Progress - Nothing lyrics

[Hook] Life's a b**h and then you die It all disappears in the blink of an eye Life is short and then you go And the world's lost more than it'll ever know I search the planet but I find no hope I close my eyes and I tie my ropes But the nothingness inside Just won't leave me alone Just won't leave me alone Just won't leave me alone [Verse 1] Yo, I used to be an ordinary kid Used to have all the dreams of fitting in And all I wanted was some cool friends To be the man all the ladies wanna' kick it with But try as I might, I was just too shy Resented the life that I was blessed with by God My life dream was just a mirage And my smile was just a facade And all the kids who were in that clique Grew up to be hoes, jerks, s*uts and pricks Man, am I glad that I didn't blend in That would make me just a clone of them And if you don't get the importance of being your own person You better rewind the tape and listen closer to the sermon Don't let uniqueness be a burden The nothingness that you felt means that you ain't the generic version [Verse 2] Okay, we've been down the road before, set it 2nd gear, then we floor it Rocking the rear-view and pushing daisies like I'm a florist Running like I was Forrest, but I'm headed to no-man's-land Side-stepping landmines like a line in the sand I got a gun in my hand and my finger is on the trigger My vision is getting blurry and my heartbeat is getting quicker And I feel like I'm all up in her, I'm talking about Mother Earth I've been f**ing this planet ever since the day of my birth And this verse is for the kids who were born with a blessing You feel like it's a curse, but one day, you'll get the message That your life don't mean nothing unless you be stacking hundreds Ben Franklin can wait, dawg, but I can't stop running Oh no, my head won't stop spinning, oh no, my mind's on vacation I'm gon' keep making Progress until I get to my destination So quit your talking and ranking when you can't walk without breaking Progress Whitlock, sixteen years in the making [Hook] [Verse 3] Yo, I used to be an ordinary kid Never thought that in a year that I'd be spitting these lyrics I've evolved with the times and shown it all through the rhymes I've done it time after time and after all of it, not a dime But that's okay in my mind, 'cause it's not about making change It's about making some change, all-in-all, money ain't a thing And I don't need a golden ring or a dollar sign on my neck 'Cause the gold in my heart is the reason I wanna' be respected And the incense burning and the clock keeps turning I wonder if I'm really learning or just getting the facts It's true, they don't lie, but my life is flying by Imma' leave and I'm never coming back And it's true what they say when the sand slips away You gotta' flip the jar and start over You gotta' work for the sk** and make your own luck You gotta' pick you own four-leaf clovers [Bridge] Money, s**, d**, love Money, s**, d**, love Money, s**, d**, love Money, s**, d**, love Don't stop 'till you get enough Don't stop 'till you get enough Don't stop 'till you get enough f** it man, I've had enough [Verse 4] Yeah, the Lord Almighty led the way Abandoned, hopeless and left astray Bearing the chains that I've forged myself Walking this road that I've paved to Hell The path is crowded with familiar faces While an empty stairway leads to Heaven's graces So Imma' get off this road, Imma' head for the gates Phone up the Almighty, tell Him I'm on my way This ordinary kid is through with ordinary sh** I'm sick of taking all my days away and wasting every bit of them I'm walking through the valley of the shadow of d**h And I won't stop trying to get out 'till my very last breath 'Til my d**h, I will fight in the name of those that I love Coming out of extinction and now I'm ready to erupt I'm sick of spending my whole life just trying to be something 'Cause it seems like I'm little more than nothing [Hook] "Nothing is Everything, and I am no exception..."