State of Affairs

Just guarding my soul Spent too many nights alone Taking my highs with my lows I guess this is how it goes Making peace with the prophecy Can't give in, it's just not for me Playin chicken with poverty But I'm on a mission so pardon me Got tired of always marching to somebody's beat Catching wind that they're lost claiming I'm caught in breeze Still defending my pops constantly ironing kinks, in my genes Got rid of wrinkles ironed a crease Can't walk it off these days Talk ain't solved a thang The writing on these walls I Start to see sort of seem Greek to me Brought it on myself knowing it gets to me Want everything but nothing's doing shit for me Don't listen but wanna hear from me Some reason it all makes sense to me Just guarding my soul Spent too many nights alone Takin my highs with my lows I guess this is how it goes Just guarding my soul Spent too many nights alone Takin my highs with my lows I guess this is how it goes So obvious why I'm drinking I was chosen don't know the reason Made my bed ain't slept a wink since While my baby is sound asleep I'm out Conditioned to howl at the moon Wishing anybody can hear me be shocked if they do Not defeated, I'm not retreating there's no more to lose My only hope is to move the needle been sowing the reaping's overdue Swear I know what I'm doing Just needed patience to do it I ain't saying to do less But maybe the most is the wrong thing to do best I can't be complacent I ain't waiting that guy is gone Say I can save 'em Lois Lane 'em Knowing it won't fly Made that mistake and I'd be crazy to make it more times No cosign, I'll get my credit in no time No time Get my credit in no time Just guarding my soul Spent too many nights alone Takin my highs with my lows I guess this is how it