bolo tie

i never won the spelling bee

i could read people's energy

listen to what have been said to me

heard the voices in elementary

that i wouldn't amount to anything

ol' girl

she used to beg to me

like

if we just had a nice house and a mortgage

and a front lawn

and a fucking wedding ring

i danced in paris

shed my shell

swam in oceans

felt the scales

put my cd in starbucks

it did not sell

get the cd out the car trunk and did it myself

these piano keys hold some weight

in a bolo tie

i escort my date

she ordered shrimp scampi on a porcelain plate

the accordion played

i put my fork in a steak

afternoons need a coffee boost

attitude needs a confidence boost

yeah

i'm sort of the dude

but where's the self-esteem when the costumes removed?

thanks for the invite

can't make it

i could blame it on a flight to vegas

but

truth be told

rather not socialize

and go and waste my time with an acquaintance

these relationships need maintenance

everybody got expectations

text back

so impatient

where were you when i was in in-patient?

motherfucker

you ain't my accountant

you don't know what i'm doing

focusing on what i'm giving back

man

make better music

fuck preaching on top of the mountain

people can see through it

keeping my name in your mouth

just don't bite your tongue while you chew it

exactly

i got the man of the year

source magazine was like our vanity fair

in a mansion

picking out a chandelier

but got a bone to pick with the man in the mirror

questioning the purchase while i'm standing there

questioning the purpose of my rap career

thinking man