You know I had to say something
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Jin
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Do I wait for the beat to drop or do I start here?
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Check it
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Forget waitin', this ain't a feature, this is my tape
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Time waits for no man so why the heck should I wait?
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I could probably run this town if I'd like but I'm straight
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Take a walk in my shoes if you choose size 8
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You might just feel the presence of the Holy Spirit
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They say I'm a changed man, if the shoe fits wear it
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I used to think that this was just all entertainment
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So I did and said anything I could get away with
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Any consequences, I'm the one that's gotta live with it
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The last thing I'm tryna be now is a hypocrite
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Cause it boils down to way more than what I write
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Ultimately I'm defined by how I live my life
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Knew I had to change my ways and believe in what's right
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Til this day I still got my own demons to fight
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If I had to do it on my own, no doubt I'd be a goner
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But I will be victorious cause God is in my corner
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The freedom of expression is truly a gift
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It can be used to destroy or used to uplift
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If I had to list my flaws there's plenty I could mention
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But through it all I never had any bad intentions
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Never thought the youth would take heed to what I say
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First and foremost I apologize for leadin' you astray
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Movin' right along, now's the time to right the wrongs
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So I think long and hard before I start to write a song
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Cause as an artist for every track that you create
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Ain't no way to know the type of impact you can make
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On one person or society as a whole
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I'm hopin' through these lines you can see inside my soul
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Take a long hard look and you'll start to see the light
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It's an autobiographical story of my life
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On the cover just a plain book, here's the missin' factor
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I'm still the same book, y'all, just on a different chapter
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The next generation is headed for disaster
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Rappers blamin' parents and the parents blame the rappers
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A lack of substance, what you hear is so hollow
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I feel you, you ain't here to be nobody's role model
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I know you're tryna eat, no lie, so am I
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You shouldn't be offended if what I say just don't apply
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We need more of the truth than the game instead of less
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It's bigger than Hiphop, Dead Prez said it best
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You're probly listenin' like "Who's this guy to tell me how to live?"
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You're right, I don't know you but I know I'm positive
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If it's in my power to extend a helpin' hand
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Not even as a rapper, but as a fellow man
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This is good versus evil, it's time to choose a side
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I will never be perfect but at least I know I tried
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Uh, Say Something
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I Tried
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Jin |