In Another Life

I've been putting my time and effort into making this shit work
But I'm done with the pain you've
Caused, and I'm done with you making me hurt
You only want my attention when i walk through that front door
No matter how much I give, you always try to take more
Pulling myself in two directions, i am only one man
So this is my last letter, I'm taking one final stand
I'm taking one final breath, gotta get my thoughts all in check
Gonna let you down slow, while I get this shit off my chest
I can't keep living my life like this, you just keep pulling me back
Back to the love I had for you, now my thoughts are outta wack
Every time i lay a track, you never give me any credit
When I talk so highly of you, it's never enough, I'm indebted
To serve you every fucking waking minute of my miserable life
Going around in circles with you, man something ain't right
I'm not me no more, I can't see no more, and I'm done with this trip
I've exhausted all my options and I've given all I can give, so

(V. 2)
It's been so hard for me to vent the way I'm feeling inside
I'd rather bottle it up, not giving a fuck till I curl up and die
You were my ride or die, til the very end, i don't want it no more
How much more are ya gonna take? What the fuck am I fighting for?
You're stressing me out,
And I can't deal with the jealousy that you're giving me
Its about time I remove the shackles, thats the way it's gotta be
That's the way it's gonna be, whether you like it or not, I'm done
Cuz I miss the way things used to be, it was never a chore, just fun
We would bullshit to the early hours,
Talking about how the world was ours
You were sweet to me, and I was sweet to you, now we're salty and sour
I've got the power to stay and
Stick it out but you know that'd be wrong
I'd be happy on the outside, but I'd be sad all along
And every song, every track I lay,
The feeling of hate, it never goes away
I'd be by myself in the studio, thinking there's gotta be another way
But in the end, it's me and the mic,
Giving everything in my whole life
To make you see, everything ain't right,
Everything that glitters ain't gold, alright!

(V. 3)
It's been a couple of years with you, officially, and initially
I had some doubts,
If we spent time apart, would you really be missing me?
But I see the way you get when I focus on everything else
Never letting me get away from the
Thoughts I have, dealing with the cards I'm dealt
So I gotta let go of the times we had,
The good and the bad, you better not be mad
Cuz I've spent half of my life dealing with the bullshit in your trap
Lemme say it like this, I want you,
I need you, and i don't wanna let you go
But my life is like theatre, I gotta go on with this show
I'm done with the game, I'm done with the hype
I'm done with the fame, I'm done with the lights
I'm done with my name, and I'm done with the mic
And I'm done with the same shit, what has my life (become)
I focus on the music more than I focus on my kids
I rely on the words to get me by, but really that's no way to live
I've been chasing the fame, tryna get my name in lights
But I'm done with the chase,
I don't want it no more, this shit just ain't right
My mind is turned off, but I think I gotta few last words
Fuck you hip hop, I'm leaving you, my life sentence is served