Vanity

Hold on, hold on, hold on Ayy, oh, ayy, oh, hey, oh, c'mon Hold on, hold on, hold on Say what? Ayy, Say what? Oh, ayy, oh Yeah, woah, woah I told my momma as-salamu, I'ma make it and never forget her Stackin' bread and stackin' the cheddar Who woulda known I would have traveled over writing letters? Who woulda known I would have a job making these instrumentals? Yeah, woah Some days are better than others I know I was the shoulder for the tears of my mother This around the time when my parents divorced Same time when my faith finally takin' course, yeah My biggest fear is losin' my wife and all my Christians heroes, yeah, they cheated once or twice Makin' me think if I'm next in line If my light gon' shine? Do my eyes go blind? I know the devil wanna the sign, that's on my name Growing up, trying to find my way I'm just tryna dodge the flames I been gettin' tied away, I'm tryna wait Hold on, hold on, hold on Do you ever see inside? Do you ever see inside? Hold on, hold on, hold on Do you ever see inside? Do you ever see inside? See inside Yeah, woah, woah, I told my people that the root of evil is the love of mullah Gems of wisdom in my head, you can ask the jeweler I had to get it through my thick skull, my medulla Before the snakes slitherin', gotta dug Medusa (Woosah!) Why we do God? We gotta lose, uh And from the jump, I was trying not to be a nuisance Who dat? Who dat? The heathen that was lost, then found Yeah, yeah, I had an episode, yeah, I had enough, uh Hope they understand my words at the Dove's, yeah You thought that it go crazy on the keyboard 'Til you see me with the homies at the front door Got it, Timmy Timmy, yeah, we gon' eat Hope it ain't the last supper that we gon' feast They tryna to kill like Jesus at 33 I hope they see me as the brother, not the enemy Hold on, hold on, hold on Ayy, oh, ayy, oh, hey, oh, c'mon Hold on, hold on, hold on Ayy, oh, ayy, oh Hold on, hold on, hold on Do you ever see inside? Do you ever see inside? Hold on, hold on, hold on Do you ever see inside? Do you ever see inside? See inside