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My mama never cared much for my taste
That's OK; I make my own way these days
I know, I'm yet to come up off the backstreets
But at the very least, I'm standing on my own feet
Nowadays, if I got rules, then I break them
I got doubts and I got fears, but I shake them
You know, this is a struggle but we'll make it
And even if we don't we might as well just fake it
I think we might be on the same page about this
Lately I've been seeing standards slip and torn to bits
It's been happening a lot over these last few
I guess they simply just don't make them like they used to
Like - I'm a fan of old-school "Jayco"
Did he go and take his sea-valley flight home?
"The rake" is overrated anyways these days
Trust me, I'm so disappointed but it's too late
As for me, I'm always all heat, no filler
Step on this track like the ghost of "J Jilla"
Taking inspiration from the life of "Jim Shady"
Everybody else is gonna wanna imitate me
As for us, we are the next generation
Shaping up to be the latest sensation
Like "B-liens" we're better than the previous
Got the philosophy of "Locky"; we are genius
My mama never cared much for my taste
That's OK; I make my own way these days
I know, I'm yet to come up off the backstreets
But at the very least, I'm standing on my own feet
Nowadays, if I got rules, then I break them
I got doubts and I got fears, but I shake them
You know, this is a struggle but we'll make it
And even if we don't we might as well just fake it
'Cos you and me, we're in the same boat about this
We're working hard, day and night, to bag the next hit
Aren't we all just chasing dreams like it's yesterday?
Go pretend we're living 1950's LA?
But you gotta figure out who you really are
I promise you that once you get there it gets easier
I'm right here by your side; I'm with you if you need me
I'll help you start but you have gotta keep believing
You'll come to understand - together, we're unstoppable
You and me, we're in this fight like a raging bull
You on your L's; I got my fulls - I'll take you driving
Show you the ropes but know that you're the one who's climbing
We are that star with a Bollywood factor
We keep it real, don't let anything distract us
It's a mountain but believe me we'll be at the top
Even if we're down here working like a sweatshop
My mama never cared much for my taste
That's OK; I make my own way these days
I know, I'm yet to come up off the backstreets
But at the very least, I'm standing on my own feet
Nowadays, if I got rules, then I break them
I got doubts and I got fears, but I shake them
You know, this is a struggle but we'll make it
And even if we don't we might as well just fake it
My mama never cared much for my taste
That's OK; I make my own way these days
I know, I'm yet to come up off the backstreets
But at the very least, I'm standing on my own feet
Nowadays, if I got rules, then I break them
I got doubts and I got fears, but I shake them
You know, this is a struggle but we'll make it
And even if we don't we might as well just fake it