I Do What I Do

We was ridin' through the hood
Yeah, we were up to no good
But we were young as we were, doin' what we could and should
Yeah, we thought we had it all
But we didn't have it all
My team and I had a dream
Yeah, that we'd get the green
And that we would reign supreme
Yeah, ay, yeah, ay

Little did anybody know what that meant
Everybody thought it'd be Heaven-sent
When nobody there, it was out of content
We dropped curtain after curtain
We thought that it wouldn't take much long
'Til we blow up like a bomb
I wanted them to know my song
But it took a lot more time than I thought it ever would

But now, as I look back at it
Yeah, I think it was worth it
I put in so much money
What for? I sold all returns, but didn't care
Was my passion, was right there
That's what mattered, yeah, that's what really mattered to me
I didn't even care about the money
Or didn't care about an RID
I just think that it made some sense, would end up makin' me heavy
I made songs that had a purpose, I wrote to express my muscles, yeah

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Got out of the plans laid out for me
It's like a blueprint I had to follow
At first, it was hard to follow
It was a hard pill to swallow
Yeah, but I broke out of my shell
Now, I embrace fully who I am
Yeah, so when people talk about me
I just shrug and say, "Oh, well"

Yeah, I don't even really care
Yo, I don't even write for you
I write for people that listen
I write to give people a voice
To help people get through whatever the hell they're going through
So, yeah, that's what I'm gonna do
So, I'll write what I write

I'll put my pen to the page
And pour out all my emotion
'Cause it truly helps me
It's what really sets me free
I'm hopin' that this will help
Help other people as well
Will it? I don't even know
Only time will truly tell

But if it reaches one person, then that's good enough for me
That means so much more to me
Than any number of sales or big number of records
I've been tryin' to make a difference
Tryin' to use my music for good, yeah, that's what it's all about, ay!

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