[Intro]
When you're dreaming with a broken heart
And waking up is the hardest part
You roll out of bed and down on your knees
And for a moment you can hardly breathe, wondering
[Hook]
Was she really here? (x3)
Is she standing in my room?
No, she's not...
Cause she's gone, gone, gone, gone
[Verse 1]
Walking 'round the city staring at the gravel and
Wondering if she was here, microphone battling
DJs spinning like the n***as in they head
Put the cardboard down, rub the scratches from their legs
Shoulder for the boombox, popping in ca**ettes
Didn't really make no money, but dreams to be the best
Before Dougie was a dance, he was just Fresh
And Rick wasn't Ross, he was Slick like his head
Was she here with Outkast struggling to live
Or was she here with Ice-T battling the pigs?
Lyrics dead like, tell me where is Canabis?
All I see is thugs and a bunch of weed evangelists
But that's cool no shots in my pen
Common used to love her, but Nas says she's dead!
I walk around the city and I want to shed a tear
Cause all I see is Starbucks, was she really here?
[Hook]
[Verse 2]
Mamma, I'm hungry, grab the Ramen noodle mix
Open up the closet and the roaches ran up through the sh**
Couldn't tell if she was scared, grab the broom and move the chairs
Put it down, put it down, slam it 'till that roach is dead
That's how it feels now, the game's all infested
Cause even when you're hungry, you still just get rejected
Legends never get respected, labels never get the message
So I'm putting all these bars on they head, get the message?
Like oh I am the essence of a whisper in the breeze
I A-I-M so high like it's the message in the "we"
We the people, we the market, we done heard you, we ain't pleased
Labels dying, "Why you lying? You ain't heard yet, n***a please!"
We the people, we the market, we done heard you, we ain't pleased
Labels dying, "Why you lying? You ain't heard yet, n***a please!"
They're raping my first love, making a k**ing
I wish I could get these feelings right
[Hook x2]