Verse 1: Growing up, swear I always had the dream Being the one with cream, in the flyest magazines Listened to jay z, can't say he raised me But certainly schooled me to the game I was playing I remember partaking, in eighth slanging daily Saying fuck you pay me, before I was even eighteen My young soul going gung ho Almost said go grow and moved my ass up to Humboldt Somehow stumbled on this lake in a jungle And I fell at home, even though I still struggled I was still trapped in the puzzle Destined to make it out tho like a bullet from the muzzle Only increased my muscle, take a stack go double Thank the lord everyday, I never got in much trouble Still thankful, cus he blessed me with this hustle Treat my lyrics like the drugs, I used to have to smuggle Mother fucker you not ready, for me to be uncovered Get your last bit of fame now, once I'm up your under I've adjusted lessons learned, an aimed em at destruction Of anyone who tries to smudge a bit of my production Cus I ain't putting substance in a sack, no more Now I'm banging percussions, tryna get on tour I got a whole team to support.... And I'm tired of being forced to sit my ass up in a court [Hook] Why I'm going for, one thing I know's for sure Hard work and dedication, reap the greatest rewards Full force, go all like my mentors Still remember Nasty Nas saying, “The world is yours.” [Chorus] And at the time,”Ahh” I just couldn't see But now looking back,”Damn” I can hardly believe I swear in the end,”Man” it felt like a dream Cus I made it through hell,”Yeah” now I'm as bright as can be Verse 2: Going from the lowest of low I seen a man get Demons trapped in my head, out on a park bench No job, can't pay rent, stayin wit friends But the pass went dead, then me and the stars slept Kinda crazy, I made it in the end Let alone left with a gift to hold the strongest upperhand On my opposition.... Any smidgin of resistance leads to full blown demolition “No bullshittin” All or nothing.....like Pac's ambition Add my super dank cali rhymes, it's prohibition Try to stop me, but these kids'll still listen Cus I'm like walter white, got something that your missin Probably call me white kendrick, in a few years I bet, it Should be real obvious now, there's no stopping my message Just pressing hit records, til Eluh's for sure mentioned Every top 10 list, each continent, no question Unstoppable work ethics, mixed with life lessons So unreal....I should be dead or in heaven The way I literally, beheaded the competition Similar to-a guitar in the hands of Jimi Hendrix Real talk, fuck off, this machine don't stop 24 hour time clock, til the money's in my drop It's you against them, no punch in, all commission, Gotta learn the game first, before you know who's winning [Hook Repeat] [Chorus Repeat] Verse 3: I probly look like some damn bait “haha” Swimming in a shark tank, still rocking a happy face Forewarned, tho don't take me as some easy cake Cost an arm and a leg, for my royalty rate And don't even think 'bout touching my publishing This is my story, my life, and my dreams I can read energy, if it's greed nothing free But still give to those in need like my grandpa taught me Yeah….and though it took a few years Looking back it brings tears, that I even made it here With a karma free mind, an eric thomas grind Old soul but a young face, sure to make a nice surprise In this world I'm like ghandi mixed with jesus christ See my dreams, go for it til I fucking die

Verse 1: This world, I'm tryna treat her like a girl Always make her shine like diamonds and pearls Never make her cry, like B.P. oil spills Or force her to shave her bush, forestry don't kill I know theres a few who feel how I feel Seen that mother nature is the baby maker of sex appeal Jungles in brazil, to islands unreal I can't help but stare, cus damn it's all there No words compare, no way to concur, If you've gone for the search, tried to tackle the earth Think this girls here to flirt, til you wrap round her curves And come to find out, that her body's at its worst All cus of these jerks, who put money first Save a penny right now, don't care who they hurt As the world suffers, they just run from the truth Acting like some fucking kids, I did that shit in my youth....“ya'll should grow up” Verse 2: Man, this world kinda got me tripping Last week I heard a story about some blatant racism Kid named Trayvon died, white man pulled the trigger Somehow he got off, white jurors, go figure And I only know, if that happened in my city I woulda packed my bags and got the fuck out quickly Cus even though I spread peace an love like a hippie Sadly for my skin, thats just not in my history Go back to 43, zoot suit'as on the scene Not starting trouble, just weren't giving nothing free But those white servicemen, who look the same as me Felt like they were kings, men picking on teens Left a riot in these streets, thank god no one died Sadly can't say the same for 1965 Losing 34 lives, over a D.U.I. And racial injustice we'd see get worse in time Verse 3: Ah damn everybody's got there fix Walking through this world, seems we all need a lift Can I get a bit, can you give a hit of this All I need is a sip, get me thru this current ditch Like everywhere I turn, I can't escape this shit Cigarettes filled with death, hard liquor by the fifth And then your fridge is fulla energy for your kids Guess thats just how this system wants us to live Try to play it off so they prescribing it medically Adderal, Ritalin, legal amphetamines Gots me wondering who's the chef behind this recipe? Making these teens think codeine is a necessity No dissin weezy, we all need self relief But I ain't tryna add another piece to this insanity Why I home-grow trees, eat foods organically And only leave my actions, not my trash in this masterpiece

“ok, they keep telling me eluh go hard!” Verse 1: Haha, if pain is the game I done mastered it, like shaolin wu tang had my heart broken twice, still that feel that pain I don't feel no rain though, cus things done changed I went from the hustling and slang of purple haze that only put me on the streets, training day got back to a center place, running at a pleasant pace coulda had a better face, on the cards I held but hey it's ok cus now I'm living down the block from West Bel Air gates, where you don't need a glock still LA tho, so your always on the watch cus you heard about them fools that rushed up 2pac and I gotta say rest in peace, BIG and nate dogg still feel that old school funky vibe you left off why every blunt I smoke, I'm toasting to you gods you got me through the pain when I almost blew my fuckin brain [Quote Chorus] Verse 2: Damn, getting that feeling looking back thinking “is karma ever gonna catch for me that?” hope I don't get jammed in a wrap why I'm staying clean as I can, besides taking some dabs yeah, you could say I've learned as a man that some fights are served better off without hands but still I gotta stand up, to the devil on the daily always tryna drown my creating, with a bottle of bailies or throwing me some ladies, thinking I'm dumb enough, to not pack my own protection, are you crazy? I was prep'in for this war, way before my present life knowing closer to the light I'd get the harder dark would try now I'm thinking bout them tribes overseas who are dieing or the kids in China working hourly for a dime I realize my place in time is getting hype from rhymes and after that it's on bitch, Imma start saving some lives

Damn mom kinda crazy what your boy did I always told you I would be big Little scrawny but feel like I'm 9'10” Walking around knowing I proved em all wrong in the end Haha and I'll never forget When you kicked me out the house dropped me off at some steps Then you left so I learned all about paying rent How to support myself with no help from friends Pretty wild I can look at that say thank you Now every second alive I feel grateful Seen that golden spoon be the ultimate doom Like high school being cool hit college then your the fool Still sorry for all that I put you through Shifty report cards never really tried in school Followed my dream tho look where it took me to And yeah I stay high but this is my life Momma look at all of this I made friends with the universe then started reaping its benefits Holy shit now we feasting on entire pigs Out their in Hanalei where the mermaids live That's a joke cus you raised me to grow up quick Never hid shit like the tooth fairy doesn't exist Here's the buck kid and you better thank me Instead of st. nick for the presents under that tree “ooohh weee” [I fucking love you mom, for real, you did the best you could tryna raise a man, and I know it] - Instrumental break - Damn D 4 years of you out the scene Don't think you lost that spot on the team When you out got some presidential OG Imma smoke your face off til you Chinese Then we'll hit Roscoes yeah and order anything Fuck it I mean everything ah pour up the hennessy After festivities we got work dude I need a hype-man on stage pumping up the crew Probly popping brews as I do what I do Or rolling up the doobs for fans to get loose It's the life of papoose, you down? “Well” shit cool Lets live just like we always dreamed fool This time stay ahead of them punk police Fuck a 5 year term on some neighborhood beef It's the life of the streets don't care where you be We grew up in suburbia but hell's what I've seen Don't judge a book til you pick it up to read No resume can ever predict the work inside the bee So even though your record ain't clean I'll let it be You my motha fucking homie til we all rest in peace Until that day of reckoning ain't no fighting destiny Just those who try to learn or those who crash & burn Why I pray for all our sake's you don't deserve Another second in hell cus I know you've felt the hurt and that's the worst [but I know your staying strong in there, keep doing them push ups homie! Haha, I know you liked that one]

- I see it everyday, people talking about how positive I am, how I'm always looking at the best of things, I must not hate anything right? Your wrong, one thing I do hate is people who sit on their asses complaining about their problems rather than going out and actually changing them. “Oh these pills aren't working how I want” Why don't you battle your demons without that shit, why do you need it? some people are just too lazy to make a change and that's why they'll always be where they are...but not me, fuck that not me.... You really wanna live like eluh? well listen up Lotta shit in this world gonna try and get there cut Beat ya body up, then confuse it with fun If you stick to these steps though success will come Number one, gotta wake up to greet the sun So first things first, night before we can't get drunk “Naw naw” switch agua for the bad stuff I never found luck with my face stuck in a bath tub Time becomes slim to none with number 2 That body is a temple, only give it good food Gotta workout too, yes get it in tune Up & down lil mama, something like the bedroom Rule 3, can't see it, but believe it I stay tight with the one's who daily fight off your demons All right with the light, so yeah I let it free Let it breathe all around me, drown me in energy Best way is doing yoga or playing out in the sea Cus then I'm effectively knocking out both 2 & 3 leaving myself, mo' time to make mo' green Which to a hustle-ah means everything in the grand scheme number four, only keep the good close from circles tying smoke, to yo' business folk if you stay true and pure, never cheat no soul with the law of attraction, great things will unfold Now number 5, literally your 9 to 5 Have something on the side just case things take a dive I hated minimum wage life, but I survived and I wouldn't take it back cus I'm inspired by those bad times Lets hit the 6, oh you think your ready kid to be juggling ten lists, not get lost in the mix some peeps in venice beach, see they multi-flask but you won't make it til you multi-task to your collapse I'm pushing my ass past, points any other can match just patiently waiting, til the people gimme a chance big plans to you teach lessons, fore I'm out this bitch this ain't no cry to your parents, live in they basement shit still I'm tryna make it easier than what I dealt with speaking of which, number 7, that's don't be selfish Go on get off the couch bitch go make a difference If you ain't helping nobody, why the fuck you livin? “Oh woah”, Numero ocho, don't be content at least envision a dream, of a place you tryna get I wake up every day, paint that picture in my head only thing left, you guessed it, fulfilling the quest “YES” number 9, stop waiting in line sonny beating yo dick like it owes you money, “go find that honey” I'm talking to everyone, stop waiting for love I found mine in a drum, guess the body's for some number ten, my fam know about this last one ah yeah, go on and spark that fat blunt lay back with the boo, sip dat red rum but all in moderation, so tomorrow can be a re-run ...so tomorrow can be a re-run wake up and just be happy you can see the sun yuh, that's exactly how it's done a bit of mathematics behind the eluhvated one “that boy eluh he's an animal” (scratched up) “naw naw naw naw, heard he was an alien” “you say an alien?” “yeah a mother fucking alien, sent from above to stop all of this craziness” …...”Well whatever he is...we're in his kingdom now”

Verse 1: Damn, it's the last day of summer Know it sounds like a bummer but lets take the mood upper Like cruising in a hummer to some spot in the jungle Where I can just fuck and smoke drugs with my lover Or P.C.H. dipping, with some fine ass women Drop top rolled down, Cali funk in the system Ain't no dream, no it's the life that I'm livin Place I'll never leave cus I always feel different When that sun shines in my eyes, I'm high On cloud 9.. wake me up when the day dies “uh huh” Or wake me up when these butterflys wanna hit the sky Cus I could be that light that shows them to paradise Not through a place you find, but your current state of mind Just call my girl Lucy, have her hop on your spine”haha” Now that the lessons learned, lets just chill and rewind Take a sip of that smoke, and toast to the good times..because Verse 2: Alright....if this the last day I wanna spend it in a hammock But no time for napping, girl lets make some magic Then proceed to dabbing, of the dankest waxes Off my balcony, feel like I overlook the planet Things just eluhvated to a high never imagined But neither was weed legalized, then look what happened Some can't believe, but me I understand it If you've never seen hell you probably take life for granted But not me.... no no not me Rising up every day I thank G-O-D Another breath of life that I get to breathe Another beautiful day to go fulfill my dream I wake up and scream, happy I can see Sunshine in my eyes, shorty in my sheets Gots me grinning my teeth, like ole dirty b Im coming up the same way, food stamps to your tv screen Verse 3: Aw Summer, Summer used to be my lover Now she's saying peace out, and she's changing her number Gots me looking flustered, cus I live off her sunshine Still thinking bout the bike rides around the 4th of july And all those times we got high, on the mountains we'd climb In Lake Tahoe, felt like I's touching the sky Fast forward to the (mali)bu, where we prefer to joy ride Acting like the summertime is some fine dine wine Gotta treat the beach good if you wanna get inside I love those warm nights that end with bon fires BBQ food, the whole team got Long Islands Ain't taking sips for nothing, naw we all slug em Raise our glass to the vitamin D we all need How the fuck you gonna just leave? I wanna chill on the beach, rock board-shorts all week But you say its time to go, and I'd never even think Of tryna stop you, cus I know that's impossible Your way too stubborn, know you got that from your mother I guess there's nothing left than to watch you set And reminisce bout them dope ass times I can't forget

ah man, this, this is pretty incredible we already made it to the end of the tape and... I don't even feel like I gotta rap anymore, like, I already made it through hell and came out alive what more do I gotta do right\? Ya know this is kinda like my victory lap So I'm just gonna sit back, relax, and take a few dabs nod my head out to the beat,

Verse 1: What the fuck can I say to you? I honestly thought one day I'd marry you Was it love or lust that made us gain this trust Throw our hearts to the pits, and call it barbeque Or fucking therapy abuse The way we'd fight and fuss just to fuck like the angry youth Kinda got used to it to, both acting like fools Bent up on pride, get in a fight, just to hit redo And I was never scared of other guys Only scared of little lies turning our paradise back into an endless fight Asking myself is this fucking right? We can't let the other grab the light? Would rather be there together or never, that ain't sacrifice It's pure selfishness, and I could see it in my own eyes Nothing we can change, just wish we could go back in time To 1999 when I could barely find a line to rhyme Elementary school days, passing by you in the hallways If only I knew to hold onto you always, Now all day, I know you'll let this song play And think back, way back, to find that happy place Where we'd hang on those monkey bars like apes Now we're both grown monkey's, gotta act our age Yet we still can't look each other in the face Always think the other's hiding something, oh these mind games [Beat Break 1] We've both got issues from being with others And watched both our mothers lose out on their lovers So it kinda makes sense to me... That our pure energies would want to intervene But tradgically wasn't meant to be..forever Why I'm currently using this song like a letter To get myself out the bad weather, But at the same time you'd think that'd make us fall back together Verse 2: I could never tell you why or how this all happened But I could paint a good picture, if you would just imagine Two opposites attracting, shy girl with a rapper Like kobe and shaq tho both wanna be headmaster Now we could have made it all ok with no disaster But our selfishness, and other factors couldn't find the answers To the questions, like are we destined? Or is our history a lesson? To never try to get more out of life when it presents it Yeah I'm getting older now, and I'm starting to see the message I just wanna be the one still standing at the ending Which is why at this present, I'm letting out all my stresses Taking notes from Hendrix, how to redefine my methods And not let my head get burdened down with this depression You could say I took the darkest of pictures and made it bright I'd say it all came from heart break, but it's ight If every single fight brought me to this present light Then it was worth it to me, though still doesn't feel right You were my Bonnie... I was your Clyde We were supposed to ride out til we mother fucking died Why I can't understand this was all in the plan But I know that I'm a better man... So instead of looking back at what we coulda had I'll just be the one there when you need a helping hand [Beat Break 2] Like damn, I still want the best for you Somehow it's hard to get that message through ...cus I heard your with some other dude If you are and your happy, then I'm happy too You'll always have my heart, you do 1/3 of this big bright light, for you to hold onto Til the day that I fall flat my boo You were the realest girl in my life, that fact is true Verse 3: But I know that you're already half a world gone Cus when I tried to make right, you couldn't even respond And yes I saw, exactly what was going on You couldn't bare to see me, cus I'm just what you want Like damn, I know that's a sad fact But this is a sad track, feel like my hearts been smashed Cracked into 3 pieces, 2 I ain't getting back Only one love left, but fuck it I'll live with that Because love is a drug and I relapsed... Matter of fact I crashed back onto that endless path Tryna find a new match to cover up the past And bandage up my scars with good times and laughs Which is why girl you gotta understand That I know that I'm a better man.. So with my one last chance to make this message clear I don't love you anymore, but keep my heart as your souvenier …yeah keep my heart as your souvenier hold it tight and I'm always here

[Sample] "Nobody saw the dream but me" Damn, it's kinda funny how people change Our thoughts and actions never match up the same Your brain wants to go straight out the starting gate Other people saying “Stop you already missed the train” Yeah.. I know that you want the fame Roll the dice of life, be careful it's a crazy game How you play? Ya karma she's a scary dame I had to make mistakes to get this smile on my face And one thing I'll never take back Staying on my grind even through my relapse Everything I've had, I owe to my fans So I'm blowing out this smoke for you, second hand drag Yeah, I've got a plan to make it rich But just so I can wake up every day and spit That's all I really want, keep the other shit Just bring a pillow to the studio cus I ain't leaving it [Chorus/Hook] NO! I'm fresh up on my grind Get the hell out my way, I'm tryna get signed Ain't looking for a party, my eyes on the prize I'll relax when the world is mine Said I'll relax when the world is mine There's too many people who tryna take my shine I swear I gotta go twice as hard, hit redline Stay on my hustle til the day I die Interlude: Hey yo just keep following your goals.. [Sample] “Roll the dice of life, be careful it's a crazy game” I always heard “slow down”, so I hit light speed Grinding every night, just like a pipe dream Had a vision in my mind, made it reality Say I van gogh'd the world, that was my strategy Damn, looking back its amazing 21 years, my dream ain't never changing Yeah I write lyrics, but feel like I'm finger painting Changed a blank canvas to art from imagination I kept going, nobody saw the dream but me ain't no surprise, that's how it was supposed to be I had to realize more than a few things Like in life, what you give is what you receive So here take it all, my money and my dream My mother fucking rhymes that are unique to me Take my heart, my soul, my 2 cents of gold You can have everything, and I'm still gone flow [Chorus/Hook] YES! I'm fresh up on my grind Get the hell out my way, I'm tryna get signed Ain't looking for a party, my eyes on the prize I'll relax when the world is mine Said I'll relax when the world is mine There's too many people who tryna take my shine I swear I gotta go twice as hard, hit redline Stay on my hustle til the day I die [Various cut sample outro] "Roll the dice of life, be careful it's a crazy game"