I'd rather have the blues then the god damn greys

Rather find myself than be lost in the maze

Been traveling for days 

Clock works in orange my mind's in a purple haze

10 million ways to die but I'm still here living

Grateful like the dead for all the chances I've been given

Since the beginning I keep it on the real

Do what I can, say what I feel

Mind isn't gold but heart's made of steel

If you peel off the layers we're all one in the same

Just flesh and bone where 5 senses rule the brain 

So many bright ideas that one could entertain 

Some say it's just a game

Instead of lifting people up they chop em down like sugar cane

Nothing stays the same but still the truth remains 

Raised in a house of pain so I had to jump around

Just started running never thought to slow down 

Couldn't stand the circus and all the fucken clowns 

I knew once I left that I was homeward bound

Listen to the words of the inner voice inside 

But the sound of music keeps me alive

Sade told me love is stronger than pride

Ms gaynor said that I will survive

Just like the tide we feel the highs and the lows

The cons and the prose

not afraid to have my pictures exposed

I've seen some dark rooms when flashes arose  

He who thinks he knows something knows nothing at all

They try and act big in a world that's so small

Everytime we strike they try and throw a curve ball

So don't chase a waterfall when you're already a river

Doesn't mean its gold just because it glitters

Life can be so sweet if you ain't always bitter

I was born a winner never ever been a quitter 

Deliver me from evil 

Lead me to the promised land

sip from the cup given by the shamans hand

Ready for the trip opposite of Disneyland 

Feeling like alice bout to go to wonderland

And as the mind expands I slip away to kill the ego

Blasting off faster than a fucken torpedo 

Look into my eyes and you can ride the placebo

Eyes wide open and you still can't even see though

Got c notes stashed up in the safe

No money in the bank got no interest in the chase

The system's two faced 

But Like George Michael I gotta have faith 

Avoid the snakes in the grass

Used to get so high I was flying 1st class

Try and drown your sorrows inside a shot glass

That was the past gotta live in the now

Pressure is fierce wipe the sweat off my brow

Gotta find a way someday somehow

So what you allow is what will continue 

Praying to the gods but the power is within you

To be continued it's a never ending story

Gotta shine your light to bask in all the glory 

Wrap you up tight as if I was nori

Somebody said 40 was the new 26

If it ain't broke there's nothing to fix

I'm Flipping the scripts 

Poppin collards with the fish and the grits 

Total eclipse of the heart 

Nothing I could say now I'm falling apart

Ain't no walk in the park

Like I'm swimming with sharks

Somedays I'm superman other days I'm just Clark

Life imitates art I'm just brushing the strokes 

You could call me cheech cuz I'm up in the smoke 

No premature dope

Rolling up shit that's made for grown folks

Walking a tight rope tieing up some loose ends

Man makes money but money doesn't make friends

Or maybe that depends

If you like plastic smiles and diamonds over gems

I let the pen do the talking and the paper comes in stacks

Vibin with the lions cant stand all the rats

I can shape my future but cannot change the past

They say the grass is greener on the other side

But if you nurture your own grass you'll start to see it thrive

Put in the work and watch it come alive

And what used to be dead is now your own paradise