Humor - Steps lyrics

[Verse 1] I'm going, I'm floating In a state of limbo hoping The decisions that I make translate through my devotion To something tangible to put my vision in the open That's the fears of a mortal The water's steady rising better hope you packed a snorkel Ain't nobody giving help out here you have to be resourceful When the source of all your pain is your distorted view of fortune Unfortunately, ultimately some are cast aside I ain't talking about the child that is chastised I'm talking about all the potential never realised Whether down to environment or loss of life Yeah you only live once but let em hear it twice My homeboy's cousin caught a shot and paid the price And for what? There ain't no justification These n***as lack a moral compa** so they follow their hatred I hate it, in a society where nothing's given The negativity creates a schism The naive don't see a citizen instead they see a villain Their narrow mind a**ociates my colour with a disposition A distant vision, when what you see and what you want is inconsistent My dreams consist of something more that just a decent living I insist that you explore until you find position Don't waste the gifts your given That's how I deal with my thoughts Caught up in the trivial ideals we absorb We find it hard to find a thing to live our lives for When they try n tell us what we need to strive for And I thought, the same thing all the while I'd get a good job and wife and kids like Michael Kyle Nah, sh** don't always work out sunny like the sitcoms When it ain't just the day to day you've gotta think on [Break] Just keep at it Put that work in You'll see the returns [Hook] The dream that you see, What you gonna get from it? n***a step on it, take a step for it [Verse 2] Life ain't a game, its a trial So many live their days in denial I fathered a dream an adopted some responsibilities So I'ma play it safe and wait for a child We lay our plans but it don't matter if you're man or mouse I got the key to get inside but I ain't in the house And a good woman deserves time that I can't currently allow So at the present there's no room for a spouse You want proof that I'm down? The proof's in what I speak At the top looking down? That drop is looking steep Your position man are vying for it n***as ain't just writing poems Rappers boast about their lives so n***as set their sights upon it Pride, then a fall But is there modesty required when it be honesty you talk? I'm just talking about things that n***as constantly ignore Might not of heard it but we seen it all before [Hook]