| Yesterday’s somebody, it can happen to you, can be today’s nobody.
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| Never forget heheh, the process of success
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| I remember when he first started writing in his class,
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| He was raw and un-polished, but figured it out fast
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| Spitting flows for his partners, had em' all tripping
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| Freestyling to instrumentals in the ride flipping
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| Having dreams of putting his hood on the map,
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| Females was even saying «dirty good he can rap»
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| Made a low budget mixtape, did it for the love,
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| Started hitting shows up, and wrecking mics at the club
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| A young drug dealer saw him getting down at the spot,
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| Said «let me drop some money behind him and make it pop»
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| Put him in a real studio, paid for some beats
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| In 5 months 20, 000 units sold in the streets
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| Now he known in the city, life getting kind of sweet
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| People paying him to rap, and record labels try’na meet,
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| And it’s happening so fast it don’t even seem real
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| Went from hanging on the corner to a million dollar deal
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| But it’s a long way down from the clouds to the ground.
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| From arrogant, to humble from shallow to profound
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| From the stars to planet, your first to your last day
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| For fools the top of the mountain is only half way
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| It’s a long way down from the clouds to the ground.
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| From arrogant, to humble from shallow to profound
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| From the stars to planet, your first to your last day
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| For fools the top of the mountain is only half way
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| With no hesitation he signed it,
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| The money had him blinded.
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| So none business minded, he never noticed the fine print
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| Couldn’t wait for his new master to cut the check out.
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| The first thing he did was ice his whole neck out
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| Couldn’t wait to make it back to the hood and show out
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| 85, 000 dollar chain on no house
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| Started seeing a new life he didn’t know 'bout
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| Women, drugs, V.I.P. |
| every time he go out
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| ed on that Hollywood, thoughts rearranging
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| His homies lost entourage, they noticed him changing
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| And many of em' dropped off, friends he was losing.
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| The few that stayed around only did so to use him
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| The shows he would pack em', The album went platinum
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| Expected the first check from that one to be a fat one
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| No publishing was happening, deals under the table
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| He had to check the real bid, not for him, but the label.
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| But it’s a long way down from the clouds to the ground.
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| From arrogant, to humble from shallow to profound
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| From the stars to planet, your first to your last day
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| For fools the top of the mountain is only half way
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| It’s a long way down from the clouds to the ground.
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| From arrogant, to humble from shallow to profound
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| From the stars to planet, your first to your last day
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| For fools the top of the mountain is only half way
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| Now the game is different from the first day they signed him up
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| Plaque on his wall, but the money wasn’t lining up
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| What happened to that cat who financed his first album?
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| The label paid him 300 grand to let them have him
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| Sold into slavery, struggling for cash flow
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| Trying to find out why he’s royalty check was that low
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| The CEO said «We financed 22 things, from cars to video,
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| Do you know what recoup means?»
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| Had to fall back, show money? |
| He smoked and blew all that
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| Tried to contact old friends, none of them called back
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| These was the people down when you was starving,
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| Now he can’t come around his head is a target
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| Never gave nothing back when you was on top
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| Kind of sad when the phone stops ringing and shows stop
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| And his next project flopped, they dropped him in a sec
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| Now welfare check is the only one he collects
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| But it’s a long way down from the clouds to the ground.
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| From arrogant, to humble from shallow to profound
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| From the stars to planet, your first to your last day
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| For fools the top of the mountain is only half way
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| It’s a long way down from the clouds to the ground.
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| From arrogant, to humble from shallow to profound
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| From the stars to planet, your first to your last day
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| For fools the top of the mountain is only half way |