Elements of Lyfe

It's the S-o-u to the Elements of Lyfe Uh And I'm tryin'... and I'ma keep tryin' But errrtime I come up something keeps me from flyin' I'm smiling on the outside but inside I'm dying They tryna sell me lies, but'cho I ain't buying And I'ma keep rhymin'... I'ma keep rhymin' 'Cuz this how manifest the world that I'm crying I'm full of frustration... enough of that whining They gon' choke cuz they woke that sleeping lion So now I'm "Ice Cold SouL" I got it all in my hands I was tryna get to London, got detained down in France I'ma grown-a$$ man and I still can't understand Why they treated me like a criminal and put me inside their can I thought about my life inside'a those four walls I chalk it up as experience... tiiiiiime to move on I want'em to look and see who's here and who's gone And I'ma keep pushing their button like "snooze on" I cant let'em get me up all in my mood wrong So I put it down on paper and I make it a smoove song Yeh... I made an offer they just couldn't refuse 'Cuz I told'em I'ma stay on their mind like bad news And I'ma do it again!! And I'ma do it again And I'ma keep on doin' it til I get it done rite Mama told never let'em get'chu uptight Just look'em in their eyes, shake firm & sit uprite The stories you told me, were sometimes scary I know that'chu love me... that's why you prepared me And nowwwww I see the world how you told me I would see I'm still tryna be whatchu've always wanted me to be but It's the S-o-u to the Elements of Lyfe Yeh This one's goin' out I'm dedicating this one's to the ones who never believed in me You know what I'm sayin'? It's the S-o-u to the Elements of Lyfe We gon' keep it smoove Ha ha Uh, yeh Yeh S-o-u to the Elements of Lyfe I used to wanna run but now I'm just tryna fly I used to wonder how but now I just wonder why They just can't, they just can't stand to see me rise I'm just a regular guy on a regular high Tryna reach the stars in the nebula sky Music helped me get by and it kept me alive I never thought you'd be the one to sell me a lie Something's rotten and its dirty... the smell of a crime But I stay cool and watch you dwell on your pride I tried to warn you... my silence is a hell of a cry But like BOOM it's all over... wish you well and goodbye It's the S-o-u to the Elements of Lyfe It's the S-o-u to the Elements of Lyfe