Almost Famous

Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes Working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need We're the middle children of history, man No purpose, or place We have no Great War No Great Depression Our Great War is a spiritual war Our Great Depression is our lives What you know about no water No heat, no lights Hand-me-downs Beat up Adidas and old Nikes Ramen noodles Scrambled eggs with some cold rice Or going to bed hungry Couldn't sleep most nights What you know about a drug addiction Living in a house with that shit is like a fuckin' prison Any time I heard my mother bitchin' I knew my pops was on another mission And when the money's gone The love'll leave eventually And when the love is gone That leaves room for jealousy I know its hard livin' check to check with 5 heads to feed Not to mention raisin' a daughter with special needs Even though we moved a lot And went through a lot As for mom and pop We always knew they cared Despite the fights And the wrongs and rights At the end of the day We always knew the roof was there I never dreamed about making it I don't need the money or the fame from it I make music cause I love it Not because I ever wanted something from it I never dreamed about making it I don't need the money or the fame from it I make music cause I love it Not because I ever wanted something from it I never wanted your attention All I wanted was respect F*ck the popularity as long as we connect If you were always there for me, I love you If you only hit me up when you needed a favor F*ck you! Shitty friends are a dime a dozen They claim to be your peoples But only hit you up when they dry or busted A good friend is something like your cousin Yo, you can fight 'em rough and talk shit Back n forth like it's nothing I've spent thousands of hours perfecting my craft And thousands of dollars erecting my lab And what I've learned is essentially that Everyday I'm prouder to pickup another pen and a pad I never dreamed about making it I don't need the money or the fame from it That shit is dangerous I'd have strangers actin' like they know me Haters actin' like my homies But who's keeping it real? And who's full of bologna? I never dreamed about making it I don't need the money or the fame from it I make music cause I love it Not because I ever wanted something from it I never dreamed about making it I don't need the money or the fame from it I make music cause I love it Not because I ever wanted something from it I never dreamed about making it I don't need the money or the fame from it I make music cause I love it Not because I ever wanted something from it I never dreamed about making it I don't need the money or the fame from it I make music cause I love it Not because I ever wanted something from it