Change Me

Dear self
 It's me, in the mirror, I wanna help
 But, every time that you're in front of me
 I worry about your health
 You ain't gettin' any younger
 I see the lines, under yo' eyes
 And, how you fluctuate, with weight
 And, how to layer up, in disguise
 I see you fix yo'self up, for the public, and, try to find yo' place
 I see the other side's emotional, behind a painted face
 I see a kinda faded trace, of a kid, who want'da make it
 And animosity, for everyone in line, who tried to take it
 See the hunger and the pain, in the lost, blank stare
 But, you never focus solely, on the ones that really care
 Say that you don't make sense, but you make bucks
 You been 'bout it, since the first, and you still don't give a fuck
 I be seein', when you brush yo' teeth
 Rappin' in the mirror, hopin' that I repeat
 I can make a change, if only in me
 I can strive to be the person, that I really wanna be
 
 I can strive to be the person, that I really wanna be
 I can make a change, if only in me
 I can strive to be the person, that I really wanna be
 No excuses gonna hold me back, again
 See, you are here for me, now
 See, you were there for me, then
 We can do it, if we focus on change
 Let it flow, like the blood in the veins
 We can do it, if we keep it on track
 Only get one life, time to take it all back
 I been down to hell, so I know where the devil's son is at
 Told him like Chappelle, on the real, we ain't comin' back
 And, we been on the trail, ever since, like a couple ants
 Watch it all prevail, in the face of the struggle, can't
 Even get a flail out of us, for your trouble that
 Has to put the nail through the heart, of your bubble
 I never been afraid to fail, I'll just crawl through the rubble
 Turn a single to a double, on nothin' but hustle
 Got the blade, under ya' stubble, don't even mumble
 Is what it could've been, if the plan had stumbled
 Had to be more than a drip, in the land of puddles
 Quarterback the huddle, fuck a deal, let the cards shuffle
 Life's a hard puzzle, wit' ya' bark muzzled
 Bunch of dark tunnels, not at all subtle
 Sometimes, you gotta think for yourself
 And, let all the mistakes fall to somebody else
 I know there ain't many breaks, we can all use the help
 If all I'm given is hate, then I'm right back in hell
 I can make a change, if only in me
 I can strive to be the person that I really wanna be
 No excuses gonna hold me back, again
 See, you are here for me, now
 See, you were there for me, then
 We can do it, if we focus on change
 Let it flow, like the blood in the veins
 We can do it, if we keep it on track
 Only get one life, time to take it all back
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 We can do it, if we keep it on track
 Only get one life, time to take it all back
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 We can do it, if we keep it on track
 Only get one life, time to take it all back