[Intro: Amen] Forge and Amen Kenn Starr 'Cause it's a cold cold game, you know! [Bridge: Amen] 'Cause it's a cold game 'Cause it's a cold cold game You get - all the riches, you get - all the fame If you fall off, then you gets all the blame It's a cold game, man it's a cold cold game [Verse 1: Amen] Now as I write this, quizzically I'm second guessing If everything I'm working for is really meant to be And if I'll ever see a slice of this fame If I'll ever be a single step ahead from Where I'm at in the game I ain't looking for a million man Just give me a fraction! Anything to get me moving Get me out of this traction Need a breath of fresh air A quick change of scenery I can't explain exactly what success means to me My ticket to the top, every minute, every sentence Trying to spit it so it's hot Trying to get in with his plot Plan scheme to do the damm thing Before the time bing I seem to be just stalling down in this pipe dream I mean, I'm impatient Hate waiting for something to happen Just trying to make it seems impossible I hurdle obstacles on the road to stardom So pack heavy for the journey 'Cause it's gonna be a hard one [Hook: Amen] In this cold game In this cold cold game You get - all the riches, you get - all the fame If you fall off, then you gets all the blame It's a cold game, man it's a cold cold game It's a cold game Just tell your friends, become your enemies And you get lost just trying to navigate the industry A cold game, man it's a cold cold game It's a cold game, man it's a cold cold game [Verse 2: Amen] 'Cause they label me a rebel and upstart But now I'm on a different level Watching twelve inches' move up charts Say that I'm conceited Try to challenge my heart But you can't knock me off my pivot Man, the balance is hard Let me tell you that I'm right where I'm supposed to be I break it to you vocally I'm tired of thinking locally Don't want to be the King of the scene The Prince of the city My eye's a national prize So come and get me on some Entourage sh** Vince Chase when the pen's race You dream about your lifestyle I rap about it right now True stories, 'cause fiction is too boring And you ain't John Grisham Why you think they gon' listen to the Genuine artical, Smithsonian flow It's how I, Hova' your hoes While you're honing your show Erroneous? no! I'm the truth in every sentence, every phrase Why I'm focused on success Every minute, every day [Hook: Amen] In this cold game In this cold cold game You get - all the riches, you get - all the fame If you fall off, then you gets all the blame It's a cold game, man it's a cold cold game It's a cold game Just tell your friends, become your enemies And you get lost just trying to navigate the industry A cold game, man it's a cold cold game It's a cold game, man it's a cold cold game [Verse 3: Kenn Starr] Yeah! These dudes think I'm a joke So I'm forced to get rude Even though most of these fools, thinking I won't Now why is that? You're letting the message in my rap blind y'all Lines raw, how many times must I remind y'all? Shine before there was a dotted line to sign on Ladder of success, what I was destined to climb on While y'all got nicks and dimes off I was getting my rhymes stronger Than Clorox mixed with Pine Soft So never mind who you thought I was I rap like my life depends on this sh** 'Cause it sort of does! The four quarter buzz, could barely afford the bus Ain't much changed, but the change got my quarters up Throw shots from three point range until the quarter's up Till a major label throw me paper Like a quarter plus I caught a rush from the thought alone I won't stop until I'm living sort of plush And I've bought a home [Hook: Amen] In this cold game In this cold cold game You get - all the riches, you get - all the fame If you fall off, then you gets all the blame It's a cold game, man it's a cold cold game It's a cold game Just tell your friends, become your enemies And you get lost just trying to navigate the industry A cold game, man it's a cold cold game It's a cold game, man it's a cold cold game