[Intro - Paul Lopez] It's not supposed to be this hard [J.R.] Man i'm a renegade Don't conform to rules I just elevate All the system 'tryna do is separate People based on differences We just gotta levitate f** all of the delegates I just gotta get away Any day They try to tie us with these bills and loans Some people free they minds with some pills and 'tron But i'm above it Gotta work for everything that I own In the studio I write it then I vent and I moan Up on a beat gotta rise gotta do this Muscle up and pursue it Roadblock i'mma move it Gotta earn a name and prove it Overcoming all these haters and cowards Had to put some work in by the day and the hour From the Howard John in Tuscon I'm feeling like i'm still strong And though these days have seemed long My legacy will live on For generations I'm trying to change a nation Know i'm not the best But I really 'gotta keep my patience I'mma master with masterminds To capture The shattered minds Of consumers consuming All of this music That's k**in' creative Writers I'm pushin' to be a fighter For lyricism Criticism To open a vision of livin' See man i'm destined to win And plant this seed of prosperity A legend's what my mama once conceived Back in February '94 Yeah sometime way before Drama and the haters Was just steady knockin' at my door Step in my mind Look around sh** is scary and all A million things up in my head Ain't nobody to call Like a brawl in my brain 'tryna keep myself tamed Somedays I find it hard Just to keep myself sane [Hook] I got a million damn things on my mind And I think about a better life all the time Venting my frustrations man I need somewhere to go And this music is my haven when I need some steam to blow Got a million damn things here on my mind And I think about a better life all the time Venting my frustrations man I need somewhere to go And this music is my haven when I need some steam to blow [Tru-Barz] Already know you feeling this TB I be k**in' this Never really thought about How the f** I'm beginning this n***as wanna end me While I'm 'tryna make ends meet f** it though cause I'm bout to blow n***as know that I'm bout the dough n***a wit the red hat where ya bread at You ain't even ready i'm Really bout to deady em 10 steps ahead of em Lyrical over potency Like a rotent wrote it hold it for the moment Roll it smoke it Gotta be the greatest like a lotus Hold it I bake bread Shake feds, 'lotta n***as hatin' But I gotta over come it that over bumness Yall bestowin' upon me Gettin' money make it big I wish I Could magnify the world like a fish eye sh** I, wanna best man Always there like a best man 'tryna come up with the best plan Damn yall n***as irradical Did what I had to do Show you what the better do I'm Rollin' wit the better crew Whoa, you ain't f**in' wit me n***a I know I'm a lyrical n***a wherever I go Why these n***as actin like they really don't know [Hook]