Never Tried

Let me get a mic check One two one two Look I just want to let you know man Gotta live in your own image Never give up on what you trying to do But you got to do it for you feel me Listen I'm Infa imma introduce me The up and coming killing these stats Man check the loose leaf I'm blazing bringing hip hop back What you do chief Spit that bullshit on the mic That's how y'all do me Please cease to speak man I ain't got much time I run dudes to school Drop 'em at the lunch line This the only way you'll see em Coming through in crunch time They say a closed mouth don't get fed Neither a closed mind Soul never sold mine But I'm still ambitious Know I gotta eat So I do the damn dishes No suit briefcase Do the damn business I work it out And I ain't talking bout no damn fitness I make you a witness Testify I never lied The same nigga Whether he broke or televised Better lyrics that he spoke With a better vibe See I rest my case I'll be surprised You find a better guy See I never tried to be a rapper Cause I never tried to be a liar Just know that you ain't saying shit If what the f*ck you saying don't inspire See I never tried to be a rapper Cause I never tried to be a liar Just know that you ain't saying shit If what the f*ck you saying don't inspire It's been a long ride And a lot of work I always did me though Like this ought to work Still wanna see me assed out Out of work Drowning swallowing water Like it's out of thirst I'm thankful for the worst It made my music better Money mean less Hold my family more together The way I lost Shawn That showed me I can go whenever My loved ones I can't see I use these songs as letters So it's forgotten never As long as you can hear me That's why I keep it real It's like you're really with me My visions my memories If you can see em clearly I promise no matter how far we part You'll feel you're near me That's why I do it man It's love in this music And hate in my heart When I see people abuse it So when I hear that bullshit It's hard not to lose it And think damn What would Infa do to it Huh See I never tried to be a rapper Cause I never tried to be a liar Just know that you ain't saying shit If what the f*ck you saying don't inspire See I never tried to be a rapper Cause I never tried to be a liar Just know that you ain't saying shit If what the f*ck you saying don't inspire Look man you ain't saying shit That I'm trying to hear at least man If you ain't talking about uplifting man If you ain't talking about some positive shit man If you ain't talking about us coming up From where we been man uprising Making it to that next level What the f*ck is you talking about And why the f*ck is you talking to me It's all about inspiration man This ain't no just rap shit to me man This is my motherfucking life I give you my worst So maybe you don't have to see it N'yakno