let me be me

Lyrics

started out in brooklyn back in '96, when the nets were still in jersey but we loved the knicks, i didn't grow up in a family that hugged and kissed, but don't say they ain't love their kids;, we ain't some republicans, and all i wanted was a pool in my back yard, they say we couldn't have fun, didn't have jobs, they say we couldn't pay rent couldn't slack off, couldn't pack up and take the vacation out in nassau, got a private education with the future goldman sachs cats, even tried to duck the bill collector on some aflac, they got rich stacks named garfield, that's fat cats, that's fat cats, sammy, frank, and dean i got my rap pack my rap pack, so don't worry 'bout my accent, you live your life in past tense, you know some girls, y'all just friends, i know some girls, we have sex, and we all know girls that do drugs, and we all know girls that just won't, but i know they waiting for me when i come home, i don't wanna be a legend, no, i just wanna get to heaven, oh, i just wanna do me right now, wanna do me right now, i don't wanna be a killer, no, i just wanna keep it real-a oh, i just wanna do me right now, wanna do me right now, let me be me, they tell me make it out my home before it's too late, love my mom and dad but i don't want 'em as a roommate, got a kitchen fulla food and liquor like i'm lupe, but y'all fake as fuck like toupees, so i see the world in blu-ray, high definition, i'mma tivo it, i wanna save the moment and show you i'm devoted, preach, i'm on my knees like i tebowed it, i'm just a young kid celebrating like reloaded, so pardon the following interruption from this rap shit, i'm just trying to make a million dollars off my passion, that's it, guys call me "coach" now, girls call me "captain", feeling like van gundy 'cause my team was fucking magic, but back when i ain't had shit, no food up in my cabinets, they just try to slow me down but i won't play in traffic, got passed it, ain't a beauty contest or a pageant, but i got these people flipping like gymnastics, i don't wanna be a legend, i just wanna get to heaven, i just wanna do me right now, wanna do me right now, i don't wanna be a killer, no, i just wanna keep it real-a oh, i just wanna do me right now, wanna do me right now, let me be me, so let me fly away, making my mistakes, it's harder to stay all in the same place, you never say you're gonna change, let me float away let go of my weight, 'cause all my mistakes don't have to stay, doing all that i can don't let it fade, i don't wanna be a legend, i just wanna get to heaven, i just wanna do me right now, wanna do me right now, i don't wanna be a killer, no, i just wanna keep it real-a oh, i just wanna do me right now, wanna do me right now, let me be me, ]: naww man, mad people was frontin', aww man, made somethin' from nothin', made somethin' from nothin', made somethin' from nothin', naww man, mad people was frontin', aww man, made somethin' from nothin'