Dmx - Last Hope lyrics

[Intro: DMX] They do it every time man Every time Every time they do it to me [Hook Adreena Mills & DMX] I gotta make it out and move quickly Can't allow the past to restrict me Bet this time around they won't skip me I am the last hope, (The Champ!) Won't hesitate not even for a second The hustle has become an obsession I'm on the frontlines with my weapon I am the last hope [Verse 1: DMX] Damn, I went through it again After telling everybody I wouldn't do it again I kinda feel like I let my people down (yup) But to get them right, I got's to pick myself up (come on) When I heard this beat and hook, it was so raw (uhh) Looked in the mirror, didn't like what I saw, (uhh) All I could say was: ahh man sh** gotta change (forreal!) Either get it right or take one to the brain (blam!) But y'all know the pain that I went through daily, (woooh) Tryna stay sane through the rain, y'all hear me I'm slippin', fallin', can't get up But this time I'm outta control, I don't give a f**! For the thugs!, I'm the last hope for the team (come on!) I'm the reason why some n***as, gotta hope and a dream (come on!) These cats know what's good, I am the hood (Aii) I ain't hoping that they don't, I wish a n***a would (come on!) [Hook] [Verse 2: DMX] I gotts to do it for me, or do it for them, (yeah) I ain't playing with this sh**, Im'ma do it to win Know I can do it again, (come on) cause I did it before With little to no effort, and y'all n***as knew the score (for real) First album dropped in May, second in December Over platinum in one year like, y'all don't remember, (come on) Only n***a who's first 5 albums debuted at number 1 And you wonder why I call you son (my son) I just begun, to get started, with the hardest part of it all Is to climb a slippery wall and, still don't fall Break down and call up to God, when it gets to hard I know you ain't gonn' let me go now!!(please) You brought me too far Showed me I was as a star, all my life I know it, all it right, before I, call it a night I'mma thank you for it all, the blessings and the curses And I hope you listening, there's a lesson in the verses Yeah [Hook] [Outro: DMX] Does it bother me? Yeah off course it bothers me Cause it's not who I am, I'm not you know, the person the media portrays me to be, ya mean?