Lyrics Paid My Dues - The ILL-HAN

That's my jam
Better turn that shit up
Understand
That I cannot be stopped
I Keep going
When the going gets tough
I work hard
I work hard
To Pay My Dues
I ain't never been the one
To back up
I'm that guy
That will get you fucked up
With great power
Comes you know what
I work hard
I work hard
To Pay My Dues

Mandem wondering
Where the ILL has been
Bare time spent on crafting
Everlasting stories that
Somehow I managed
To convert to poems
When I channel emotions
I grab that pen
A whole other beast
Just sat beside you
I ain't tamed, I'm unchained,
You been lied to
I'm the fighter of these streets
Like Ryu
A man of honor
I don't back down bitch
I pay my dues
I been the greatest
I performed live
You wanna stream me
Then open your Spotify
I spy with my eye
A kind of guy
That's an achiever
I believed in my dreams
And boy did I achieve them
So what's next
A hard quest
One does not simply
Walk through these gates uncontested
I'm tested with the struggles
But I don't mind them
Cause I can live to tell these stories
To my nephew and guide him

That's my jam
Better turn that shit up
Understand
That I cannot be stopped
I Keep going
When the going gets tough
I work hard
I work hard
To Pay My Dues
I ain't never been the one
To back up
I'm that guy
That will get you fucked up
With great power
Comes you know what
I work hard
I work hard
To Pay My Dues

I admit it failure had its hold on me
Thought I steered this ship
But it was fear
Controlling me
Then I decided to break free
I felt the mutiny
To step outside the comfort zone
Cause that's where I supposed to
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail
Got so many tales to tell
Of how I ran up the hills
When the mere sight of them gave me chills
I face a challenge on the daily
In any shape or form
I see the devil in disguise
But that won't break me
Whatever level you put me at
I just raised the bar
To those that said I couldn't rap
They projecting what they are
Ambitions they cannot grasp
They so shocked I came this far
Those dreams turned facts
People clapped like I'm a star
Now I make heads bop
You and your girls too
You need more proof?
Shit, I got you
Your vision is jaded
So let me correct it
Provide you with a new lens to look through
My album Perspective

That's my jam
Better turn that shit up
Understand
That I cannot be stopped
I Keep going
When the going gets tough
I work hard
I work hard
To Pay My Dues
I ain't never been the one
To back up
I'm that guy
That will get you fucked up
With great power
Comes you know what
I work hard
I work hard
To Pay My Dues