I've entered the zone WOW/I know how u feel/he's just too real/skills equivalent to the late great Wilt/everybody showing their love and appreciation/still got niggas lurkin' in shadows with all the hating/women on my tail with no paper they ust be chasing/Adriana Lima and other beautiful faces/racial mixin'/now who's different/witness I'mma gonna get it crackin' in an instant/Hey Miss take a walk on the wild side/ur pretty eyes complimenting ur inner thighs/now I apologize/maybe a little shy/but I would be really high if I really just didn't try/silly I would be hell naw/I got opportunity walking right in the front door/KEEP BOUNCING Hook KEEP BOUNCING (repeated) We keep it bouncing from Chi-town to Miami even my people in the NYC Verse 2 Chiami Nyce mixed with cold December nights/but we warming up the record like the joint caught light/couple hard fought nights/couple hard fought bar fights/fuck it I just kept on BOUNCIN' like the song right/Close ur eyes ain't never seen nothing this bright/babygirl don't look at the light/Imma blind ya when I find ya/delete ya before I see ya/believe me when I say this ain't no praying to Jeebus/spying like a lion thru jungle terrains to meet ya/greet ya by the restaurant door ready to seat ya/He's so nice the shit he spits ICE that oh so cold shit make u think twice/flow right go right sometimes dribble left/hit u with a stutter make ur butter slide off the bread/breakaway fade aways/my shot is A-OK/plus I got the lane on lock I take the paint away/Who ready to get they game on/Rockwell and Iowa is where my game's from/KEEP BOUNCING Hook Verse 3 It's ya boy/YUP/back in the building/3rd time is a charm and I'm ready to kill 'em/3rdEYE native son who been gone for a minute/where my other 5 brothers rediscover our talent/bless this mic right now/Imma show ya'll how a 773 child gets down/spit so sick the symptoms just rush/like a plane crash under the guidance of one BUSH/Oooh did he just push the button too far/now what u think about to start/a Revolution of the mind and soul/so u can take control/it's ur life baby mold ya own/I gotta grab my by the horns it's my time/I got a quarter century of life on my side/quarter tank of gas in the ride/quarter to get high/Oh Yea it's just a matter of time/Here me now and remember the name/it's Rockwell cuz I won't forget from where I came/KEEP BOUNCING Hook

Hook---Max.deciBels Aye Aye Let Me Find Out Let Me Find Out Aye Let Me Find Out And I don't even know your name Aye Aye And I don't even know your name Let Me Find Out And I don't even know your name Aye Aye Aye And I don't even know your name Let Me Find Out And I don't even know your Verse 1---Max.deciBels Pardon me pretty lady but u know u look spectacular/I need to add ur name to my vernacular/a bachelor is/what I am/I'm working on this plan where/u become my lady and I will become ur man/I know ur tired of silly lines designed to impress u/I just wanna know how to address u/u must be sick of/'Ma' or 'Miss' what did u think of Pretty Lady/the way I see it soon we'll be calling each other baby/now u think I'm playin'/I'm being sincere/I see u mingling here with ur girl by the rear/of the dance floor/so for one song/leave ur girl alone come get ur dance game on/this is ur song/its ur birthday/and u know I don't give a fuck it's ur birthday/these pretzels are making me thirsty/I wanna hit it in the worst way/now I'm just speaking off the top of my brain/I'm saying the first thing/that pops in my head when u sit on my lap/as a matter of fact I consider myself a mac/a macaroni w/cheese no begging please/but I still might end and make u scream I'm saying/half of me is playing/u bad as shit as there's now that I'm delaying on this holleration/yea girl I'd like to get u home/but at least gon' ahead and put ur number in my phone like Hook---Max.deciBels Verse 2 Girl whats ya name, nickname, and ur moniker/can u play the skin flute/how bout the harmonica/ain't nobody stopping us dreamgirl dreamworld/now let me show u why the caged bird sings girl/sweet treat sweet feet why u running/u are cute like Rudy Huckleberry and u have an onion/kinda like a funyun/just having some fun and/the kind of girl turning something into nutin'/so talented way above average/I'm just tryna figure if I dig her can she handle it/ESPN Top 10 romantic shit/lay u on the bed full of roses with the candles lit/put u in a trance making u feel so immaculate/u know I gotta flip it rub it down before I'm smacking it/I feel u backing it Up Pretty Lady/on the dance floor your booty drive me crazy/dress skin tight stilettos look just right/before the end of the night I think I just might/take a chance and ask her for another/dance after that baby we exchange numbers/before we part here's a toast to the rest of/I done seen alot baby girl but u the best of/I know ur name but U prefer to call u honeydip/looking at ya body baby I just wanna punish it Hook---Max.deciBels

*Talking* Yea man it's another long work week I can't wait till the End of the Day, it's only started... Verse 1 1st thing when I wake in the morning/hit the alarm/stretch then I get to yawning/already laid out today's choice garments/grab a bowl of cereal cuz damn I'm starving/head to the shower turn on the faucet/before I brush my teeth I got to get a little floss in/it's like I'm Lost in Translation/head downtown Blue Line train station/so I'm blazing an L while I'm waiting for the 'L'/will I make it on time only time will tell/another day at the same ol' J.O./gotta work overtime just to make the playdough/boss telling me that theres problems with the payroll/surfing on the internet just to make the day go-By/I can't wait for my lunch break-Why?/cuz I turn it to a blunt break Hook---CRAVE U work to live and U live to work My life begins to go reverse BREAK-- I'm going berserk/how much is it worth/cuz what we do/don't really have to justify/how ur viewed/just really is a lie/to how it is/to how it is/I'm falling fast asleep/I might have to go chief/ I gotta get right/I gotta get nice/I want to call off but I have to think twice/might need my 9-5 to live/and u live to work/my life begins to go in reverse Verse 2 End of the Day/work week over/time to get a drink and get the opposite of sober/like a comb over I'm just tryna get by/time to relax loosen up my necktie/unbutton my top button I'm not frontin'/I just got paid so I need to cop sumtin'/I call my people up where we gonna kick it at/I got a fifth of Grey Goose and a fifth of 'Yac/u got limes Imma bring the Coronas/man we bout to take it back like Creme Sodas/and jungle gyms ready to rumble in/it's the weekend now is when the fun begins/so kick back and have a drink or 2/and don't ya let the work week bother u/cuz it's ur time u the boss for the day/do what u do chillax and parlay Hook---CRAVE

Verse 1 Rose Pedals on the floor when u walk in/a warm bath with bubbles right for your soft skin/no talkin'/lights off and/time to take a sip of my love potion/so often we get caught by the game/with no match to rekindle or light the flame/too worried what the public might be saying/I set the mood feel the groove the music's playing/so get dressed wear ur Sunday's best today/no stress baby forget yesterday/looking stunning almost took my breath away/so Imma focus on u in a special way/only time will tell where this takes us/this ain't one of those break ups to makeups/cuz in the morning time with no makeup/u looking gorgeous lady so Imma stay put Hook I feel much like romancing how you'd like to wine and dine I'd like to take u dancing Candlelight dinners Wouldn't that be nice... Verse 2 Now we're/sipping Shiraz flowers in a vase/I'm playing my cards and I'm liking my odds/Imma reach for the stars grab a constellation/name it after u now my heart is racing/thinking bout ur waist and how pretty ur face is/so sophisticated so mature what u say Miss/we can have dinner by the candlelight/the vibes good then there could be a chance I might/take ya hand tonite/go and dance tonite/I can be ur Jamie u can be Fancy right/live a fantasy life until reality bites/then we meeting at the altar I'm ur man ur my wife/but until that day comes/lemme just sumtin'/to get u in the mood like a Marvin Gaye song/Sexual Healing girl whats going on'/yea I can feel it the love is growing strong Hook Verse 3 So come girl we can dance the night away/then come home make love from the night till day/gazing at the skyline thru the window/our bodies moving up and down to the tempo/I'm the lyrics ur body's the instrumental/#1 draft pick off potential/ain't no need to lie tho/I ain't smoke but I'm floating on a high tho/and I know that I gotta come down/but I ain't stopping girl so u can cum now/keep it moving baby never shut down/we bobbin' and weavin' we on the 9th round/sweating heavy baby/baby u my weather lady/lady make it rain predicting showers on the daily/until the day we/ain't living baby/u gon' be forever my sweet lady Hook I feel much like romancing how you'd like to wine and dine I'd like to take u dancing Candlelight dinners Wouldn't that be nice We'll dance to sweet music How about some Marvin Gaye Feel like some sexual healing Just relax and let me do, let me do things my way This is what I do to get u In the Mood Baby I'll do it all to get u In the Mood

Verse 1 This is dedicated to the ones that never made it/faded off in the sky without a line to trace it/u tell me be courageous/cuz it's time to face it/don't get distracted by pretty women with sinnin' fragrance/smelling good but all they wanna do is treat u bad/until that moment u meet the women that equals that/what u been looking for/but u keep looking more/cuz somethings telling ya somethings better beyond the shore/u never settle down way to busy running round/and when I think about it now it's kind of funny how/u never put the pressure/so I just laid the pipe/a couple of suggestions we'll address 'em tonight/the time is right but we might just lose it/every time u cross my mind it's like u got me confused it's/got me going crazy running circles and looping/too hard to play the part I spill my heart thru this music/so I.... Hook Sharing the Love so real x4 Verse 2 Think back how many times u remember/feelin left in the cold with no one to protect ya/summer nights all alone no one to caress ya/rainy days in the 'Go no ones ur Umbrella/know ur tryin' but ur lying to urself if u tell ya/ya doing shit the right way can't no one correct ya/feeling helpless everyone around u done left ya/went from number #1 to feeling like no one respects ya/all u heard was the buzz saying u were the "Next "to/blow up so what now they turn and neglect ya/gotta give 110 and stop saying I meant to/just get the shit done cuz I'm my own representa/everyday's a struggle man it's obvious hence the/way these 5-0 profle and arrest us/got us back against the wall cornered in from the pressure/get loose break free from the strains and the stress/why don't we just Hook Verse 3 It's like a language that's spoken universally/standard in curriculum's at Universities/it's like the birth of me/never a curse for me/brings out the best in me/never the worst of m/got me searching to be something that I never was/and never will be still we feeling the love/but on another tip/let's take another trip/act right cuz u might just happen to get/the big break u been praying for your whole life/heavy luggage slows u down gotta pack light/me and my backpack racing for the next flight/I got a snack pack hungry like a termite/and it's gon' hold me over/until the show is over/I'm staying focused and proud just like a Roman soldier/ya hear the crowd chanting loud like u know they s'posed to/I do this hear for the love/somebody shoulda told ya Hook

*Talking* You having a lot of waking up to do You've made so many Mistakes This is what you young people go out in the world with All about Mistakes Verse 1 All around in slow motion it starts surrounding and choking me to the ground on the concrete pounding/I feel the weight on my shoulder a boulder is what I'm holding but folding is not an option so I must keep going/I'll be waiting till the day when I'm playing on every station my records blazing the nation but for now stay patient/I'm a Haitian/Dominican Puerto Rican/Womens' Man a Gentleman/please do not attempt/to go against my circle I will hurt you then merk you leave you so purple you'll be laying in the bushes/somebody'll try to smoke you I hope you fully recover and my regards to your mother and brother a couple other but we'll keep 'em under covers *Talking* You having a lot of waking up to do You've made so many Mistakes This is what you young people go out in the world with All about Mistakes Verse 2 However you think u clever so better prepare for pressure I tell ya after I smell ya like ur first name was Nelson/got the right attitude Swagger surpasses magnitude latitude longitude sorry to whoever has got you fooled/think you got the moves play the kid leave watch him leave ya body bruised I'm warning you heed my advice if not I'm harming you/disarming you have my cousing CRAVE just break an arm or 2 I'm honored you believe and agree cuz you know what karma do/pharmaceuticals is the medical term tho' you suppose I impose positions mistaken not forgiven/I'm willing to just forgive him the Christian in him is sinning beginning the comprehension of the problems with religion/our Army's out there bombing while children clinch to their momma's we eating these quarter pounders barely breathing people starving/I know it's not on purpose Mistakes are made but it hurts cuz we be murdering/thinking that the lives we take are worthless

*Talking* This Rockwell Sometimes you never know what the next day might bring you...or what it might take away Verse 1 This for the chosen few/My Testimony only you/who listen will envision what I picture thru my mental tube/it's so essential to/the way you breather the way you move/all those emotions roller coasting over every mood/look man I'm telling you/come and take a closer view/and see what lies deep in your mind/not just the shell of you/or you'll be sheltered too a life of crime, drugs and slugs/fake love comes thru funeral hugs its bugged/and in the midst of all the shit that we go thru/I write down testimonials cuz my vocals/can transcend right to the mind like it's old school/been put away for far too long like it's old news/lay it on the stretcher address it call it a Code Blue/request a surgeon it's urgent more than a bone bruise/I know my person is hurting more than I own to/I'm hopeful I won't see my grave till I'm supposed to cuz Hook Lately I been writing testimonies daily To ease the pain relieve anger it makes me More of a sane me How can you blame My understanding of your world made me crazy So Lately I been writing testimonies daily To ease the pain relieve anger it makes me More of a sane me How can you blame My understanding of your world drove me crazy So Lately Verse 2 I been contemplating over break beats/it's therapeutic I do it to keep my aim see/it's so insane we/don't know to change E-ventually become the problem that we're facing/I'm tryna understand the world that I been placed in/was dealt a hand played the cads I can't escape it/to be a man gotta stand for a basic/principle to measure your treasure they'll try and take it/but face it only survivors manage their patience/I wanna live past my hundreds and feel I'm ancient/like ancestors who blessed us beyond the grave with/train of thought just like Reflection Eternal named it/forget the game it's all bout being famous/but without the fame just end up being nameless/so while you blazing/listening and playing/understand without it you'll shrivel up like a raisin cuz Hook Lately I been writing testimonies daily To ease the pain relieve anger it makes me More of a sane me How can you blame My understanding of your world made me crazy So Lately I been writing testimonies daily To ease the pain relieve anger it makes me More of a sane me How can you blame My understanding of your world drove me crazy So Lately Verse 3 I just been observing every day/everything that makes me believe it makes me afraid/but I got to keep on persisting and pave the way/for the next few children who listen and wanna take/on a great sense of responsibility in the wake/of a new age shit gone be different than yesterday/when you struggled just to get a crumb of bread up on your plate/when you hustled to survive so you must hustle everyday/tryna make a future cuz they always said you were the future/another generation follows so I'll pass it to ya/so think outside the box and trust yourself forget the tutors/and never listen to a politician cuz they'll ruin ya/a couple words to live by ust to help you grown and get by/all the obstacles there ain't shit that's impossible in this life/if you can dream it you can achieve it believe it this why/it's crystal now cuz in the clouds Pops/you gon' be sitting proud Hook Lately I been writing testimonies daily To ease the pain relieve anger it makes me More of a sane me How can you blame My understanding of your world made me crazy So Lately I been writing testimonies daily To ease the pain relieve anger it makes me More of a sane me How can you blame My understanding of your world drove me crazy So Lately *Talking* When I first wrote this song I wasn't even gonna talk over this beat I as gonna let it ride out But all that shit changed, the night after I wrote this motherfucker All I gotta say is I Miss You Dad R.I.P. Forever.....always in my heart

*Talking* It's ya boy Rockwell I'm bout to take you on a Headtripp Along with CRAVE I don't know if u ready for it Verse 1 It's magic/how u grow from grasping/concepts of colors,shapes,words imagine/passing/all the test with flying colors/I'm Batman and ur Boy Wonder/now u wonder where the time flew/too busy to see what's behind u/looking forward always making a blind move/u next who the fuck u lying to/but u try to get on ur grind u/hit the streets hard for whoever will hire u/tired of hearing apply/when they don't never reply/fuck a drug test I'm bout to get high..(inhaling)..Damn I just wanna/take another hit but I know I said I'm gonna quit/that's it gotta take control/too many days pass by are u afraid to know/how ur life ends up are u afraid to go/take the road less traveled it ain't paved with gold/I know the weather stay cold cuz in the 'Windy' it blow/harsh winters we know/gotta shovel the snow/as it builds up/the questions start to fill up/the room keeps spinning/head keeps tripping/mind playing games to keep the body ticking/heart steady bumping beating every minute Hook Days growing up flew by 'fore I knew what hit Feeling like a grown ass kid Years done passed goddamn I'm a grown ass man Gotta get a job and a plan Verse 2---CRAVE I tired on the shoes of my icons but the kicks didn't fit so I got my grind on/my mind's gone to MIA with ST and fam to see/it's a fantasy/done with no guns just dro' tons/it's so fun with no tums/no ones closer to the old ones so it's hope son hold uh/I was nowhere I'm now here/Yea it's my year/Cheers I'm ailing from beers/the end is getting nearer/pictures in the mirror mind's clearer get focused/caught me a fever/the nurse called me a dreamer/locked my art up in the freezer/now my life is like Dreamworks/artistic verses from an arctic nerd/no I'm not autistic but I can't vouch for her/honest sir/I spell them words when I smell them herbs/it stirs the urge/to buy my parents dessert/they deserve the world/and now the world is a play/real life hope ya'll legs don't break/picked up a mic and they let me on stage/pay attention to what I'm saying/I went from Joe Nameless to the Greatest/like Satchell Paige's/jamming in the lunchroom before I got famous/but wait it's worst/I just Chief Justice now I'm dying of thirst/my pops was layman my mom was a nurse/I guess I was a lame man living with her/when I coulda been laying in up in a hearse/hope for the best prepare for the worst/since the day of my birth/till I'm 6 feet under the earth Hook CRAVE-- Get ready ya'll get ready It's a Headtripp It's a Headtripp Get ready ya'l get ready It's a Headtripp It's a Headtripp Get Ready...Its a Head...