[Verse 1]
Starting to feel age's weight on my back
Beginning to wonder for how long I can rap
After all I've done
All the way I've come
Until I got here
Man, pa** me this bottle of beer
I don't need to tell all the story again
Think I've already told you about when
I was in the army
The f**ing big wars
And about my childhood
About my life in the hood
About drug problems, addiction
You know it's all real, no fiction
And then I became this popstar
A rapper, but I still have my scars
And now time also weighs down my shell
I know, it's not like living hell
But still it slows me down
And then sometimes I frown
And I wonder if it isn't time to stop
If I'll be able to cop
With this fast crazy rhythm much longer
[Hook (x2)]
And I can tell
I enjoyed this, hell
Tortoise II was the best
But now I have to go my friend
I need to rest
But it's not the end
[Verse 2]
I mean I gave what I promised
Let us all be honest
Tortoise II is right here
Even though you and even I feared
It might actually never come
I did manage to get it done
And I did what I said I wanted
A balance of funny sh**
With serious right next to it
Told you stories about me
Talked about things I deem important
And between these, between stories
Talked sh** and had fun, with my flamboyant
Style
Yeah of course I did smile
Writing and recording everything
And I like being here rapping
And yes it is nice to do shows
To have people shout your name
To have nice hotel rooms, even hoes
And to see I am changing the game
But it also is a lot
I almost didn't rest my whole life
Didn't enjoy some time with kids and wife
But wait, do I have 'em? Notnot
See, I didn't even have time to look around
Maybe if I'd stopped earlier I'd have already found
But I had this responsibility to you
I have the utmost respect for my fans
But I have to see what I can
And can not, what I'll be able to go through
[Hook (x2)]
And I can tell
I enjoyed this, hell
Tortoise II was the best
But now I have to go my friend
I need to rest
But it's not the end
[Verse 3]
So what do I do?
Do I give up?
These doubts are stuck
In my mind, it's something new
Having to think about what's next
Not just doing it and forgetting about the rest
Damn it I gotta weigh
What will be better for Cla-Clay
Do I have my answer? Nay
When will I say?
I don't know man
I just don't know
And I wish my doubt wouldn't show
So easily
But it seems to me
I am no longer so busy
So I can think and think
About what I will do
Man it's k**ing me
I should just finish this LP
But I couldn't help it
Had to tell you about it
After all it concerns you
That's the reason I do what I do
But I really have no answer to say
Let time tell what is to be done of Cla-Clay
In rap
And now let's wrap
It all up, this was Tortoise II
Hope you enjoyed
See you