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Fame

5

Hip-Hop/Rap

Fame was released on February 7, 2005 by Flex Records as a part of the album Mamma's Boy

Song Details

AlbumMamma's Boy

Release DateFebruary 7, 2005

LabelFlex Records

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM63

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Y-Not

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

A. Spirovski

Songwriter

Lyrics

Once upon a time, not long ago

When the time was right and the money was low

My family packed their bags and took a chance

And traveled away from their home in France

To go to a place where they wouldn't be safe

And live a life they knew in a basket case

To come to a land where they didn't know

Any woman or man with no helping hand

The only master plan the people had

Was to give a better life to their children

So they hoped and prayed for a better day

In a foreign country they hope to stay

Just workin' hard and only gettin' paid

Two jobs a day for a minimum wage

Didn't change the fact and they didn't react

When somebody told them to forget the past

Leave it all behind, whatever crossed my mind

And prayin' there were people of a different kind

Time for vibes, kept their family pride

Family values and all their feelings aside

They prayed for help to protect themselves

They really couldn't do anything else

It was the only way the family could survive

And try to keep their hopes alive

I won't let the fame confuse me

Forget what's important to me

I won't let the money change me

Rearrange me, jealousy, envy

I would never hesitate to quit the

Recording music industry

For the price of my friends and my family

And the people that have always been there for me

I won't let the fame confuse me

Forget what's important to me

I won't let the money change me

Rearrange me, jealousy, envy

When my bank account is all empty

And there's no more girls left to tempt me

I'll still be Macedonia's same old Tony, uh-huh

In the five-bedroom house I had to sleep on the couch

No money for rent and the house was out

No sympathy for the family

Who had to work that night at the factory

To work long and hard without a prob

Twice as fast to keep the job

Going to work, not even knowing a word

Of the lives they heard, I know it sounds absurd

Could you picture yourself with no home or wealth

With no instant help or no food or health

'Cause that's a tragic reality

For some families, don't be mad at me

Ain't no changing me just because I get this

Opportunity to pursue my dreams

And try to be a good imagery

For the people that maybe look up to me

'Cause there's a lotta people who'll get the chance

And a lot that do just go coo-coo

Get caught up in the hype, all the glam and lights

Get in the newspapers for the criminal rights

Just try to stay true to my family's view

Of me as a person and all the things I do

'Cause those are the people who're there from the start

And will be there till the end

I won't let the fame confuse me

Forget what's important to me

I won't let the money change me

Rearrange me, jealousy, envy

I would never hesitate to quit the

Recording music industry

For the price of my friends and my family

And the people that have always been there for me

I won't let the fame confuse me

Forget what's important to me

I won't let the money change me

Rearrange me, jealousy, envy

When my bank account is all empty

And there's no more girls left to tempt me

I'll still be Macedonia's same old Tony, uh-huh

We can't decay in the '70s

Now the government wants us to leave

Whether citizen or refugee

You're a robber, killer, or a thief

If you're not banished, you can't believe

You could still achieve Ph.D's

And finally, when you get a degree

You apply for a job to support your family

You get turned down 'cause your hair is brown

Or your name's funny, is there a problem, sonny

Uh, 'cause that's what the problem is

The man doesn't have a job to support his kids

His attitude is bad, his morals are dying

He keeps on applying but they keep on denying

So what is a man to do

Sit aside his crew within an attitude

That's why I'm gonna push oh so hard

From my family's generation who came this far

Who fought for freedom, who're strong enough

For my sister's dedication to raise me up

For my mom and dad for raising a man

That's never gonna change or forget his plans

I'll still be he, same old Tony

Mama's boy from Macedonia

I won't let the fame confuse me

Forget what's important to me

I won't let the money change me

Rearrange me, jealousy, envy

I would never hesitate to quit the

Recording music industry

For the price of my friends and my family

And the people that have always been there for me

I won't let the fame confuse me

Forget what's important to me

I won't let the money change me

Rearrange me, jealousy, envy

When my bank account is all empty

And there's no more girls left to tempt me

I'll still be Macedonia's same old Tony, uh-huh

I'll still be Macedonia's same old Tony, uh-huh

Written by: A. Spirovski

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