The Mirror

Look in the mirror,

don’t run away !

Ask yourself :

what have you done today ?

Be proud of yourself,

and do something great !

You just gotta love

what you undertake

Yeah…

Proud of what I got.

I am proud and still smile a lot.

Still got crowds to rock.

I work around the clock.

I been around the block.

Still got fans around

when all my albums drop.

Can’t take my crown or spot !

I’m on the mountain top,

howling off it.

I’ve carried countless crosses.

I count my losses

Ever since I dropped out of college.

Thank God, I didn’t plummet.

Now I’ma boss who forced

his way to the summit

from a crowded office.

When I die, they’ll recognize the

astounding artist.

Our sound was solid.

They’ll regret Clowning on us.

I wanna end up : south of France,

in a town in Provence

with brown olives and Ricard,

in a house that’s gorgeous.

Lounging on a long chair

to the sound of cicadas.

The Godfather’s final scene

when he’s out in his garden.

With my child and my goddess,

counting my dollars.

Everything turned out how I wanted.

I’m blessed I’m still here…

I feel proud

when I stare in the mirror.

Catch me smiling

from ear to ear.

I don’t care

if they cheer or sneer.

I won at life, fair and square.

Cheers to the years that go by.

I done walked through fire

in my pair of low fives.

I check myself for the twinkle :

Is it still there in both eyes ?

My mirror’s so sincere, it don’t lie…

Check the work that I did.

Peep how I got here.

That’s word to my crib.

God tier.

All this money I done earned from ideas.

I been rhyming for thirty odd years.

Cheers to the years that go by.

I done walked through fire

in my pair of low fives.

I check myself for the twinkle :

Is it still there in both eyes ?

My mirror’s so sincere, it don’t lie…

For how long have you been down ?

When will your luck start to turn round ?

Around…

Get up off your ass and face the music

right now

Yo….

Lift off for Saturn.

Time to live for your passion like uh !

Ignore them laughing.

They wanna get your reaction like uh !

Command like Guevara

at the man in the mirror like uh !

Take the foundation off

and the mascara, like uh !

Set your own goal.

Don’t be lazy, go get it like uh !

Don’t be a broken record,

just break your own records like uh !

They gon say that you

crazy, don’t sweat it like uh!

Cut that shit out like a radio edit.

Be like uh!

Only you get a fucking say.

(Look in the mirror, don’t run away !)

Believe in yourself cause it’s gonna pay.

(Ask yourself : what have you done today ?)

Turn January to the month of may.

(Be proud of yourself and do something great)

Most will love, only some will hate.

(You just gotta love what you undertake)

Get up, get up, get up, get up

(Look in the mirror don’t run away)