Abdominal - Behind The Scenes lyrics

[VERSE 1] I'm sure like a lot of you People often ask me what do you do To which I reply, "I rap" To which they reply, "Yeah, but besides that" To which I reply, "Not much" To which they reply with awkward coughs and such Until I feel compelled to elaborate This is not a hobby Do it for my salary mate And been doing so for well over a decade See I get paid for putting pen to page Performing sets on stage And when selektahs play my record Let's just say that at the end of the day That's how I collect my wage At which point they inevitably say "Damn, that's how you're expenses are paid?" Yes, that's what I'm attempting to say "Well that's great getting to do what you love every day" And yes, it may seem like I'm living the dream But hey there's much more to it when you go behind the scenes [Chorus] When rhymes and beats is the life I lead Which I know might seem all nice and sweet But take the time to peep what's behind the scenes You might agree there's more to it the what the eye can see And what I mean is when the lights are screened Some cyber juice, they're deadlines to me Bookers with high fees, late nights without sleep Sign up for these I never did when I decided to MC [VERSE 2] Now don't get me wrong I know for a lot of people I'm living the dream Collecting green from spitting six steams With no 9 to 5, and no cubicle Just rhyming live in the studio I don't take it for granted I understand that it's a blessing That my music allows me to travel the planet But like most things there's another side Most won't witness For example, show business In my experience there's more business then show So instead of ripping flows I'm sitting [?] Send e-mails for half of the day Tapping away on my Mac in a cafe Just tracking my pay And taking care of other tedious administrative details Necessary but very derailing And most attempts at writing raps This is behind the scenes of my life and I'm inviting you back [REPEAT Chorus] [BREAK] Struggles Struggle to survive I guess you can call this my 9 to 5 Gimme a chance man I know how to rock it But it's not that easy, putting money in my pocket [VERSE 3] Follow your dream, as the saying goes But let my case at [?] displaying insane flows Over breaks yo But wait, no one ever told me the pay's low Unless you're Drake bro But I started in the middle Now I'm lower then my 9 to 5 High school friends are homeowners Just raising their families happily While I'm in this freezing apartment Chasing this rapping dream Now I do what I love, and I love what I do But if you think this is easy, you must be new There's so much more to it then just rhyming words together There's marketing, accounting, answering fans' letters Grant applications, dealing with the press Man I reeling from the stress I can feel it in my chest Nonetheless I'll keep pursuing this dream, but just know there's more to it When you go behind the scenes [REPEAT Chorus]