[Produced by Kanye West and Jon Brion] [Hook: Brandy] I always knew that one day, they'd try to bring me down Way down, way down One day, they'd tried to bring me down Always knew that one day, they'd try to bring me down Way down, they'd try to bring me down [Verse: Kanye West] We gon' to Ma** today, we have to pray Besides what the pastor say, I have to say Since Pac pa**ed away Most you rappers don't even deserve a track from me You see, if you ever wanted to ever be anything There'd always be somebody that shoot down any dream There'll always be haters, that's the way it is Hater n***as marry hater b**hes and have hater kids But they gon' have to take my life 'fore they take my drive Cause when I was barely livin', that's what kept me alive Just the thought that maybe it could be better than what we at at this time Make it out of this grind, 'fore I'm out of my mind And get some leeway on the he say she say Your girl don't like me, how long has she been gay? Spanish girls say "Yo, no hablo inglés" And everybody want to run to me for their single It's funny how these wack n***as need my help Wasn't around when I couldn't feed myself Dawg, if I was you, I wouldn't feel myself Dawg, if I was you, I'd k** myself Made a mil' myself and I'm still myself And I'mma look in the mirror if I need some help Now I'll speak from the heart, y'all all frontin' Everybody feel a way about K but at least y'all feel something [Bridge: Brandy] What you calling? I let all in for getting what some get will get ya What kind of dream we found? See, I'm often catching crosswinds Forgetting where the hell I met you And try to bring me down [Hook: Brandy] I always knew that one day, they'd try to bring me down Way down, way down One day, they'd tried to bring me down Always knew that one day, they'd try to bring me down Way down, they'd try to bring me down