Fine By Me

I had a moment of clarity
I knew that if I fell
You would carry me
If I kept digging
It would bury me
For every dollar that I chased
Another laughed in my face
They would stunt and I had to relate
Comparison had me on a shorter leash
Then pit bulls in Vic's yard
Passing out acceptance like a gift card
Prayer, the main event. But then
You have to learn to live in the mid-card
Shit is getting hard. Forget it
Listen, I'm praying
Lord forgive me
I know I pay with the penance
Tendin' like I don't envy my friends
And people will miss it
That's a joke, though
I just want what they have
Lately
I don't think what I'm asking's so crazy
I know folks that are filthy rich
Depending how you determine their wealth
When their life looks like something
Out of heaven
But it's hell
Took me looking at my children
For me to know of myself
That's how I got up
Every time I fell
Well, they saying
Get up, get up, get on your feet
Ain't nothing changing when you cryin'
Plus time ain't free
Ain't got everything I want
But I got what I need, what I need
And that's fine by me
And everybody on the grind
Cause that shine, ain't free
Fallin slave to that dollar
But that guy aint me
Ain't got everything I want
But I got what I need
And that's fine by me
Sick of preaching on my soapbox
Same song and dance
When the boat rocks
Curtains bound to close
When the show stops
Maybe I should hang it up
I could find peace
If I close shop
Cause I made mistakes
A whole lot. A whole lot
It's all good if you learn from'em
You're running away
From all of your problems
So you turn from them
As long as my kids all fed
And got a roof over their head
I don't give a fuck about that bread
Cause money comes and it goes
But the hourglass still running the show
So place your value in the things
You don't want to let go
Cause when the world burns
I'ma comfortably know
That I'm where I belong
A curtain call, I know where I go
Cause dollar signs saved up
Won't cover my soul
If we don't love
What the fuck is it for?
There's one go. Fore' I go
Wanna say "Thank You"
For this time spent
I'm sorry that it took me this long
And I'm convinced they say
Get up, get up, get on your feet
Ain't nothing changin'
When you cryin'
Plus time ain't free
Ain't got everything I want
But I got what I need
(What I need)
And that's fine by me
And everybody on the grind
Cause that shine ain't free
Fallin' slave to the dollar
But that guy ain't me
Ain't got everything I want
But I got what I need
(what I need, What I need)
And that's fine by me
I don't want to be like
A preachy person
I know
No matter how much I try to avoid it
I end up coming off that way
So with that being said
It's not like I'm saying this
Like, to fix you
This is more so, this is my reminder
Like, I have to remind myself this
To be content
And stop comparing myself
To other folks
Those same people you look at
And you're like, why them?
Why them?
Why are they doing this?
Why did they get this?
Why are they doing this good?
Are probably looking at someone else
Going, why can't I have what he has?
Why can't I have a loving family?
Why can't I have kids that, look up to me
And hold me in a light that
You can't put a price on?
People always want to put wealth
In an analytic form
There's certain things you can't measure
Like having peace
And being content
Spending time with the ones
That actually matter