How come nobody ever ever told me?
How come nobody ever ever showed me?
Guess I'm a self made man
Just trying to run down the words of my own story
See how we became so selfish
The good life but our minds are so hectic
How many handshakes a day?
How many heartbreaks away?
How many times do I stop and I wonder?
If everything is right, if I'm not gonna stumble
I know my mama understands me but she missis me
And when I go my baby's sad when she kisses me
Cause it's a sad goodbye
But to do what I do it takes a state of mind
I'm like a young hungry boxer in his prime
I'm like a young hungry rapper on his first rhyme
Free your mind and free your soul this is all you can do
Keep your head up till you go and look at the sky above you
And if nobody ever told you that somebody is there to hold you
Don't fear nobody, never walk away
I'm living at the speed of live
Never stop, never sleep, never ask the same twice
I'm making money so people are so nice
It's so funny cause they all want to get a slice
I'm in a living, large motion
Everything I dreamed of, all of this commotion
All of my preconceived notion
More money, more power, more options
But then again when you stop and you wonder
Not much you can take up so what do you leave under
Cause I know that one day I may have a price to pay
I may hurt people and I won't have a word to say
So how wrong can I go, how strong can I be
fuck it! Let the flowing time tell me
I'm looking at the sky and don't you ever try to stop me
Free your mind and free your soul this is all you can do
Keep your head up till you go and look at the sky above you
And if nobody ever told you that somebody is there to hold you
Don't fear nobody, never walk away