Shut Up

(album: Black Panties - 2013)

This song goes out
To all the people out there that be running their mouth
And don't know what the hell they saying
Shut up

Now that I've got my voice back, let me start off by saying that
I appreciate the fans around the world that had my back
And I just wanna thank God upstairs for keeping his hands on me
And for keeping all the doctors' focus during my surgery
Now, there's a couple of things I've gotta get off my chest
Some serious issues that I must address
Well let's just get right to it
People said that I was done
Said there was no way this time he's gonna overcome
And even before the doctors were done and I could awake
A tsunami of rumors had come to wipe my career away
After twenty two years of a blessed career
They had me lying in my hospital bed crying mad tears (woo hoo hoo)
But just as I had many people hating me, I had so many people loving me
And let's not forget the hood around the world covering me
But to everybody that be calling me, telling me what they be saying about me
Bringing me all of this negative shit, y'all the ones I ain't fucking with
It's time for me to evaluate the people that I let up in my space
Can I get a witness for all of this, people all up in your business

Tell 'em, shut up
Tell 'em, shut up
Tell 'em, shut up
I'm talking to you

Tell 'em, shut up
Tell 'em, shut up
Tell 'em, shut up
I'm talking to you

"He's washed up. He's lost it. He ain't got it no more."
Well I'm here to tell you today, boy you haters are so slow
And it saddens me to know some of y'all want me to go away
But when it's time for me to go, my God is gonna orchestrate
Until then, I will accept the stones and pray and just try and get along
But sometimes it's so hard for me to be strong
I got kids and I'm tryna love 'em
So many things I'm tryna juggle
But I never thought this music would become my struggle
The news said I lost my house
My own people put me down
And my friends no longer around no
But you see deep underneath the surface
Now it feels that something's working in my behalf, a victory is near
See my future ain't my past, it's not the end of the hourglass
Who said it would not last?
Fans, sick their ass

Tell 'em, shut up
Tell 'em, shut up
Tell 'em, shut up
I'm talking to you

Tell 'em, shut up
Tell 'em, shut up
Tell 'em, shut up
I'm talking to you

Now seriously after all these hits and melodies and memories
You compare me to someone else, O-M-G
No offense to the other artist, but come on dog, let's be honest
How many babies been made off me? O-M-G
Seriously, you're gon' act like that
Sit there like there ain't no truth to that
Looking at me like I'm not talking stats, O-M-G
Every boy, every girl, every child around the world
From the 90s up until today was made off me

Shut up, shut up, shut up
Shut up (ooh) shut up (ooh) shut up(ooh) shut up(ooh)
If the shoe fits (hey!) go on and wear it (ooh)
'Cause you couldn't walk a step in mine (ooh)
So just....shut up!...shut up! Just...shut up!
I'm talking to you