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I never knew |
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That I'd be here with you |
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For as long as I have |
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Standing strong on the path |
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Where potential and hard work lead to success |
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So the longer I last |
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Mean the more that I'm blessed |
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But through all the test |
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I was haunted by doubt |
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Sometimes it's like the grim reaper is calling me out |
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So you may not fully grasp how truly weird this is |
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When my troubled past had so many near misses |
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I knew that I could talk but I never knew you listened |
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Or that even in the darkest of nights you could glisten |
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I never realized |
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That I touched real lives |
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Nodding to a universal beat and feel vibes |
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That give life meaning and unite like minds |
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Had no idea that your struggle's like mine |
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Now I just go where my flow and light shine |
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Never knew all I could do with tight rhymes |
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Believe this |
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I never knew that I'd see this |
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Or that I had the strength to achieve this |
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But on the other hand |
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I never knew I'd pick up the pieces |
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When they didn't live to see this |
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I really miss my fan |
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I never knew I carry the weight |
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From my birth to my burial date |
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And though I never knew |
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I'm getting through |
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Keep on |
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I never knew when I was at the crib bumping my favorites |
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That one day I'd be including in somebody's playlist |
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Only right I take this opportunity to show love |
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To you people listening in places I don't know of |
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But see I didn't grow up in the best of situations |
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For thinking out the box you sort of get a reputation |
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Of living in a dream world with lots of expectations |
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But I refuse to live by another's limitations |
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I never knew for sure |
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I'd make it in the door |
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But where I'm at now leaves room for plenty more |
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Moves to be made one day at a time |
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And paths to be paved way after I've rhymed |
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For the very last time |
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And retired my mic |
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And truly focus on my fan who require insight |
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And guidance with undying alliance |
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But I never knew I'd be in the position that I'm in |
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Believe this |
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I never knew that I'd see this |
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Or that I had the strength to achieve this |
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But on the other hand |
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I never knew I'd pick up the pieces |
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When they didn't live to see this |
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I really miss my fan |
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I never knew I carry the weight |
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From my birth to my burial date |
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And though I never knew |
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I'm getting through |
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Keep on |
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So much I gotta do |
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It don't mean much to you |
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Back then I didn't know how |
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It's so much I never knew |
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So much I gotta do |
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Knowing what I know now |
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You never know how many folk want you to stop |
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And that people closest to you can be stumbling blocks |
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Who anticipate your faults like they're something to watch |
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And hope your foundation turns into crumbling rocks |
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I never knew that hate of that level existed |
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It can poison your spirit if you never resist it |
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Grows stronger with the more attention you give it |
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I embrace only love and try to omit the wicked |
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But it comes in all shaped and sizes |
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Your faith and brightness |
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Is no match for their great disguises |
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I keep on fighting though the battles are many |
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Bet never knew that I had all that in me |
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Believe this |
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I never knew that I'd see this |
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Or that I had the strength to achieve this |
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But on the other hand |
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I never knew I'd pick up the pieces |
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When they didn't live to see this |
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I really miss my fan |
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I never knew I carry the weight |
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From my birth to my burial date |
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And though I never knew |
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I'm getting through |
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Keep on |
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I can't believe this |
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I never knew that I'd see this |
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Or that I had the strength to achieve this |
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But on the other hand |
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I never knew I'd pick up the pieces |
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When they didn't live to see this |
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I really miss my fan |
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I never knew I carry the weight |
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From my birth to my burial date |
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And though I never knew |
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I'm getting through |
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Keep on |
