I know you thought I wouldn't shine like this They know I took my time with the shit Diamonds on my neck, I blind them with the wrist I grind like this So I can shine like this Them diamonds on my wrist Damn, it feels good from way up here Damn, it feels

Close to you No you don't need my protection But I'm in love, can't blame me for checking I love in your direction, hoping that the message goes Somewhere close to you Like so close if they heard you, you wouldn't find out Nothing but a tear, that's all

Make sure it ends with you still living If I could set the clocks back I wouldn't be headed for a body bag One life and one decision Feel like I'm on the fast track To laying face down from a heart attack One life and one decision How does it feel at the

La-a-a-a-a-di-da Benz in the driveway, yacht in the water Vegas at the Mandarin, high roller gambling Me and Diddy drippin' diamonds like Marilyn No, I wouldn't be drowning in all your IOU's Every promise you made me would have some real value 'Cause all

Harlem once was red line district rated Designated ghetto like the yellow star of David And you wonder why people don't own their homes 'Cause the racist bank wouldn't fuckin' mortgage a loan Until after the invasion of gentrification Eminent domain

With no happy ending Pushed up against the ropes, you wouldn't last another round I never wished for you to suffer like this You would not listen We will survive, the strong, the fortunate, the never ending We will survive through thick and thin You've

You know, you know, you know Feels like there's no reason for me to keep breathing if I’m gonna be alone I can’t sleep alone and I can’t go eat alone Yeah, the crowd gonna shout, but when the lights go out You know me being me, you wouldn’t think I’d be

Yeah it goes like this And it goes like hey, girl I'm blown away Yeah it starts with a smile and it ends with an all night long slow kiss And it goes like ooh, what I wouldn't do To write my name on your heart, get you wrapped in my arms baby all around

Love don't really happen If we could be together would that make you happy? And If it wouldn't, tell your girlfriend to get at me Always be like this, no Oh no no, yeah I know the secret we share Look what this feeling has done to me There's something

I wish I was cold as stone Then I wouldn't feel a thing Then I wouldn't know the sting of the rain I wouldn't hurt like this Or feel so all alone Wish I didn't have this heart I could stand strong and still Watching you walk away She left town early on a