[Verse 1: Jon Connor]
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I earn my respect, I wasn't born with a connect
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I didn't have somebody leave me and inherit this check
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I didn't have a rich uncle out here droppin' my name
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I didn't have an easy way for me to get in the game
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I had to create the hype through the shit that I write
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'Cuz I wouldn't follow the trends so I could blow over night
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It ain't about ya talent it's about how long will you fight
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For what you believe in, like it's a fight for your life
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I worked jobs that I hated, restaurants cleanin' tables
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Boss is an asshole, co-workers is racist
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Swallow pride 'til I was hollow inside, I had to take it
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All the while in the back of my mind I knew I would make it
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Beat down and degraded, fucked up and frustrated
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Yeah sometimes it'll hurt you learnin' the virtue of patience
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For all the time I was waitin', writin' rhymes in my basement
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The gratification and I quit and it feels so amazing
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[Hook x2: Jon Connor]
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You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
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You own it, you better never let it go
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You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
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This opportunity comes once in a lifetime
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[Verse 2: Jon Connor]
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Once you played through the pain
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Engine in the championship game
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'Cuz all you can think about now is how far you done came
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Didn't stop for the snow, went hard in the rain
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Weekdays and weekends was exactly the same
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Look, they say when money come, that's when most people change
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They say losing yourself is the price of the fame
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But they got it wrong, the glitz ain't the cause of the change
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Consistent evolution with every sacrifice that was made
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Constantly on the stage, hardly ever got paid
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Every time you gave your all and hardly ever got praised
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But you just go your hardest like you hardly ever get phased
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Studio, no sleep, same clothes for days
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That's when you ask yourself how bad do you want it
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When the man in the mirror is your only opponent
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When you got the final say on if you blow, or blow it
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When everything that you worked for come down to one moment
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[Hook x2: Jon Connor]
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You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
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You own it, you better never let it go
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You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
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This opportunity comes once in a lifetime
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Lose Yourself
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| Jon Connor |
