I, Me & Myself

I'm too fucked up, I can't even tolerate myself

Sleep with one eye open, in case they try and move in stealth

And my mama's worried 'bout me, but I ain't scared to go to hell

Only God can judge me, it's just I, me and myself, yeah

It's just I, me and myself

I love my lil' brother, he remind me of myself

I be nasty on my Nas shit, ain't really hard to tell

You know that they be crawlin', if they buyin', I'm gon' sell, yeah

It's just I, me and myself

I love my lil' brother, he remind me of myself

I be nasty on my Nas shit, ain't really hard to tell

Uh, it's just I, me and myself

Long lines on AC Transit, I put that Illmatic CD on

Lookin' out the window, at the walls they put graffiti on

Passin' by the billboards I knew one day I would see me on

But until then, just keep keepin' on

Easier said than done, I was the one they kept on sleepin' on

Told me keep dreamin' on

Back then, I had Girbauds, a 3X tall tee, and a beanie on

Who knew that me, myself and I would make it here? That's crazy

A lot of shit has changed since the version I had Bebe on

Love my lil' brother, born a day apart and three years

Both Gemini twins, everything we been through, we share these tears

Every time I look at him, it feel just like I see mirrors

Been through thick and thin, and he helped me get through all these fears, for real

I'm too fucked up (you know), I can't even tolerate myself (love you, bro)

Sleep with one eye open, in case they try and move in stealth (ayy)

And my mama's worried 'bout me, but I ain't scared to go to hell (I be alright, mama)

Only God can judge me, it's just I, me and myself, yeah (you know)

It's just I, me and myself (uh)

I love my lil' brother, he remind me of myself

I be nasty on my Nas shit, ain't really hard to tell

You know that they be crawlin', if they buyin', I'm gon' sell, yeah

It's just I, me and myself

I love my lil' brother, he remind me of myself

I be nasty on my Nas shit, ain't really hard to tell

Uh, it's just I, me and myself

You know, uh

Now it's just I, me and myself

They couldn't teach me this, I had to learn to like bein' myself

Got through that self-doubt, now I'm just fine bein' myself

I couldn't look to them, had to go and find me in myself

Well, now I got it though

Put 'em skeletons in my closet and told 'em: Adiós

Let 'em keep the Prada shoes 'cause I was never proud of those

Made it through those sloppy Joes, made it out them stop and goes

Ice cream with the baddest hoes remind me of the rocky roads

I took the scenic

Crazy to call it crazy till they get it, then it's genius

And I might be the rapper, but she payin' for all her features

I, me and myself, the only people I believe in

You know, yeah

I'm too fucked up, I can't even tolerate myself

Sleep with one eye open, in case they try and move in stealth

And my mama's worried 'bout me, but I ain't scared to go to hell

Only God can judge me, it's just I, me and myself, yeah

It's just I, me and myself

I love my lil' brother, he remind me of myself

I be nasty on my Nas shit, ain't really hard to tell

You know that they be crawlin', if they buyin', I'm gon' sell, yeah

It's just I, me and myself

I love my lil' brother, he remind me of myself

I be nasty on my Nas shit, ain't really hard to tell

Uh, it's just I, me and myself

Nasty on my Nas shit, ain't really hard to tell

Love my little brother, it's just I, me and myself