Blame it on the streets Don't blame my mama Don't blame my liquor Shootouts in broad daylight, South Central zoo life Young nigga goin' hard, hustle all night Mama prayin', tellin' God I don't live right Fuck right, go left, catch a damn strike Felonies

We are far from perfect But perfect as we are We are bruised, we are broken But we are goddamn works of art Meanwhile, the cracks have formed on the masks we've worn up 'til now Keeping up appearances, don't break now We're buckled from the weight

"Tragic like the havoc of a nuclear bomb" "Boom..boom, bam, God-damn!" "Royce 5'9" I'm the verbal-spit Smith & Wesson I unload with sick spit The quick wit could split a split-second Bomb with a lit wick expression You here a tick tick then you testin'

Sitting here waiting on you, Goddammit! Packing up, my hotel room, I planned it Different in my head when I thought of love I'm looking at the shimmering stars above And everyone reminds me of you, and Everything that we've been through, damn! Everything

This ain't a scene, it's a goddamn arms race I'm a leading man and the lies I weave are oh so intricate Oh so intricate yeah I am an arms dealer Fitting you with weapons in the form of words And don't really care which side wins Long as the room keeps

To a goddamn fool ‘Cause I gave I gave him everything Now there’s nothing left for you ‘Cause I gave (I gave) My heart (my heart) I lost everything And I have nothing left for you

No, it's much better to face these kinds of things with a sense of poise and rationality Haven't you ever heard of closing a goddamn door? Haven't you people ever heard of closing a goddamn door? I chime in with a Oh, well in fact Well I'll look at it

Damned if you love me Damned if you don't It's gettin' harder holdin' on but I can't let you go Damned if you don't need me Damned if you do Oh God I wish it wasn't me standin' in these shoes Lyin' here beside you in someone else's bed Knowin' what we're

Bitch I'm a mothafuckin' martian (goddamn goblin) Bitch I'm a mothafuckin' martian (it's the goddamn goblin) Bitch I'm a mothafuckin' martian (I'm a goddamn goblin) Mothafuckin' martian (goddamn goblin) We are not the same, I am a martian Blood gang kill

Damn, goddamn, goddamn Damn damn, goddamn Da-da-damn damn, goddamn And they say, "What the fuck is on? Who the fuck is in? (Who) Where the hell you at? Where the hell you been? (Who) Who the fuck is she? Who you dealing with?" (Who) It's been a while,