MOCKINGBIRD

[Chorus:] Stop running with the same birds You know how the saying goes Listen here, made it clear All that glitters ain’t gold Stop running with the same birds You know how the saying goes Listen here, made it clear All that glitters ain’t gold Stop running with the same birds You know how the saying goes Listen here, made it clear All that glitters ain’t gold Stop running with the same birds You know how the saying goes Listen here, made it clear All that glitters ain’t gold [Verse 1:] I don’t be sleeping around I know that’s how you get down Getting caught up in ya lies It’s not a surprise, you need me around Had to pick myself up from the ground Everyone watching and standing around Feel like I’m fighting this battle alone Soon as I come home They sticking around Never accustom to faking a smile Don’t throw me the ring after watching me drown They only gon sing about me when I’m deep in the ocean Just hoping I’m finally down Never deserving a crown Feel myself bottoming out I’m downing the bottles until they run out The image of me that you seek ain’t the one to believe if it’s coming from somebody else I got this target engraved in my back Ain’t no point in running they know where I’m at Every time I start running my asthma attack I’m exhaling the bs with every breathe Now they follow the leader I’m leading the pack Getting tired of enemies holding me back It’s always been me when I’m versing the world Cause the world doesn’t know when I’m pushing it back [Verse 2:] To tell you the truth I was waiting on you till I seen all the birds that be flocking ya group I ain’t mocking the group But its true how the birds of a feather be out here just rocking the coop The kids in my city be ready to shoot Just put down the gun Lil bro this ain’t you Our father’s been locked up inside of the yard for a minute He ain’t a reflection of you You ain’t a product of healthy environments I ain’t gon lie to ya Imma be honest I carry the burden so you never feel what we had to endure Other side of the door was a war that was brewing before you were born I was torn between two When I hit 24, I was closing that door Started dropping that weight I was tired of waiting to get off the porch Every step that I make Every breathe that I take It’s a blessing to wake up and see a new day Imma clean up the parks so the children can play Imma clear every yard and get rid of the snakes Imma get me house and just sit by the gate I might get me a boat and go sit on a lake I been living my life for the better The struggle don’t matter I’m doing whatever it takes [Chorus:] Stop running with the same birds You know how the saying goes Listen here, made it clear All that glitters ain’t gold Stop running with the same birds You know how the saying goes Listen here, made it clear All that glitters ain’t gold Stop running with the same birds You know how the saying goes Listen here, made it clear All that glitters ain’t gold Stop running with the same birds You know how the saying goes Listen here, made it clear All that glitters ain’t gold