Unusual
(专辑: Handshakes And Middle Fingers - 2011)
[Chorus Sample from "Rain" by Uriah Heep] Now it's raining inside, but that's not unusual But the
way that I'm feeling's, becoming usual I
guess you could say The
clouds are moving away [Joe Budden talking over Chorus] Uh, what up Class? Joey Let me talk to 'em (oh!) [Verse 1
Joe Budden] No more runnin from the
black cloud, got it all mapped out I
put it in a
figure-four until it tap out (yeah) still there some that rather see me in a
crack house Stick up kids stakin out the
block tryin jack Mouse Newsflash if you thinkin I'm a
cash cow You probably ain't a
fan nigga, that ain't what I
rap 'bout I'm on settin goals, tryin to achieve it I'm such an open book but they don't bother to read it (ha) The
teacher said I
would never get ahead (nah) All I
could do is laugh, them threats was all funny According to her I'd be dead before twenty (uh) But it's cool, I've been mislead before hunnie (oh) I'm checkin for more money, you will be disorganized Use to starin at tortured eyes from my walk of life Want to let her know I
got a
lot left to give It's difficult to understand what you never lived [Chorus w/ ad libs] [Verse 2
Classified] Aiyyo, that's how my days go, from rain showers to rainbows I'm from the
place of mayflowers and raincoats John Smiths and Jane Does A
bunch of nobodies who talk shit out their a-hole But that's just the
way it goes, I
pay no mind to banks close I
know it takes two to tango, so I
lay low We brush 'em off age yo (oh!), not a
word We're borderline assholes like immigration officers Word, it gets better and gets worse I'm more used to it everyday I'm on this Earth People think they know me real good (they don't, they don't) Tryin to pinpoint, judge me? (I know, I
know) Y'all need to look a
little deeper than the
little whiff of reefer That I
bring into the
double feature movie at the
theater I
live away the
day while you're playin your charades I
could weather out the
storm, so rain on my parade (I'm used to it anyway) [1/2 Chorus w/ ad libs] [Verse 3
Joe Budden] Uh, my sermon won't be over 'til church end (uh) My first Benz made me (what?), see I
had the
worst friends (uh) Meanwhile thought I
was hangin with the
same men (uh) Success ain't never change me but it changed them Something different about me, you can blame time It ain't a
crime (what?), 'cause your problems ain't mine I
learned quick if they don't care about everything that you bare Must mean that everything ain't meant to be shared (shared) [Verse 4
Classified] I
share the
same views When things are gettin rough, there are few who remain true (ha) This ain't new (nah), ain't nothin unusual I
don't need you, I'm glad that feels mutual How can you be so shallow, swimmin in the
deep water? It's a
fine line and your walkin on the
edge Yeah I'm used to the
rain fallin on my head But this weather got we wishin I
was crawlin into bed It's cold, life is snowballin again [Chorus w/ ad libs]