Ryan Leslie - New Beginngs lyrics

[Verse 1] I truly started this rapping thing for respect So I used to talk about the cars, money, and techs Or how I'd grab a blade quick and slice yo' neck See I will now if forced but that wasn't me yet (Yea) But I ain't care 'cuz I was getting attention 'cuz when I spit whatever everybody would listen And I felt good 'cuz I impressed every girl my age (uh) Battled my n***a Cosmic and caught my first body Then I won 25 spitting at Stevie's Party And Muda spit that night too but I was chose the winner So that had my head feeling big that whole winter From that moment I knew this was my destany The heart of the lion awoke from where it rested in me I felt Superman strength the power vested in me But I knew success for me wouldn't come so effortlessly (Yea, Yea) So I wrote daily, wrote till my fingers were sore Then I practiced what wrote and then I wrote some more Inked my heart and soul in every page I've written So you see why I go so hard on every line I'm spitten' These bars are me, down to my last molecule Every single atom and every hair follicle The instrumental's my heartbeat I breathe life from these tracks So I was birthed from the beats as a matter of fact So for what they gave to me you know I gotta give back So any half a**ed products I don't want my name attached 'Cuz I vow to produce the best music in my power 'Cuz I always deserve to be the man of the hour (CHEA) [Hook 1 (x2)] (uh) So this gone mark a new beginnin' I'm done with the bullsh**, the playing and the grinnin' It's time to put this work in Get my team winnin' 'cuz greatness comes with time so that's all that we be spendin' [Verse 2] Im from the city where not many make it And alot gave up but my dreams still ain't faded And it never will till the day I'm living it So I can't help but go so hard, style so belligerent 'Cuz I speak for every single Glock shot Every single lost soul and every kid with out a pops Spit for my brothers out there in them streets And my fam chained up in that penitentiary (Uh) 'Cuz these n***as been taking Ambien They sleeping on a n***a that's bound to become a champion I'm loading up these clips strapping on this vest Ready to go to war to earn my spot as the best So I'm fighting off my demons shooting up all my fears Flipping off all my haters tell them all to kiss my rear I'm on that straight away to glory but watching for them turns 'Cuz even in the perfect apple there can always be a worm (Uh) But I swear this sh** was meant for me These pens, these pads these beats they all make up my identity Don't even have blood it's ink running through my veins Don't even have thoughts just bars flowing through my brain 'Cuz without this music life has no meaning 'Cuz I'm truly just lyrics wrapped around a human being I had to Loaded Lux this thang so you could get the work And understand what it came to make up T-Hurt bruh [Hook 2] So this gone mark a new beginnin' We done with the bullsh** the playing and the grinnin' We finna put this work this work in Get my team winnin' 'cuz greatness comes with time so that's all that we be spendin'