[Produced by Russ]
[Intro: TOTEM]
They try and look me in the eyes and tell me
There ain't no prize to be won, no, no
No, I've been fighting for the top, I'm ready
All I know is I want it all, all
[Verse 1: Russ]
Yeah, it's time to pack
Luggage full of dreams with the tags still intact
But the plastic's still wrapped, I haven't opened it
With my feet up on a top floor screaming "Jesus"
But I want more, it's all good, though
This feel like that blow a pound with my dawgs on my Suge flow
They love me in the hood, so
Shout out Macivan spreading CD's round the discount mall like a virus
Bosses choking, hope your employees know how to do the heimlich
Left the bullsh** way behind like Kirk Hinrich
I'm the first of my kind, ain't no doubt about it
Slightly schizophrenic, I'm in the studio with myself
There's still a crowd around
Think I finally found the youth, it's in the truth
Since 50 rocked the vest, I had the jukes
With my feet up on a top floor screaming "Jesus"
But I want more
[Hook: Russ]
I won't stop until I hear the world scream my name out, name out
Who you are is what you do, not what you say
I bring the bang out, bang out
Oooo, I'm popping, oooo, I'm popping
Oooo, I'm popping, oooo, I'm popping
[Verse 2: Paulina]
I made a promise to myself in '99
Not to shoot for the sky would've been my biggest crime
Sifted through my teens, growing now, I got a dream going
People said you sick for believing so I sneezed on 'em
Spent the rest nights focused on the lights
Aim for the stars, co*k back, open flight
Then I got caught, hot fingerprints on the shotgun
List of success suspects and I'm the top one
You could see me [?], getting [?]
You could call my momma, if you ask, she'd admit that
Climbing from the bottom, got grit [?]
But the shooter in the pit cause she fit
So please don't pity me, you see me holding keys
I always like to tease, won't be the b**h to appease
Soon the hoes come running and the checks start coming
But I'm in it for the height, not the summit
[Hook: Russ]
I won't stop until I hear the world scream my name out, name out
Who you are is what you do, not what you say
I bring the bang out, bang out
Oooo, I'm popping, oooo, I'm popping
Oooo, I'm popping, oooo, I'm popping
[Outro: Paulina
I made a promise to myself in '99
I was gonna shine
I made a promise to myself in '99
I was gonna shine
I made a promise to myself in '99
I was gonna shine
I made a promise to myself in '99
I was gonna shine
I made a promise to myself in '99
That I'd get real big, open up a few minds
I made a promise to myself in '99
I was gonna shine