Stop Fooling Yourself

(album: Cloud 9: The 3 Day High - 2006)

Feels something like

I solemnly swear
What I perform in the booth
All of it is truth

I solemnly swear
What I perform in the booth
All of it is truth

I solemnly swear
What I perform in the booth
All of it is truth

Goes somethin like this

Uh, to whoever it may concern
If you listening, I'm looking for a place to turn
See it seems like, this is all I want out of life
But it's the other way around, I wanna do right
But it's moreso a question of responsibilities
So the lights stay on, but my conscience is killing me
Getting my Mariano on, pitcher perfect
Still inside, I fear the Lord like "is it worth it?"
Huh, at first I say "no"
But when I open my closet, it makes say so fuck it
And this is hustler haven, see I'm not alone
Cause he would say that I got faith, or I got a home
So I ask God if he still love us
I don't always wanna be this drug dealing ma'fucker but
I was playing on, with opposite plans
And I ain't even have the decency to wash my hands

So he spoke through the clouds like

Boy, stop foolin yourself
Boy, stop

I said nevermind the mistakes, and he said

Boy, stop foolin yourself
Boy, stop

I said I'm trying to get through them gates, and he said

Boy, stop foolin yourself
Boy, stop

I said I'm trying to switch my ways, and he said

Boy, stop foolin yourself
Boy, stop

Searching for a way out of the bottom
Without shooting the 3, or trying to serve product
I'm really just trying ta defy the odds
A 9 to 5 is calling me, but I'm trying ta dodge
I really wanna do the school thing
The so called not cool thing
Cause I'm getting tired of moving things
So maybe Howard or Morehouse or Clark-Atlanta
But all of my friends peddle crack and spark hammers
I told em we could still be hood and do something more
With our lives
And they all look surprised like
"Wasn't you the same ma'fucker?"
"That showed us how to cook up and cut the butter?"
I said "yeah but I guess I sort of had an epiphany"
"I'm trying to take this ride, and ya'll don't wanna
Trip with me?"
Got into NC Central and I was glad
I ripped my acceptance letter in half

Cause my dudes kept telling me

Boy, stop foolin yourself
Boy, stop

Tried to change my grind and they replied

Boy, stop foolin yourself
Boy, stop

I said "you changed with time," and they was dying like

Boy, stop foolin yourself
Boy, stop

So I changed my mind, and stayed outside like

Boy, stop foolin yourself
Boy, stop

They say you are what you are, and you been what you been
Played the corner so long, I blend with the wind
Mind over matter
Money from the grind is a factor
Trying to get it with mines gon' matter
You are what you are, and you been what you been
Played the corner so long, I blend with the wind
Mind over matter
Money from the grind is a factor
Trying to get it with mines gon' matter

Cause everything else is really like

Boy, stop foolin yourself
Boy, stop

I'm playing tug 'o war with myself like

Boy, stop foolin yourself
Boy, stop

Cause if I try to call for some help it's like

Boy, stop foolin yourself
Boy, stop

Scared to go to the Lord for help like

Boy, stop foolin yourself
Boy, stop

So I just say fuck it

I solemnly swear
What I perform in the booth
All of it is truth

I solemnly swear
What I perform in the booth
All of it is truth

I solemnly swear
What I perform in the booth
All of it is truth

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