Wah-Li - Letter From My Rhyme Book lyrics

[Verse 1] Before it all. Before the rise or the fall Before an artist says they're good and they claim to stand tall Before they ball. Before the fans at the mall If you recall as a kid you were starting out small It's when you crawled. When you were tearing down walls Frustrated 'cause your software didn't install Before it all. When you were very enthralled About spitting rhymes on tapes and just filling up stalls Before it all. Before performing at halls It's where you got that girls number for your first booty call Before it all. Before i felt so appauled 'Cause you've lost all your morals, you've forgotten them all Before your values retired when you hoped to inspire Before, when being heard was your biggest desire You aspired for greatness before your talents expired When truth was what you spread right down to the wire. Before... [Bridge] Yho! Mx, eish! (It's a letter from my rhyme book) (It's a letter from my rhyme book) It just got delivered, man. Yo. (It's a letter from my rhyme book) That's not where it ends. It continues... Listen... (It's a letter from my rhyme book) [Verse 2] Verse 2, i think it's time to remind you About your special self and what truly defines you The essence of your being i can see that you doubtful This might be hard to swallow coz it is a mouthful Remember all the good times rhyming with me? When you wrote your first lyric i was happy to see What could be on future projects and coming CD's But now i see your main concern is just shagging groupies All the concepts and all the beautiful content The progress. The motivational comments The prospects from just writing a sonnet It's nonsense now your words fall out of context I saw you grow from just mimicking songs You were learning to flow, you were coming up strong And your buzz felt like lightyears, but totally wrong Only songs can last for infinity and beyond [Bridge] As i said man, yo (I got a letter from my rhyme book) I just found it there sitting, yeah (I got a letter from my rhyme book) I opened it up man. I was surprised at what i saw, yo (It's a letter from my rhyme book) Listen to it (It's a letter from my rhyme book) [Verse 3] Yo, yo, Of course feeling i'm betrayed and also kinda afraid Of your charades and all the previous promises made It's delayed. Delayed my letter for days Cause it conveyed all the topics that many evade Not to persuade but portray support To the strayed Remember all the sad nights that your mother had prayed Sister dropping her grades, your father dying of AIDS And you got kicked out of school coz your fees were not paid That's the reason you rap, to overcome the setbacks Inspire others to grow and not fall in the trap But the minor success just makes you lose all of that I'm not tryna fight with you, i'm just stating the facts P.S. Your Rhyme Book and that's how it ends It was addressed to me, the fans and a couple of friends I wrote this letter to myself in case i ever forgot And show emcees the right way so they can never get lost [Bridge] Never forget, man. Where you come from (A letter from my rhyme book) Why you started rapping. Just try to.... look back at the moments (A letter from my rhyme book) Yo (It's a letter from my rhyme book) It's your boy Wah-Li. Peace, i'm out... (I got a letter from my rhyme book)