[Verse 1: Kid Hartha]
Please excuse absence I'm so sorry for the vacancy
Of the real in rap, man you don't know how long it's taken me
Get my a** up off this couch and it put it someplace they can see
Once I found the place to be, all my dreams came straight to me
Well, not straight to me, but basically
Compliments to my confidence which thankfully ain't make believe
Unlike all these thoughts, tryna' get me caught
Feelin' pretty guilty bout those things that I bought
I ought, to give back more but that's my art
How can I give my life to you before it even starts?
No tellin' what I might just do, the Joker's dealin' cards
Tomorrow, I might get shot down by someone feelin' hard
Apart, from that I also stutter when I speak
Unless I'm underneath a beat, So I ain't' wanna leave for weeks
I mean, rarely I stutter while music's is on
But if I do, I'm all good, just move the ffff** along!
[Chorus Section: Kid Hartha]
Stay as strong as it takes to be
Hold onto the place you know
Stay in the moment when you feel it's right
Instead of lettin' it go, instead of lettin it go, instead of
Stay as strong as it takes to be
Hold onto the place you know
Stay in the moment when you feel it's right
Instead of lettin' it go, instead of lettin it go
Instead of lettin' it go, oh, oh
But I ain't done yet
I bled for these words so there ain't a track that I ain't run yet
I was walkin' from work when one block away from a church
I was jumped by some perps and they left my face in the dirt
What hurt much worse is for them I'm makin' this verse
So in more ways than one I got a taste of this Earth
That day, they took my laptop along with my cell
So when I rose, dirty clothed I couldn't call for no help
I cried and asked, why? After all I've been dealt
And with no hesitation I knew it's ALL on myself
All the people I've met
All the places I been
Took me one step closer to d**h
I had so much faith in the wind
That it would just carry me along
I would up and change on a whim
But it wasn't until I sought out destiny
My fate would begin
So there were times I shoulda' left the moment
Or stayed in
But I'd rather write my piece before lettin' this page win!
[Chorus Refrain]
Like, why would I plagerize your life? I'd rather just write my own
But I'm afraid of the paths I've created in rhymes and poems
The moment isn't long, so I would use to drag it on
Pride was my name and that vain would take me far from home!
The karma still is strong, but if I keep a sense of calm
And do right, I might have a chance to cancel out my wrongs
Made it to step four, had my resentments listed
But I've always found flaws, it's a curse I've been gifted
Made my way into serenity, then my person had shifted
The moment I stepped back into the money making business...(Ugh)
sh**, I wanna' make a decent livin'
But if I play you for your pocket, will I be forgiven?
Even worse, if I leave you smitten
When my only intention from the beginnin's hittin'!
(Ha ha) Made my decision, just to be great, I'll play the slave in the system
And Spartacus my way to freedom from a state of contrition
[Chorus Refrain]
[Verse sections repeat as music fades]