Joe Budden - The Soul lyrics

[Verse 1:] Same characters but the show's different, Just listen, it feels like the soul been missing I remember copping that compact disc just to take off the wrapping It was more then rapping Read credits, till every name's embedded One day, I'm a be just like them, bet it! One day, I'm a come and lace the team with their favorite things When I grace the screen, coasting! I mean, it's nothing like what I was hoping No emotion, we just going through the motions I used to watch the videos just to see the new sh** Wanted to see it first, I thought I'd be exclusive Remember getting hyped off my first casio Suped up writing my first verse, it was a** though Acappella, no beat and a bad flow Damn I miss the good ol' days, when we had soul! [Hook:] When we had soul! [Beat rides] [Verse 2:] I remember each day putting my favorite song on replay But my tape deck would always eat tapes I'd put my finger in the middle trying to fix it Just for the sh** to end up sounding twisted Pressing clothes before school, I was matching Liked the girl in cla**, got mad when she was absent Wasn't a baller and I ain't have no game, So what could I do besides ignore her? (OR!) My first fight with no brothers to get I remember being scared as sh** and he had all this lip And I ain't have hands not a bit, just knew that I ain't wanna get hit So staring at the clock, I ain't trying to see 3 o'clock hit But I never found the back door, (Him) He ended up with a tapped jaw (As for me) I ended up with that bad broad Damn, I miss the good ol' days, I wish we had more [Hook] [Verse 3:] Maybe I'm feeling like a kid today I mean, I used to want to have a house party watching House Party, Kid & Play I had the low tops kicks and the fade I remember my first piece of a** from a hot chick Surprised she gave it to me, was shocked I got it Ol' girl image of me was all ruined Had to be thinking "the f**'s this boy doing? " So hard I flirted just to be all nervous Wish she could see me now, I'm so perverted! I tell her "I'm so glad I found you. Are you ready for round two? Or can I mount you? " And Ol pic's I used to look like a clown dude, When I had know idea what I'd amount to A n***a used to be outta control Man, I miss the good ol' days, when we used to have soul! [Hook]