Man Alone

The vivid tales of a visionary headed for a cemetery
With grand delusional visions of being legendary
Thirty-four years, all I did was pour beer
Scream about warfare, now I'm in the crosshairs
I'm kinda lost here
The more fame, the more bitches, the more fear
I'm talking like you all care
Let's make this all clear, it ain't all musical
I'm talking 'bout my future, you telling me what I used to do
There's no gimmicks to 'em, shine or glisten to 'em

You gotta be in some sort of pain just to listen to 'em
They say the game done chewed 'em and spit 'em out
But here's a couple things that you niggas ain't figure out
You know a nigga better than Ran, then you pick him out
'Cause it'll take him and a couple of niggas to get him out
And yeah, I know there's some people that still in doubt
They wanna hear his songs and listen and feel 'em out
But how many niggas is better, what's the amount?
'Cause you know I got that work when these niggas is in a drought
I keep getting this feeling that I'll be in power soon

A rose in the concrete is just how this flower bloomed

Visions of a black ghost playing the loudest tune
But instead I stand alone in the midst of a crowded room

They say you're blessed to be living, that's so to speak
I don't agree, I think that that's just a given, that's only me
I'm so discrete, when it comes to my movements, I know the streets
Now if you wake up with no money, then why would you go to sleep?
I keep doing the same old shit with the same result
Too used to conversations with niggas who ain't adults
I cut off all them niggas who front like they came to help
They ain't theyself, so I'ma stay on point like I'm Raymond Philp

Go 'head and ask me
How does it feel to see all of my peers
Surpass me but can never outclass me?
Don't get it misconstrued, there is no hate involved
Everybody's balling out, but who's the one to take the charge?
Before Nicki was wearing those crazy wigs
I was doing verses for her just hoping she made it big
Told her nigga friends that I got 'em, would never need it
He sent a couple freestyles to Clue and he got deleted

I guess he looks at me as the reason he got mistreated
But I am not a DJ, my nigga, best to believe it
Got a verse from Wayne before he was sounding off
Did a song with Ross before he was crowned the boss
They say I'm not New York, I just live in the town across
I make 'em all convert like a Muslim who found a cross
That's my story and yeah, I'm sticking to it
I never thought that I'd end up being a victim to it
I just wanted people to listen to it
I just want the people to listen to it