LookIf you had one shot or one opportunityTo seize everything you ever wanted in one momentWould you capture itOr just let it slip? Yo
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavyThere’s vomit on his sweater already, mom’s spaghettiHe’s nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and readyTo drop bombs, but he keeps on forgettin’What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loudHe opens his mouth, but the words won’t come outHe’s chokin’ how everybody’s jokin’ nowThe clock’s run out, time’s up, over, blaowSnap back to reality, ope, there goes gravity, opeThere goes Rabbit, he choked, he’s so mad, but he won’tGive up that easy, no, he won’t have itHe knows his whole back’s to these ropes, it don’t matter, he’s dopeHe knows that, but he’s broke, he’s so stagnant, he knowsWhen he goes back to this mobile home, that’s when it’sBack to the lab again, yo, this old rhapsodyBetter go capture this moment and hope it don’t pass him and
(You better lose) yourself in the musicThe moment, you own it, you better never let it go (go)You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blowThis opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo
(You better lose) yourself in the musicThe moment, you own it, you better never let it go (go)You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blowThis opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo
You better
His soul’s escapin’ through this hole that is gapin’This world is mine for the takin’, make me kingAs we move toward a new world orderA normal life is borin’, but superstardom’sClose to postmortem, it only grows harderHomie grows hotter, he blows, it’s all overThese hoes is all on him, coast-to-coast showsHe’s known as the Globetrotter, lonely roadsGod only knows he’s grown farther from home, he’s no fatherHe goes home and barely knows his own daughterBut hold your nose, ’cause here goes the cold waterThese hoes don’t want him no more, he’s cold productThey moved on to the next schmoe who flowsHe nose-dove and sold nada, and so the soap operaIs told, it unfolds, I suppose it’s old, partnerBut the beat goes onDa-da-dom, da-dom, dah-dah, dah-dah
(You better lose) yourself in the musicThe moment, you own it, you better never let it go (go)You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blowThis opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo
(You better lose) yourself in the musicThe moment, you own it, you better never let it go (go)You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blowThis opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo
You better
No more games, I’ma change what you call rageTear this motherfuckin’ roof off like two dogs cagedI was playin’ in the beginnin’, the mood all changedI’ve been chewed up and spit out and booed off stageBut I kept rhymin’ and stepped right in the next cypherBest believe somebody’s payin’ the Pied PiperAll the pain inside amplified by theFact that I can’t get by with my nine-to-fiveAnd I can’t provide the right type of life for my family’Cause, man, these goddamn food stamps don’t buy diapersAnd there’s no movie, there’s no Mekhi Phifer, this is my lifeAnd these times are so hard and it’s gettin’ even harderTryna feed and water my seed, plus teeter-totterCaught up between being a father and a prima donnaBaby mama drama, screamin’ on her, too much for me to wannaStay in one spot, another day of monotony’sGotten me to the point I’m like a snail, I’ve gotTo formulate a plot or end up in jail or shotSuccess is my only motherfuckin’ option, failure’s notMom, I love you, but this trailer’s got to goI cannot grow old in Salem’s LotSo here I go, it’s my shot, feet, fail me notThis may be the only opportunity that I got
(You better lose) yourself in the musicThe moment, you own it, you better never let it go (go)You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blowThis opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo
(You better lose) yourself in the musicThe moment, you own it, you better never let it go (go)You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blowThis opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo
You better
(You can do anything you set your mind to, man).
