Two Sides of a Coin

There's two sides to a story

Two sides to a boy who's got the scars, but still he's headin' for the glory

The lifestyle bore me

Think I was headed to hell, then I went to see the truth, them times I really had fell

Doin' my part and knowin' I believe in my skill

Livin' at large and maskin' all my bein' and wealth

Time took its toll, and now I'm sat here eager to tell

Copped to Richard, then I went in my shell

The fans were on me like Maguire and Dell

And all this time I had the talent as well to grab the mic and excel

Fuck, I was lonely as hell, one day I cried and said a prayer to Mel

There's two sides to a coin, can't you tell?

Most of my brothers did believe in me (believe in me)

I bumped the notes and then the frequency

Rappin' 'bout my thoughts and what I'm livin'

Coulda spoke about the times I sat on private islands dinnin'

But supporters wanna know deeper secrets to the system

What's his wage, where's he livin'

He lives a lucky life, the sacrifices made, I wouldn't made to get the millions, yeah

We strive for love and winnings

But still we're human at best, you know the ball ting messy when you're put to the test

Been offered contracts that you dream to get, I wouldn't accept

I play some players that I wouldn't even want on my bench

No lack of respect, respectfully I choose to reflect, you know the younger day

Tiempo and Preds and there's some things I really wanna address

Labels wanna know I'm good to invest, my coach he knows I always try and impress

I tackle defence, I'm on the pitch givin' my best, I'll trap back then put the ball in the net (ball in the net)

They see the life and think it's glitter and gold, most of the time you're in the yard all alone

Every other season movin' to home, and if you do find a place you call home

There's other struggles that can get to the dome

Some men are injury prone, some men are tryna fill a void just to stay in the zone

Some men are sittin' in the canteen, always there on their phone

Bettin' their wage and hopin' that the game is postponed

Met me, a few were playin' ball as a joke

To me, it's deeper than the world that I know

We sacrifice the birth of one of our own, because we have to go perform for our coach

The fans put comments, and they set up the polls

Like should we keep 'em, should we let 'em all go

As if we're robots and we're bein' controlled

(As if we're robots and we're bein' controlled)

I've seen the extra time from young days, the money from a young age

Mentalities are given if you're tryna get to first place

The sacrifices people gotta make for you to get fame

All I ever wanted was a trophy for my last name

A chance to make a dream

Like 20 years on, I must've fucked my self-esteem

I'm a blessin' with potential, tryna find my own team

Fuck a stream, I've been doin' the music for therapy, in a way I see jealousy

See, the hatred can't get to me anymore

We're all together like the kids on the floor

In primary school with a face to adore

A dog with a bow, and I'm lookin' up, I'm passin' my paw

Checkin' the score, it's extra time but ready for more

I made the music come with all the joy for me and my sport

I'll start the bricks in five years, I'll be sure

In five years I'll be sure

The players, they are, they are more fragile than the players 20, 30, 40 years ago

Because they, they feel that criticism from, from the social media and everythin' and they feel it

They on-, they're only actin' like they are, they are strong and everythin'

It's impossible to ignore it and then when you lose confidence

Then you lose ability, then you lose everythin', it goes like this

And suddenly you are, you are nowhere near the player

And then, and then it looks like you don't care because you're blocked

Of course, they care, of course they care