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When I'm Nothing

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When I'm Nothing

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Uhh, uhh, uhh, c'mon!

Woo! Uh-huh

Yeah, more real life (grrrrrrrrrr)

That's how it is baby, you know it's real

More real life, you know it's real (grrrrrrrrrr)

From the dog, y'know?

You know it's real, uh-huh

You know it's real (grrrrrrrrrr)

Shit is always real baby, forever

My peoples say they got love for the dog right?

They holla like "Whattup dog?" Alright

Cause no matter what streets in a dog's life

And I'm the type of dog gon' go all night

Some cats think that it's a game that we're playin here

You keep thinkin it's a joke, I ain't playin here

Fuck around if you want, I leave billionaire

Do what, go where? Shit I'm stayin here

This whole motherfuckin rap shit is all mine (WHAT?!)

Just thought I'd let you know one mo' time (uhh)

Shit, I ain't said nuttin when it was yo' time

Now, niggaz is mad, cause "Ain't No Sunshine"

And you cats won't like it when the rain hits (UHH!)

That's the nigga X on the same shit (uh!)

And if you wanna see how fucked up the game gets?

Watch what they do when you ain't shit

What you gonna do when I'm nothing?

You're crazy about my styyyyyyyyyle

What you gonna do when I'm nothing?

Tell me nowwwwwwwwwww.. ohhhhh-ohhhhhh

Uhh, uhh, uhh, uhh

Every cat I meet like, "Show me love!"

Every girl I meet like, "I want a hug!"

Shit I might be just tryin to pick somethin up

Can I get an autograph -- man, what the fuck?!

Is the love gon' be the same when

we start to realize that the game ends (uh-huh)

Even me, will I have the same friends? (uhh)

Even when I ain't got the same Benz (UHH)

What about when the dough get low (woo!)

Shoulda peeped money from the get-go

Disappeared, ain't that a bitch yo?

Now you know, that's that bullshit yo

Can't forget all them fake "love you" bitches (uh-HUH!)

Take 'em to the room, wanna fake you bitches (uh-HUH!)

Walk through the mall wanna touch you bitches (uh-HUH!)

Listen! I got a wife, I don't trust you bitches (c'mon!)

What you gonna do when I'm nothing?

You're crazy about my styyyyyyyyyle

What you gonna do when I'm nothing?

Please don't have me acting wild

What you gonna do when I'm nothing?

Tell me nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Tell me now, tell me now (WHAT?!)

Tell me (WHAT?!) what you gonna tell me? (WHAT?!)

Tell me (uh) tell me (uh)

What you gonna tell me?

Holla at the boy if you know the truth

See what I'm doin, I'm tryin to show the youth

Trust me I been through it so I got the proof

Give 'em somethin to eat that ain't gon' break a tooth

And everybody knows how I get down (c'mon)

Show the dog love when he hit town (c'mon)

They don't give a fuck who I'm with now (c'mon)

V.I.P. don't give a fuck where I sit now (aight?!)

All this shit changed but it's still the same

But you gotta do it in order to play the game

Keep shit brief when you say my name (f'real)

Give me the love, nigga fuck the fame (f'real)

When the shit is gone, where you gon' be? (hmmmmm)

When I look no more, what you gon' see? (hmmmmm)

Shit, a muh'fucker lookin hungry (aight?!)

And even then, is you gon' love me?

What you gonna do when I'm nothing?

You're crazy about my styyyyyyyyyle

What you gonna do when I'm nothing?

Tell me nowwwwwwwwwww.. ohhhhh-ohhhh

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