Stop Fooling Yourself
Feels somethin' like
I solemnly swear
What I perform in the booth
All of it is truth
I solemnly swear
What I perform in the booth
All of it is truth
I solemnly swear
What I perform in the booth
All of it is truth
Goes somethin like this
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
So he spoke through the clouds like
Boy, stop foolin yourself
Boy, stop
I said nevermind the mistakes, and he said
Boy, stop foolin yourself
Boy, stop
I said I'm tryin' to get through them gates, and he said
Boy, stop foolin yourself
Boy, stop
I said I'm tryin' to switch my ways, and he said
Boy, stop foolin yourself
Boy, stop
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
With 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 with me?"
Got into NC Central and I was glad
I ripped my acceptance letter in half
Cause my dudes kept tellin' me
Boy, stop foolin yourself
Boy, stop
Tried to change my grind and they replied
Boy, stop foolin yourself
Boy, stop
I said "you changed with time," and they was dyin' like
Boy, stop foolin yourself
Boy, stop
So I changed my mind, and stayed outside like
Boy, stop foolin yourself
Boy, stop
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 with 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 with mines gon' matter
Cause everything else is really like
Boy, stop foolin yourself
Boy, stop
I'm playin' tug 'o war with myself like
Boy, stop foolin yourself
Boy, stop
Cause if I try to call for some help it's like
Boy, stop foolin yourself
Boy, stop
Scared to go to the Lord for help like
Boy, stop foolin yourself
Boy, stop
So I just say fuck it
I solemnly swear
What I perform in the booth
All of it is truth
I solemnly swear
What I perform in the booth
All of it is truth
I solemnly swear
What I perform in the booth
All of it is truth
Goes somethin' like