Been Around The World
(Featuring Ja Rule)

Whoo
Light a candle for this one
Light 'em up
Yeah
's ma, Pied Piper
Whoo
C'mon

I've been around the world (yeah) (mmm)
And gets nuthin' but love (let's go) (ohh)
For who I am (yeah) (you right)
I thank my fans so much (hey)
And even though some may hate (some may hate)
Still I appreciate (I appreciate) (I appreciate)
All my friends and family (yes I do) (yeah)
That kept it real with me (uh huh) ooh (Rule ni-)

I've been around the world and back like "what up?" (yeah)
Eastside to Westside tourin' like "what up?" (uh huh)
And even though the price for the house was so much (uh)
I still roll wit dem from the hood like "what up?" (uh)
Cuz when it comes to bein' the realest I'm showin' up (yeah)
I'm a straight up industry villain fo' showin' up (c'mon)
And I can't satisfy some of y'all no matter what (whoo, whoo)
And some of y'all cats (whoo) are so jealous (uh)
And we livin' in a cold, cold world (uh huh)
Where there ain't nuthin' but fake faces, fake people, fake friends (yup)
And I'm livin' in a cold, cold world
Where there ain't nuthin' but envy, wanna be's  all of these player haters (I hear)
Yeah I know I need a hug but y'all need a hug too (that's right) (uh)
Cuz God 'on judge me the same day he judge you (for real)
And even though we have our struggles that's alright
You know we ghetto folks is gon' find a way to shine (uh)

I've been around the world (I've been around)
And gets nuthin' but love (nuthin' but love) (nuthin' but love)
For who I am (New York) (I thank)
I thank my fans so much (thank you) (thank you so much)
And even though some may hate (some may hate) (they hate on me)
Still I appreciate (I appreciate) (I appreciate)
All my friends and family (yes I do)
That kept it real with me

Sometimes this world can be so cold
When you're lookin' through the windows of the soul
I've been lookin' to see the truth as it unfolds
Cuz I've been around this globe and back enough to know (ohh)
The fact; who loves me, and who loves me not (whoo, whoo, whoo)
When this shit's so hot you can put it in red tops (uhh)
And pump it through every hood, (yeah) ghetto and block
Until they heart stops, that's why they feen for me (feen for me)
And I'm thankful for every blessin' that you've givin' me Lord (thank yuh)
And I pray-full for all the talents and my vocal a-chords (uhh)
And all these haters I keep shakin' 'em off (yeah)
Rubbin' they face in fame, I'm sorry I changed the game
But it's mine and I can't complain (whoo, whoo, whoo)
Rule and R. Kell have been around the world (yeah)
Puttin' it on women, bumpin' and grindin' these [bitches] (yeah)
But we always on time (ah-huh) when a woman's fed up (ohh-I)
And that's love, that's why they all [fuck] with us
And we've...

I've been around the world (I've been around) (you know, whoo)
And gets nuthin' but love (nuthin' but love) (uh, uh)
For who I am (who I am, yeah) (c'mon)
I thank my fans so much (thank you so much) (thank you so much)
And even though some may hate (some hate on me) (they hate on me)
Still I appreciate (I appreciate) (uh, uh)
All my friends and family (all my friends and family)
That kept it real with me (yeah)

Said my lyrics is my testimony, that's how I live (uh)
I had to get rid of a lot of fake homies I'd known for years (yeah)
You see me on the TV sometimes, (uh) not how it is (yeah)
Y'all gotta start learnin' how to separate me from show-biz (uh)
When I'm rollin' through your city, (c'mon) show me love
And ladies when you see your boy, gimme hug
And no, I'm not conceded, right
It's just my space, sometimes I need it, right
Said I got so many friends in them area codes
Said I, hand out them tickets when it comes to my shows
Ja let's break bread together, (uh) pray together
That we grow strong together (uh)
Let's live forever, (yeah) help each other through the stormy weather (uh)
Let's hurt together, (yeah) let's cry together
And even if we hope together (uh, uh, uh)
Then together we'll make it better (yeah, c'mon)

I've been around the world (ohh...) (c'mon)
And gets nuthin' but love (nuthin' but love) (yeah)
For who I am (who I am, yeah) (uh)
I thank my fans so much (I thank my fans so much)
And even though some may hate (said) (they hate on me)
Still I appreciate (I appreciate)
All my friends and family (that kept it)
That kept it real with me (said I've been around...)

I've been around the world (the...)
And gets nuthin' but love (world, yeah)
For who I am (yeah)
I thank my fans so much (I thank you for the lovin' that you've given to me, hey)
And even though some may hate (some may hate) (they hate on me)
Still I appreciate (still I appreciate)
All my friends and family (friends and family)
That kept it real with me (kept it real with me)...