I know where you went but I don't know how you got there Lucidity, come back to me Put all five senses back to where they're meant to be Silver tongue hill where you talk up what I' d play down I would speak up but I wouldn't know what to say Oh it's

Cinderella Man Doing what you can They can't understand What it means Cinderella Man Hang on to your plans Try as they might A modest man from Mandrake Traveled rich to the city

This is what, this what they want huh This is what it's all about Time to take Affirmative Action son They just don't understand, you kna'mean Niggas coming sideways thinking stuff is sweet man Niggas don't understand the four devils; lust, envy, hate,

Don't second guess yourself Straight up They say the government mislead the youth, youth, youth (Tell 'em when you went to the park and everybody came back and) And welfare don't mean well for you, you, you, you (What about when you tried to do a side

Stop pressurin' me Just stop pressurin' me Make me wanna scream You try to cope with every lie they scrutinize Tired of injustice Tired of the schemes Your lies are disgusting What does it mean Kicking me down

Stop pressurin' me Just stop pressurin' me Make me wanna scream You try to cope with every lie they scrutinize Tired of injustice Tired of the schemes Your lies are disgusting What does it mean Kicking me down

Hey Nas, how ya doin'? Take my name, and my number But let's take, it, slow Point out my enemies, a girl who's into me But not a hype chick someone with proper energy Meanwhile, we'll be groovin' I can be, what you said That you need, I can be, all that

Making love till you scream, I wanna wake everybody While we're making children, I wanna wake everybody And I mean every, every, every And the more I lay with you I'm not concerned about what neighbors gon' do And I don't care if they leave this room

You might look just like 'em, that don't mean you're like 'em But you love 'em Family is family, in church or in prison You get what you get, and you don't get to pick 'em They might smoke like chimneys, but give you their kidneys Yeah, friends come in

Don't fear Your last step From the theatre of pain And the children will love Your singing From the sea The sea is calling The giant's lost And all round him Destructed for what They all knew what it meant