Uh-huh
I been different my whole life
If you don't like me I don't mind
I might ask why but I won't pry
No time for the small fights
Every night is a long night
Look at this stone that my nose grinds
This is how I let my soul fly
And if you don't dig it, that is alright
I'm a diamond in a coal mine
It's hopeless hopin' I won't shine
Some people just blink when they're shown light
But I'm so bright that they close eyes
I been different my whole life
And if you don't fuck with me that's alright
I stick to the stone that my nose grinds
Sometimes I think nobody understand me but my notebook
Yeah you can feel it when you hear it
But won't see me if you don't look
Lookin' in the mirror, reflectin' on my mileage
Goin' to bed an optimist and wakin' up a nihilist
Smilin' through it all cuz I got no choice
If I succumb to the sickness I got no voice
And so I yell into the belly of the beast till I'm hoarse
Saddle up, batter up, get on base, then on course
Gotta do it on my own or it won't get done
And I won't get far hopin' I won't mess up
Decided if they never get me, well I won't stress none
Cuz' we all got a common bond: we only all live once
With these egos at least
I need to let go of the need to know there's people who know me
I need to release
They don't understand me, what I do, or what I've done
But I'mma do it till I get it through to you where I been comin' from
I been different my whole life
No one I know really knows why
But homies and family don't mind
It's only an issue for closed minds
This is how I let my soul fly
And if you don't fuck with it, that is alright
I stick to my guns like I'm Old Spice
Hold tight
Equal rights what we fuckin' with
Sleep at night what we doesn't get
Peace of mind what we strivin' for
With these beats and rhymes, every kind and sort
Kinda sorta like pious people
Inside a steeple who find the lord
When I find the words to describe the wars
That I fight, and I write as the mic records
I work 9 to 4 plus 5 or more
My eyes are sore and my mind is worn
But it's worth it, whether anybody heard it
Or asserted that they'd like some more
I got file drawers full of messages
And I intend to spread 'em till the death of me
Rest in peace to every piece of negative energy
In regard to the progress of my heart and spirit
My soul has wings and it sings
I think y'all can hear it now
I been different my whole life
If you don't like me I don't mind
This is how I let my soul fly
I think we're in for a long night, but it's alright