(Rock) Superstar

A lot of sharks out there tryna take a bite of somethin'
What's hot?
Lot of chameleons out there tryna change up
Anytime somethin' new comes along
Everybody wants a bite
Don't happen overnight

So you wanna be a rock superstar?
And live large, a big house, five cars, you're in charge
Comin' up in the world, don't trust nobody
Gotta look over your shoulder, constantly

I remember the days when I was a young kid growin' up
Lookin' in the mirror, dreamin' about blowin' up
The rock crowds, make money, chill with the honey's
Sign autographs or whatever the people want from me
Shit's funny, how impossible dreams manifest
And the games that be comin' with it, nevertheless
You got to go for the gusto, but you don't know
About the blood, sweat, and tears and losin' some of your peers

And losin' some of yourself to the years past gone by
Hopefully it don't manifest for the wrong guy
Egomaniac and the brainiac don't know how to act
Shit's deep, 48 tracks
Studio gangster mack signed the deal, think he's gonna make a mil'
But never will 'til he crosses over
Still fillin' your head with fantasies
Come with me, show the sacrifice it takes to make the cheese

You wanna be a rock superstar in the biz?
And take shit from people who don't know what it is
I wish it was all fun and games, but the price of fame is high
And some can't pay the way
Still trapped in what you rappin' about
Tell me what happened when you lost clout
The route you took started collapsin'
No fans, no fame, no respect, no change, no women
And everybody shits on your name

So you wanna be a rock superstar?
And live large, a big house, five cars, you're in charge
Comin' up in the world, don't trust nobody
Gotta look over your shoulder, constantly

To be a rock superstar?
And live large, a big house, five cars, you're in charge
Comin' up in the world, don't trust nobody
Gotta look over your shoulder, constantly

People see rockstars, you know what I'm saying?
But you still tryna get out more like
Like everybody else, you know, you know?
It's a fun job, but it's still a job, you know?

Save your money, man, save your money too
Hit single don't last very long, you know what I'm saying?
I mean, you're lucky in this game too
There's gon' be another cat comin' out
Lookin' like me, soundin' like me, next year I know this
They'll be a flip side, do what you do
Somebody'll try to spin off like some series

You ever have big dreams of makin' big cream?
Big shot, heavy hitter on the mainstream
You wanna look trendy in the Bentley
Be a snob and never act friendly
You wanna have big fame, let me explain
What happens to these stars and their big brains
First they get played like all damn day
Long as you sell, everything will be okay

Then you get dissed by the media and fans
Things never stay the same way they began
I heard that some never get full to the fullest
That's why fools end up dinin' on a bullet
Think everything's fine in the big time
See me in my Lex' with the chrome raised high
So you wanna roll far and live large?
It ain't all that goes with bein' a rock star

So you wanna be a rock superstar?
And live large, a big house, five cars, you're in charge
Comin' up in the world, don't trust nobody
Gotta look over your shoulder, constantly

To be a rock superstar?
And live large, a big house, five cars, you're in charge
Comin' up in the world, don't trust nobody
Got to look over your shoulder, constantly

My own son don't know me
I'm chillin' in a hotel room, lonely
But I thank God, I'm with my homies
But sometimes I wish I was back home
But only no radio or video didn't show me
No love, they're phony, gotta hit the road slowly
So the record gets pushed by Sony
I'm in the middle like Monie

And the press say that my own people disown me
And the best way back is to keep your head straight
Never inflate the cranium
They're too worried about them honeys at the Palladium
Who just wanna cling on, swing on, and so on
Go on, fall off, the hoes roll on

'Til the next rock superstar with no shame
Give him a year, and he'll be right out the game
The same as the last one who came before him
Gained fame, started gettin' ignored, I warned him
Assured him, this ain't easy, take it from the Weezy
Sleazy people wanna be so cheesy, the fuckin' lethal
(Assassins, assassins)

So you wanna be a rock superstar?
And live large, a big house, five cars, you're in charge
Comin' up in the world, don't trust nobody
Gotta look over your shoulder, constantly

To be a rock superstar?
And live large, a big house, five cars, you're in charge
Comin' up in the world, don't trust nobody
Gotta look over your shoulder, constantly