Get It Together

One, two, three
Yeah, Im tryin to get it right, live my life right(Uh, huh)
I want the things that come with the fast life
But I dont wanna lose my soul, right, pay with my life
I just wanna rock ice with my fresh
Nikes(Yeah)
Cause the girls at the school think
I dress nice(Yeah)
The real thug * *****, cool with a *****, right(Thats right)
Til one day after school, walkin home, right(Uh, huh)
Them same thug ****** , ran up on a brother, right
With three more
I never met in my life(Damn)
Axed me, where
Im from, banged on me, right(Where you from?)
The brothers that
I knew was up outta sight
Man they made me get it together, now
I ack right(Lets get it together)
Trials and tribulations both got you accosted
Understand
Im not the one, go tap some other resources
The road that you travel gon be paved in some gravel
So before you try on jock me understand the **** is rocky
I dont mean a boxer,
Illy or Oscar
Im tryin to spit some game, so your ass can prosper
Pay a little dues, do a couple a shows
Put a mix-tape out , man lets see how it goes
My only good advise is to cut your own slice
I mean, the world aint gon bite just cause you think you nice
How can I be diplomatic when this aint automatic?
Im gonna tell you right, this a roll of the dice(Lets get it together)
Hey, being silents the first sign
If not being able to follow my first line
I dirt-grind on my first, it works fine
Im alert but
I been caught of guard at the worst time
Yeah, I get apparent applause
But do these people know my character flaws?
I get embarrassed and pause, meticulous but never careless because
I might be the one standin on your terrace that falls
And you can laugh, but its therapeutic
To talk about my faults of a [Incomprehensible]acoustic [Incomprehensible]dove ****
We aint perfect to fight, just aint worth it
Despite a stained surface, we gotta retain purpose(Lets get it together)
I was a pick-a-the-litter when
I was a little *****
My pops would turn preacher once my voice got deeper than his
For all the times a ***** would vent
I had to listen, he was payin the rent and what hes sayin, he meant
Ill admit,
I was trippin a bit
I was hangin with different chicks and we be wildin and ****
But I had to get a grip before the time ran out
Or pop starts to trip, start puttin me out
But now I kinda see what he was talkin about
You cant live in somebody house and start airin it out
You got to be your own man and handle your biz
And later on you can tell em what time it is(Lets get it together)
For you and me , lets get it together
For you and me , [Incomprehensible] together
For you and me , lets get it together
For you and me, oh, for you and me
You and me, oh, for you and me[Incomprehensible]