Nah, I ain't gon' lose
Steady with the work, gon' pay my dues
Never gave up for no lame excuse
Yeah, that's the way I do, I do
That's the way I do In crunch time, I came right through
Always aim high too Never get to thinkin' we the same my dude, my dude

Let me take you back for a minute though
When I was a lad I was spittin' bold
Always laced that track with my wicked flows
You could OD on half of a frickin' dose
Hittin' those mics with my written prose
You can tell I'm nice with my syllables
Always multiple rhymes and I give it soul
So I got no time for you simple folks
It was clear when you couldn't
See the vision in the years that I put in
By now it's weird how you lookin'
Cause the proof's always been right here in the pudding
Yeah, got the spits, no seeds
MC's shittin' bricks, don't reach
Got the rage of a pit, no leash
If you a betting man, put your chips on me cause

Nah, I ain't gon' lose
Steady with the work, gon' pay my dues
Never gave up for no lame excuse
Yeah, that's the way I do, I do
That's the way I do In crunch time, I came right through
Always aim high too Never get to thinkin' we the same my dude, my dude


Most underrated by a crooked mile
They show a little more appreciation now but it took a while
Got em blowin' up the phone
Remember I was all alone, ain't even have a number that I could've dialed
Nightfall and I slide wit the bishop
Ride with the work like a pick up
Live from the side with them guys doin' stick ups
And die for they pride or survive and get richer
I pray for a miracle and die for a cause
I've been peerin' through the eyes of a god
See the lights in the dark and the rights in the wrongs
And the lights in the psalms that he writes on the walls
And it turns out fine, higher than the birds outside
Supernova with a burned out mind but my words outline
They know that my workout shine
Anybody throwin' dirt bout mine
Dirt bout mine, lil' homie, I'm winnin'

Nah, I ain't gon' lose
Steady with the work, gon' pay my dues
Never gave up for no lame excuse
Yeah, that's the way I do, I do
That's the way I do In crunch time, I came right through
Always aim high too Never get to thinkin' we the same my dude, my dude