Inner Ninja

I read the rules before I broke 'em
I broke the chains before they choked me out (uh)
Now I pay close attention (yeah)
Really learned the code (uh-uh)
I learned to read the map before I hit the road

Hey yo, I know you never heard this before (yeah)
But I'd rather lose a fight than miss the war
And I ain't wishing competition or fishin' for it
I'm just living in the system, conditions are poor (yeah)
I've been lost in the rhythm and misinformed (uh)
Too many late nights hittin' the liquor store (yeah)
Too many bad decisions, half-assed attempts
No sweat, no fear, no blood, no tears

I go hard, and I ain't makin' up no excuse
I'm overdue, I don't do what I'm supposed to do
'Cause you can think about it man, we're supposed to lose
It ain't all picture perfect, ocean views
No, I was a first class rookie
Takin' out bullies in my all black hoodie
Man of mystery, you know the history
Get it or forget it, 'cause poof, I'm outta here

I read the rules before I broke 'em (I broke 'em)
I broke the chains before they choked me out
And I paid close attention (c'mon)
Really learned the code
I learned to read the map before I hit the road

(We say) nobody's gonna see me comin'
Nobody's gonna hear a sound
No matter how hard they're tryin'
No stoppin' me since I've found
My inner ninja
My inner ninja
My inner ninja
My inner ninja

Hey yo, I've been high and I've been real low (yeah)
I've been beaten and broken but I healed though
So many ups and downs, roughed up and clowned
We all got problems, but we deal though
I'm tryin' to do better now, find my inner peace
Learn my art form, and find my inner Chi
When my backs on the wall, I don't freeze up
Nah, I find my inner strength and I re-up
Here we go

I know I've never been the smartest or wisest
But I realize what it takes
Never dwell in the dark 'cause the sun always rises
But gotta make it to the next day (day)
It's a feeling that you get in your lungs when you run
But you're runnin' outta air and your breath won't come
And you (uh) wheezin', gotta keep it movin'
Find that extra (uhn) and push your way through it

I've had bad habits but I dropped 'em (I dropped em)
I've had opponents, but I knocked them out
I climbed the highest mountains
I swam the coldest seas (woo)
There ain't a thing I've faced that's been too much for me

Let me hear you say
Nobody's gonna see me comin'
Nobody's gonna hear a sound
No matter how hard they're tryin'
Nobody's gonna bring me down

(Say what?) Nobody's gonna see me comin' (yeah)
Nobody's gonna hear a sound (shh)
No matter how hard they're tryin'
No stoppin' me since I've found
My inner ninja
My inner ninja
My inner ninja
My inner ninja (break down)

I've had bad habits, but I dropped 'em (I dropped em)
I've had opponents, but I knocked them out (kapow!)
I climbed the highest mountains
I swam the coldest seas
There ain't a thing I've faced that's been too much for me

My inner ninja!