I knew better then Like the winds, blowing Changes, fast and growing To trust myself To trust someone else Words that hurt the ones you lovin' Hatred for who you're becomin' I knew better then yes To trust the lies that slip from my mouth

Southside on the track I pop a whatcha-ma-call-it, but it got side-effects Dick rock hard like a mouth test Hit it from the side, that's a side-effect I'm a Zone 6 nigga, now you're my bitch Slurpin' up the drank and it got side-effects Shit expensive,

Curse the place From morning to night I stayed out of sight Didn't recognize what I'd become No more than alive I'd barely survive In a word, overrun Won't hear a sound From my mouth I've spent too long On the inside out

I said close your mouth and eat You make some paper, than you make your own rules Poor fool, streets don't love you like I do They call me Tity Boi 'cause she used to spoil me She always told me (My momma always said aye, damn) I'm from the hood, it's

5 minutes till' I explode All we got is five minutes 'til we all go Fasten your seatbelt If you're on board Wake up in the morning and I smell my breath I've been ready from the get-go You better keep your mouth open if your legs closed Hello world,

Life is beautiful I can't save me from my sins Innocence my long lost friend No wind no rain can wash away These hallowed words My mouth won't pray You fly you fall New gets old The night gets cold

From my mouth Well I didn't tell anyone, but a bird flew by Saw what I'd done he set up a nest outside, And he sang about what I'd become He sang so loud, sang so clear I was afraid all the neighbours would hear, So I invited him in, just to reason with

Swing me way down south Sing me something brave from your mouth And I'll bring you Pearls of water on my hips And the love in my lips All the love from my lips You don't like the sound of the truth Coming from my mouth

I am breaking through these walls Oh between you and me I'm not giving up I'm not giving giving up So brick by brick On this love The weight of my words Are like feathers from a bird My mouth, it moves but you won't hear a thing

All the pretty girls on a Saturday night Let it be, and come to me with the look in your eyes Well you break and take all the words from my mouth I wish all the pretty girls were shakin' me down But not you, When all the pretty girls can't measure to you