And you can dream So dream out loud So don't let the bastards grind you down To talk like this And act like that And I can love Don't believe what you hear Don't believe what you see If you just close your eyes

I know better They say sing what you know But I've sung what they want Some folks do what they're told But baby this time I won't Will look through that door I know the truth won't lie Some things I've done before I can't justify There are kings in my

And they said it changes when the sun goes down Around here They said it changes when the sun goes down And what a scummy man Just give him half a chance I bet he'll rob you if he can So who's that girl there? I wonder what went wrong So that she had to

What do you say to the dead? Will you forgive me for living? Can't believe the things that they said Wonderful day for a killing It's killing me! What do they do with your soul? Is it just lying there busted? When did you lose all control?

Oooooh weee, ooh wee, (la-la-la-la, lalalalalala) Yo, what's the deal, nigga? Ain't nuthin' pa, we just here and all that Trynna get our head rights, get this money right You know what I'm sayin', you know how it go Just another day in the hood

Is the only reason you're holding me tonight 'Cause we're scared to be lonely? Is it just our bodies? Are we both losing our minds? Scared to be lonely Magnifying all our flaws And I wonder why, wonder what for Do we need somebody just to feel like we're

I don't belong here I wish I was special You're so fuckin' special But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo What the hell am I doing here? When you were here before Couldn't look you in the eye You're just like an angel Your skin makes me cry

Hey, oh yeah, how long? Hey, oh yeah, so long What you gonna do today? I don't wanna have to, but I will If that's what I'm supposed to do We don't wanna set up for the kill But that's what I'm about to do I used to know just what I wanted And just where

'Cause I can see 20/20 You just can't disguise Oooh, the fire in your eyes 20/20 There's no way to hide From my sweet love tonight You dress so formal like you don't even know Whatcha got underneath it Your straight-laced morals are just for show 'Cause

Watch dem niggas that be close to you And make sure they do what they supposed to do Cause you know they be thinking about smoking you Never personal, nowadays, it's the ways They never realized, how real Nas, is so decisive It's just the likeness, of