Ft. Raekwon
(Verse 1: A-live)
I did errythin' that I said I would
Just in case I neva had the time to (time to)
Askin' God if ya got me in his plans (plans)
In case things don't go as we planned to (planed to)
I cheated death made it seem it neva happened (neva)
Knew what I believed neva had it tatted (neva)
What I was goin' thru ya couldn't fathom (neva)
But when ya chasin' greatness none of that eva matters
Set the pace my team watch our dreams come alive (yuh)
Watched Soup make his move and Ren beat the odds (yuh)
Neva planned to survive, we plan to arrive (vive)
And what ya did in ten years we handled in five
So watch what they all say now, I don't play what they all play now
In this life I'mma neva lay down, treat the world like it's my playground, yeah!
Had a foot in the grave no I neva cried
When ya make sumthin' timeless ya could neva die!
(Hook x2)
It was all a dream, but I see it now
Use to be the prince, now I want the crown
Got the will to win, so it's goin' down
(This is all I want)
(Verse 2: Soupa)
Aye, yo, peace and quiet, no speaking I need it silent
Daemons in my dreams so I won't sleep or ease my eyelids
I sick of always strivin' just for borderline survivin'
I've been keepin' to myself like I've been in hidin' in confinement
It's me and the family, vanity is causin' my insanity
This is not the man I planned to be
A dolla and a dream, a couple gran' is like a fantasy
All is fair in war, I can't plan on people sparin' me, shit
This world is so cold, errybody plugged in, and ain't nobody got soul
They don't know they on broke
I'm doin' as I wanna do and not how I've been told
And to me that more valuable than gold, if ya ain't know
It's the will to keep winnin', the will to be different
I'm stickin' to my vision even if nobody gets it
I gotta use my voice even if nobody listen
Cuz I know that they gon' hear me in a minute
(Hook x2)
It was all a dream, but I see it now
Use to be the prince, now I want the crown
Got the will to win, so it's goin' down
(This is all I want)
(Verse 3: Raekwon)
A-1 kosher, the chrome roadster
Son pulled up, heavy smacked flames out of his soldier
He wasn't dressed right, no vest
The war was supposed to pop, two weeks before the election
This is stressin' the boss cuz he might take a big loss
He used his voice to run the hood right, they shot up his whores
Lester was a well known investor, he lived in with Joyce
Her brother was connected, pa, he poisoned
Breakin' China, steppin' on glass
Juicy sweatsuits, her ass was lopsided, the bitch was just trash
One seed, La'tone Naeem, fourteen, he would walk mean
And grow up like the dad he neva had, poor thing
No family morals, this is a small thing
But one day, he would get large and ball like Spalding
Take the hood by hood, I sat back and threw a couple jewels at him
(Hook x2)
It was all a dream, but I see it now
Use to be the prince, now I want the crown
Got the will to win, so it's goin' down
(This is all I want)
