Different Cloth

Historic records would have us believe that an animal's soul A person's blood Can take any shape it pleases So why not relate to that of a human being Hey, cow, why not Murders are being done under my very name Knife kid on the beat Softly laugh and hold me warm against your heart I feel your Lost Cut from a different cloth, no, we're not the same fabric Keep the auto-tuned ten, I want my shit natural I'm prestigious with the bag, they hate, I go after it I'm not tryna make them mad, that's how they reactin No big I and no lil' U's, we all captains Mama said, be what you want, I start rappin I'm the voice of my city, I don't be cappin Before the beds, we slip on the floor with no mattress Light bill couldn't pay it, had to keep it lit with candles Walkin to worker with no car, get hard to handle Don't get y'all off of nothin', I swear that is not the answer And if somebody help you throw them some, don't be a cancer I'm not talkin' bout the Zodiac and other words of burden People always lose a friend, cause they listen to them birdies Don't focus on the pretty face, the heart should concern you Make money, not friends, so I ain't chillin' with coworkers Being homeless cut me deep, steady lookin' at the curtains Gotta change the time I'm on, I grew up watchin' Curtis Jackson's in my pocket, get a job, say with no purpose Get rich or die tryin, mean you got one time to learn it Down back had nobody, only family knew I was hurtin Don't speak on nobody, cause them tables will start turnin Say you want somebody, don't do yourself wrong, all that lurkin I dislike the fact they usin' a gun at the age of thirteen Yeah, the athletes cool, but we need more doctors and lawyers I ain't seen a black male doctor since I was a lil' boy Why every altercation gotta end with knocks on the door What you know bout boilin' water, pourin' pots in the tub Speak softly, laugh and hold me warm against your heart I feel your knife, kid, on the beat