9th Wonder - Stop Fooling Yourself lyrics

Feels somethin' like [Repeat 3x] I solemnly swear What I perform in the booth All of it is truth Goes somethin like this [Verse 1] Uh, to whoever it may concern If you listenin', I'm lookin' for a place to turn See it seems like, this is all I want out of life But it's the other way around, I wanna do right But it's moreso a question of responsibilities So the lights stay on, but my conscience is k**in' me Gettin' my Mariano on, pitcher perfect Still inside, I fear the Lord like "is it worth it?" Huh, at first I say "no" But when I open my closet, it makes say so - f** it And this is hustler haven, see I'm not alone Cause he would say that I got faith, or I got a home So I ask God if he still love us I don't always wanna be this drug dealin' ma'f**er but I was playin' on, with opposite plans And I ain't even have the decency to wash my hands [Hook] So he spoke through the clouds like [Sample] Boy, stop foolin yourself Boy, stop I said nevermind the mistakes, and he said [Sample] Boy, stop foolin yourself Boy, stop I said I'm tryin' to get through them gates, and he said [Sample] Boy, stop foolin yourself Boy, stop I said I'm tryin' to switch my ways, and he said [Sample] Boy, stop foolin yourself Boy, stop [Verse 2] Searchin' for a way out of the bottom Without shootin' the 3, or tryin' to serve product I'm really just tryin' ta defy the odds A 9 to 5 is callin' me, but I'm tryin' ta dodge I really wanna do the school thing The so called not cool thing Cause I'm gettin' tired of movin' things So maybe Howard or Morehouse or Clark-Atlanta But all of my friends peddle crack and spark hammers I told em we could still be hood and do somethin' more Wit our lives And they all look surprised like "Wasn't you the same ma'f**er?" "That showed us how to cook up and cut the bu*ter?" I said "yeah but I guess I sort of had an epiphany" "I'm tryin' to take this ride, and ya'll don't wanna Trip wit me?" Got into NC Central and I was glad I ripped my acceptance letter in half [Hook] Cause my dudes kept tellin' me [Sample] Boy, stop foolin yourself Boy, stop Tried to change my grind and they replied [Sample] Boy, stop foolin yourself Boy, stop I said "you changed wit time," and they was dyin' like [Sample] Boy, stop foolin yourself Boy, stop So I changed my mind, and stayed outside like [Sample] Boy, stop foolin yourself Boy, stop [Bridge] They say you are what you are, and you been what you been Played the corner so long, I blend with the wind Mind over matter Money from the grind is a factor Tryin' to get it wit mines gon' matter You are what you are, and you been what you been Played the corner so long, I blend with the wind Mind over matter Money from the grind is a factor Tryin' to get it wit mines gon' matter [Hook] Cause everything else is really like [Sample] Boy, stop foolin yourself Boy, stop I'm playin' tug 'o war wit myself like [Sample] Boy, stop foolin yourself Boy, stop Cause if I try to call for some help it's like [Sample] Boy, stop foolin yourself Boy, stop Scared to go to the Lord for help like [Sample] Boy, stop foolin yourself Boy, stop So I just say f** it [Repeat 3x] I solemnly swear What I perform in the booth All of it is truth Goes somethin' like