(feat. DMX)



[Intro]

That "T" would help though

Here we go again

Yeah, check it out, y'all

Check it out, check it out

Check it out y'all, check it out y'all

Straight Y.O. mother fuckers



Now days cats and middleman, little man, ain't controlling shit

Talk about holding bricks, but ain't holding dick

Niggas talk real slick, but that's about it

Soon as I see 'em headed my way, I cut them off quick

Must you beat me in my head everytime I come through?

It's shit like, everybody tells me I sound just like you

But you not me, got me? And you can live without me

If I wasn't DMX, you wouldn't give a fuck about me

Ain't about "Dog I wanna be just like you"

How about you wanting to be just like you?

You can do what I do, just in your own way

Shit, I get niggas that ride big every fuckin' day (I-ight?)

If you got talent, talent is yours, it can't be mine

And it take you where it's gon' take you, it'll be fine

Let me hit 'em with the rewind

Do you and I'll do me

To me you'll see how real you'll be



[1]

Do you - Cuz what it boils down to it's true

Do you - Cuz you are held accountable fo ryou

Do you - Is that really what you want me to see

Do you - Cuz I'mma do me, truley



Do you - Cuz what it boils down to, it's true

Do you - Cuz you are held accountable for you

Do you - Is that really what you want me to see

Do you - Cuz I'mma do me, truley



Hey yo dog, I got lyrics

Hey yo dog, I got beats (Word)

Damn, is this the type of shit I gots to put up with in the streets?

Used to be able to walk, not have to talk to nobody

Everywhere I go it's like I bring the whole party

It ain't about tryin' to follow or tryin' to be like

But if we all see it through the eyes of the Lord, we see a light (c'mon)

Just let me get a hold of the mic, I'll teach you a little something

Now the good things that go wrong because of a little frontin'

Express yourselves, be who you are, umm umm, you're a shining star

You don't even know what you got inside

How the fuck you gon' find out, you keep wanting to ride

Hey yo, I ain't gon' let it slide no more

You're best to go for what you know

Can't do you, then what you flow for

You ain't gon' get there tryin' to be me, dog

Look through your eyes, see what you see



[Repeat 1]



Like fuck it, you wanna be me? Here's what you do

Grow up neglected by both parents and still pull through

You gots to come up fucked up, get treated like shit

Then have your mother's new boyfriend smack you like a bitch

Turn into a killer, don't carry shottie

Cuz the way it's goin' down right now, you gon' kill somebody

Get a dog, walk the streets, learn what you need to learn

Better have a cause but because you'll get burned

You got 15 years without ever coming out

And beat your fist at the world and what they talkin' about

Then get locked up every two years

For two years keep it real, hold back all tears, face your fears

Become a man before your time, rap but live out your rhymes

Let 'em know what's on your mind, then you'll get your shine

In time, everything you hear will come true

But you won't be doin' me, you'll be doin' you



[Repeat 1 until fade]