Stop Fooling Yourself

Feels somethin' like

[x3:]

I solemnly swear

What I perform in the booth

All of it is truth

Goes somethin like this

[Verse 1:]

Uh, to whoever it may concern

If you listenin', I'm lookin' for a place to turn

See it seems like, this is all I want out of life

But it's the other way around, I wanna do right

But it's moreso a question of responsibilities

So the lights stay on, but my conscience is killin' me

Gettin' my Mariano on, pitcher perfect

Still inside, I fear the Lord like "is it worth it?"

Huh, at first I say "no"

But when I open my closet, it makes say so - fuck it

And this is hustler haven, see I'm not alone

Cause he would say that I got faith, or I got a home

So I ask God if he still love us

I don't always wanna be this drug dealin' ma'fucker but

I was playin' on, with opposite plans

And I ain't even have the decency to wash my hands

[Chorus:]

So he spoke through the clouds like

[Sample:]

Boy, stop foolin yourself

Boy, stop

I said nevermind the mistakes, and he said

[Sample:]

Boy, stop foolin yourself

Boy, stop

I said I'm tryin' to get through them gates, and he said

[Sample:]

Boy, stop foolin yourself

Boy, stop

I said I'm tryin' to switch my ways, and he said

[Sample:]

Boy, stop foolin yourself

Boy, stop

[Verse 2:]

Searchin' for a way out of the bottom

Without shootin' the 3, or tryin' to serve product

I'm really just tryin' ta defy the odds

A 9 to 5 is callin' me, but I'm tryin' ta dodge

I really wanna do the school thing

The so called not cool thing

Cause I'm gettin' tired of movin' things

So maybe Howard or Morehouse or Clark-Atlanta

But all of my friends peddle crack and spark hammers

I told em we could still be hood and do somethin' more

wit our lives

And they all look surprised like

"Wasn't you the same ma'fucker?"

"That showed us how to cook up and cut the butter?"

I said "yeah but I guess I sort of had an epiphany"

"I'm tryin' to take this ride, and ya'll don't wanna

trip wit me?"

Got into NC Central and I was glad

I ripped my acceptance letter in half

[Chorus:]

Cause my dudes kept tellin' me

[Sample:]

Boy, stop foolin yourself

Boy, stop

Tried to change my grind and they replied

[Sample:]

Boy, stop foolin yourself

Boy, stop

I said "you changed wit time," and they was dyin' like

[Sample:]

Boy, stop foolin yourself

Boy, stop

So I changed my mind, and stayed outside like

[Sample:]

Boy, stop foolin yourself

Boy, stop

[Bridge:]

They say you are what you are, and you been what you been

Played the corner so long, I blend with the wind

Mind over matter

Money from the grind is a factor

Tryin' to get it wit mines gon' matter

You are what you are, and you been what you been

Played the corner so long, I blend with the wind

Mind over matter

Money from the grind is a factor

Tryin' to get it wit mines gon' matter

[Chorus:]

Cause everything else is really like

[Sample:]

Boy, stop foolin yourself

Boy, stop

I'm playin' tug 'o war wit myself like

[Sample:]

Boy, stop foolin yourself

Boy, stop

Cause if I try to call for some help it's like

[Sample:]

Boy, stop foolin yourself

Boy, stop

Scared to go to the Lord for help like

[Sample:]

Boy, stop foolin yourself

Boy, stop

So I just say fuck it

[x3:]

I solemnly swear

What I perform in the booth

All of it is truth

Goes somethin' like