Everyday

Take a walk in my shoes, a peek through my eyes
What I go through every day
It ain't as plain as it seems, I'm livin' my dream
But then it still hurts in every way
No matter how hard it gets, I'm still livin'
No matter how much it takes, I'm still givin'
In every way (in every way)
Every day, yeah (every day)

Don't call it a comeback, I've been here since the Genesis
Peak lyricist, the fake ones are archnemesis
I take a breather just to clear my mind
But still yet remain one of the best that you can find
It's been a long time comin' and I finally came
To bust caps in 'em suckers tryna dirty my name, dig it
They don't want the L-A-G-O-S, yes, the best on the M-I-C, no contest
I spit it from the heart, back to the brim with realness
Now in A-town, NY to L.A. they feel this

'Cause it ain't about the metaphor you spit
If you can't connect with your people, nigga, you still ain't shit
That's why I'm slowin' it down, spice it up with vernacular
Try break us bringin' the storm, I'm spectacular
From coast to coast and all the areas
Wha'? Y'all niggas can't be serious

Take a walk in my shoes, a peek through my eyes
What I go through every day
It ain't as plain as it seems, I'm livin' my dream
But then it still hurts in every way
No matter how hard it gets, I'm still livin'
No matter how much it takes, I'm still givin'
In every way (in every way)
Every day (every day)

Take a walk in my shoes, a peek through my eyes
What I go through every day
It ain't as plain as it seems, I'm livin' my dream
But then it still hurts in every way
No matter how hard it gets, I'm still livin'
No matter how much it takes, I'm still givin'
In every way, every day
In every way, every day-a-ay

Nowadays, I don't appreciate you callin' me rapper (no)
It's been about ten years after (uh-huh)
Instead of that, think of me as the muse behind the music (yeah)
A whole generation can use it (real talk)
I know my mission's been accomplished, 'cause now you're getting paid
Well, at least if you do it the right way
The only way to keep it real is to connect with your own
Steady bubblin' cultures, we can make a homegrown

The fact that I'm a poet is a gift to educate the land
But how do I do that if you couldn't understand? (Huh?)
I had to spit it in pidgin, so my people could listen
Instead of treatin' hiphop like a religion
See, game recognize game, and I appreciate your skills
But don't be gettin' mad 'cause I'm signin' deals
Rap was made for man, not man for rap
For what it's worth, find a way to adapt, lil' nigga

Take a walk in my shoes, a peek through my eyes
What I go through every day
It ain't as plain as it seems, I'm livin' my dream
But then it still hurts in every way
No matter how hard it gets, I'm still livin'
No matter how much it takes, I'm still givin'
In every way (in every way)
Every day (every day)

Take a walk in my shoes, a peek through my eyes
What I go through every day
It ain't as plain as it seems, I'm livin' my dream
But then it still hurts in every way
No matter how hard it gets, I'm still livin'
No matter how much it takes, I'm still givin'
In every way, every day
In every way, every day

Back in 1980, I did it for my people, to the late
In love with hip-hop but then I couldn't deviate it
So I came up with a style and after a while
Had my people feelin' the flow of a African tribe
Tribesmen was the beginnin', '60s we were killin'
'Bout to make the whole world recognize, God willin'
And I'm still on a journey (journey)
It's like food for my soul, I'm still hungry (hungry, hungry)

Take a walk in my shoes, a peek through my eyes
What I go through every day
It ain't as plain as it seems, I'm livin' my dream
But then it still hurts in every way
No matter how hard it gets, I'm still livin'
No matter how much it takes, I'm still givin'
In every way (in every way)
Every day (every day)

Take a walk in my shoes, a peek through my eyes
What I go through every day
It ain't as plain as it seems, I'm livin' my dream
But then it still hurts in every way
No matter how hard it gets, I'm still livin'
No matter how much it takes, I'm still givin'
In every way, every day
In every way, every day-a-ay-a-ay