Fear

Malcolm X... I don't worry, I tell ya Malcolm X... I am a man who believes Malcolm X... That I died 20 years ago Malcolm X... And I live like a man who is dead already Malcolm X... I have no fear whatsoever Malcolm X... Of anybody or anything Yea Look, swear that I hate when people actin like they know you and know what it is Hate the air you breathe, hate the way you live Hate the way you parent, but I got my kids Need to mind you biz, go about yo bizness Boy you really sleep, you aint know I been lit Comin' out the corner beatin' on yo chin quick Betta play it cool, like a window in the bricks In a metaphoric sense, You Been On My Hitlist Nah pass the rock and watch I drive that sucka home I know they hate to see me up, they hate the fact I'm finally on I heard yo dawg said I was wack, go tell yo dawg get off my bone Man I been coming back to back, n eryweek they login' on I swear to y'all I'm way ahead, they takin flights to where I've flown I went from eating portion bread to breakin bread from home to home Somebody told me I'll be nothing 'xcept a convict and a clone (They were wrong.... WRONG, WRONG) Celly in the corner, he been... he been doin lines in it But his side in order, so I... so I guess I'm fine with it I pray Holy Water hit my heart and clean dat grime in it I be havin days where I find I still got slime in it YEAaaaaa Boy I swear I died in the last couple years Bible say you die first, then you get to live They don't understand, that's because dey aint got ears The first thing...The first thing I gave up was Fear I say the first thing I gave up was Fear Shooting for my dreams till my dreams become real Shouldn't have to tell you how or why I choose to live Best you accept and respect what I give I said the first thing I gave up was Fear Forget about the past, cause right now I'm standing here Don't apologize for the way you choose to live THE FIRST THING... THE FIRST THING I GAVE UP WAS FEAR If you had it hard put one hand in the air If you wanna ball put one hand in the air Need another job put one hand in the air They don't understand, they can talk, we don't care Nah back up and give me 50 feet homie I'ma... Im'a humble soul, I don't want no beef homie You don't understand what it did for me homie Stay up... Stay up in yo lane, time for me to eat homie They don't understand that you had hard days They don't understand that you took the hard way They don't understand how you cried and you prayed They don't... they don't understand what you lost and you gave They don't understand that you had hard days They don't understand that you took the hard way They don't understand how you cried and you prayed They don't... they don't understand what you lost and you gave I say the first thing I gave up was Fear Shooting for my dreams till my dreams become real Shouldn't have to tell you how or why I choose to live Best you accept and respect what I give I said the first thing I gave up was Fear Forget about the past, cause right now I'm standing here Don't apologize for the way you choose to live The first thing... The first thing I gave up was Fear They don't understand that you had hard days They don't understand that you took the hard way They don't understand how you cried and you prayed They don't understand what you lost and you gave