Seems that I'm the only one too blind to see The fire inside me, like lightning All my life is lighting up in front of me All this time I thought that I was running to the sun Trying to get out all my light All my light Like lightning Looking for a girl

Only God knows Only God knows the trouble on my mind Only God knows how hard I've been trying So, you don't know how to explain heaven? Well, god knows There's more to life than living a wise man told me this Or maybe it was me who wrote it, I can't

I never wanted the stars Never shot for the moon I like them right where they are All I wanted was you So baby just turn away Because I can't face the truth All I'm trying to say Is all I wanted was you The last time I saw her

Soon as I thought I was having a good time This nigga think he slick See, everybody trying hit me with the homie convo And the homie convo Turn into the money convo (I ain't gon' beat around the bush my nigga Let a nigga borrow a couple hundred dollars

What hurts the most was being so close And havin' so much to say And watchin' you walk away And never knowin' what could've been And not seein' that lovin' you Is what I was trying to do I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house That don't

I was trying to resolve and I’m waiting It felt natural Oh I was hoping it would come out right Who was I kidding Push the button and start counting down Oh, time is crawling to the moment Beyond which

I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no All around in my home town They're trying to track me down They say they want to bring me

If I recover, will you take me back again? I'm just another, trying hard to fit right in But my photographs remind me of who I used to be If only I could go back when I, I was me "One step at a time", they say "One trip, and you're back that way" I don't

Trying to get laid, she been with me 31 days Money get made, bitches don't ever get saved Saint Laurent shades, cookin' up dope, gettin' paid She like bitches anyways, so we been on the same damn page I was already red bottom, came on the scene It's hard

I'm just trying to get it right And in spite of all I should've done I was not mad at you I was not trying to tear you down The words that I could've used I was too scared to say out loud If I cannot break your fall I'll pick you up right off the ground