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and once we see that all these other sources to which we've turned have failed

we stop turning to them and turn to ourselves

once you change your philosophy

you change your thought pattern. once you change your thought pattern

you change your attitude. once you change your attitude

it changes your behavior pattern

this is a higher level of thought

i let the mind work and the song play the long way

to show the true meaning of the heart

yeah

take it back to start

in 6th grade

when i was stealing

and never thinking of getting caught

then i came up

got a little game up

used to leave up out the playground and go flame up

writing graffiti tryin' to get a nigga name up

the paint used to bubble on the glass

like pourin' champagne up

started out fast

no change up

i rememberin when you hear a girl parents on the phone and you hang up

man the first time i got arrested i was 13

stealin blunts from the store blowin dirt green

paint on my clothes

i couldn't keep a shirt clean

never been a bench player

always on the first team

and phli put me on that fresh shit in '06

when i used to call shoes in the store

kicks."