Elements of Lyfe

It's the S-o-u to the Elements of Lyfe

Uh
And I'm tryin'... and I'ma keep tryin'
But errrtime I come up something keeps me from flyin'
I'm smiling on the outside but inside I'm dying
They tryna sell me lies, but'cho I ain't buying
And I'ma keep rhymin'... I'ma keep rhymin'
'Cuz this how manifest the world that I'm crying
I'm full of frustration... enough of that whining
They gon' choke cuz they woke that sleeping lion
So now I'm "Ice Cold SouL" I got it all in my hands
I was tryna get to London, got detained down in France
I'ma grown-a$$ man and I still can't understand
Why they treated me like a criminal and put me inside their can
I thought about my life inside'a those four walls
I chalk it up as experience... tiiiiiime to move on
I want'em to look and see who's here and who's gone
And I'ma keep pushing their button like "snooze on"
I cant let'em get me up all in my mood wrong
So I put it down on paper and I make it a smoove song
Yeh... I made an offer they just couldn't refuse
'Cuz I told'em I'ma stay on their mind like bad news
And I'ma do it again!! And I'ma do it again
And I'ma keep on doin' it til I get it done rite
Mama told never let'em get'chu uptight
Just look'em in their eyes, shake firm & sit uprite
The stories you told me, were sometimes scary
I know that'chu love me... that's why you prepared me
And nowwwww I see the world how you told me I would see
I'm still tryna be whatchu've always wanted me to be but

It's the S-o-u to the Elements of Lyfe

Yeh
This one's goin' out
I'm dedicating this one's to the ones who never believed in me
You know what I'm sayin'?
It's the S-o-u to the Elements of Lyfe
We gon' keep it smoove
Ha ha

Uh, yeh
Yeh S-o-u to the Elements of Lyfe
I used to wanna run but now I'm just tryna fly
I used to wonder how but now I just wonder why
They just can't, they just can't stand to see me rise
I'm just a regular guy on a regular high
Tryna reach the stars in the nebula sky
Music helped me get by and it kept me alive
I never thought you'd be the one to sell me a lie
Something's rotten and its dirty... the smell of a crime
But I stay cool and watch you dwell on your pride
I tried to warn you... my silence is a hell of a cry
But like BOOM it's all over... wish you well and goodbye

It's the S-o-u to the Elements of Lyfe
It's the S-o-u to the Elements of Lyfe