Common Man

The Greatest
Common Man

I must go hard in this booth
And if I don't, I don't belong in this booth
Runnin' from the cops like John Wilkes Booth
I'm dangerous like I ate a forbidden fruit

I done met a lot of fools
I've been used like a tool
I done broke a lot of rules
And robbed white folks for their jewels
I came a long way
Look at my shoes
I'm just a common man
Gotta change to improve

I used to go through windows
When folks asleep, I tiptoe
Gary Gilmore I'm tryna get more
On the outside, till I make my way indoors
Blowing indo, gettin' drunker than a wino
My eyes low, can't sense nothin' but the five-o
On they're arrival, I done hit the side door
Trouble in mind got me mindful
Your life is rough, yeah, mine is too
For all the stuff I had to do
Was not as good enough
Because love is not a value
This rugged road that I've been through
And all the stuff I didn't do
The drugs got me numb
So in my blood, I'm a nigga with attitude
Gotta rise up in altitude
Getting wiser in aptitude
Shining brighter than diamond jewels
Bet you can't walk a mile in my shoes
Common man, I've been used like a tool
On the other hand I used others too
Work hard for what you want
'Cause if you don't
It won't come to you
I've been a lot of places and
I seen so many things
Had my own habitation and
I slept in the rain
Been fancy even though Ima ordinary man
Got a chance to improve
In the life that I'm living in
How can a loser ever win
When his broken hearts mend
He could achieve anything
A failure gonna give up
You'll succeed if you try all over again
So I

Must go hard in this booth
And if I don't, I don't belong in this booth
Runnin' from the cops like John Wilkes Booth
I'm dangerous like I ate a forbidden fruit

I done met a lot of fools
I've been used like a tool
I done broke a lot of rules
And robbed white folks for their jewels
I came a long way
Look at my shoes
I'm just a common man
Gotta change to improve

Deep thoughts when I write
For each song, there's a life
Words that touch your soul
From my soul, strong words go through the mic

Turn my hurt into beauty
By the work of my music
In the church, I've been rooted
I burn what I thought I outgrew it
But I go back to it
Back where my root is
God never forsake me
Even though I'm a bad influence

He the one who created
Made me with goodness
Running wild when I was eighteen
Now I'm aging, I'm maturing

Yeah, abusing my life
There's a lot that I could be doing
Whatever's on my mind
Uncle Junior told me to do it
My ceiling is high
But I'm trying to be where my roof is
If I let time pass by
I never find out where my roof is

And when the day I die
Only the fewest who knew me
Gonna keep me alive because there's life in my music
I've been chosen to write rhymes
I take my pen and pad to war
And when the day the tears pour
My pen is mightier than a sword

Must go hard in this booth
And if I don't, I don't belong in this booth
Runnin' from the cops like John Wilkes Booth
I'm dangerous like I ate a forbidden fruit

I done met a lot of fools
I've been used like a tool
I done broke a lot of rules
And robbed white folks for their jewels
I came a long way
Look at my shoes
I'm just a common man
Gotta change to improve