Fame

[Intro: Ab-Soul]

The fame

The fortune

The need to be important

Will exist as long as the Earth is in orbit

[Verse 1: Ab-Soul]

Far from a Frankie Lymon but I'm feelin' the scrutiny

The fame

The bitches in they visions is screwin' me

Cause they don't see Soul

They see commas

*Boy you finna be the biggest*

Get her a pre-sale ticket

I used to sit and stare at my phone and wait for rings

Like professional athletes or any wife to be

Now it's ringin' off the hook cause I wrote a tight hook

The list goes on man

I could write a book

But you know the popular sayin'

"Be careful what you wish for"

I just wanted to move people

I didn't know it'd come with this whore

Got me steppin' outside like menthols

Well sellin' your soul's the end all be all

I'm just tellin' the truth people

But you could prolly only feel me if you're involved

Just know what you in for

[Hook: Ab-Soul]

Some people wonder why I wear shades at night

I say "Cause in the dark, they're still that bright."

I see my enemies

They see me too

You wish you was me like something's wrong with you

They say I'm becomin' such a household name

That everywhere I go I'm sure to feel the

*Fame*

Some people wonder why I wear shades at night

[Verse 2: Ab-Soul]

Tell me how you supposed to feel when you walk in a room

Everybody swellin' your head 'til it's as big as the room

You still ain't made it

But it appears to be comin' true

At a time you tryna find what the world is comin' to

And don't forget about your family

You would think it was all love

They waitin' for you to fuck up to blame it on your moms

Like "She did a horrible job

He don't look too good in the eyes of God."

But you know the popular sayin' "Be careful what you wish for."

It just might happen

I never thought I'd make it this far

When I was young I used to wanna ball like Chris Paul

Hoop dreams converted to writin' hit songs

To some of y'all it's just rappin'

And I wrote this over the toilet cause I was pissed off

No shit...

[Hook: Ab-Soul]

Some people wonder why I wear shades at night

I say "Cause in the dark, they're still that bright."

I see my enemies

They see me too

You wish you was me like something's wrong with you

They say I'm becomin' such a household name

That everywhere I go I'm sure to feel the

*Fame*

Some people wonder why I wear shades at night

[Verse 3: Ab-Soul]

The fame

The fortune

The need to feel important

Will exist as long as the Earth is in orbit

Michael Jackson died just a few days ago

Some people say "Malpractice"

But just imagine

Sellin' a hundred million plus copies off of one project

Grown men fallin' out just to touch your fashion

You become an object

With or without an objective of your very own

That type of attention can drive a man mad

So be careful what you wish for

This music is what I do

'Til I die it's what I live for

So if you do it for the jewels

Or the new tennis shoes

And not to be mentioned with Pac, Biggie, and Nas

Then you do it to pollute

I'm Captain Planet with my pants saggin'

Tell the truth

Rewrite it, define it, and spell it too

Make sure you shake every hand

And take a picture with every fan

And do whatever you can do

[Bridge: Ab-Soul]

The fame'll consume you

The fame'll confuse you

Make it look like everything is an optical illusion

The fame will haunt you

Listen what I taught you

Even on your day off

The fame is on you

The fame ain't expensive

But the fame will cost you

The fame is your friend

But the fame will cross you

Take what I say as a warning

Precaution

From the captain blockin' moonlight with my sunglasses

Bastards...

[Outro: Ab-Soul]

Yeah

Yeah

Be careful what you wish for

It just might happen...

They say I'm becomin' such a household name

I'm tryna feel the...

Some people wonder why I wear shades at night...