Joe Budden - Get the Picture lyrics

[Intro] (Joe Budden Speaking) Lord, grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change And the courage to change the things i can And the wisdom to know the difference [Verse 1] Lord im trying to keep good faith But it seems like I'm the n***a that the hood hates Did my dirt, thought I was past that Lord I feel like I'm being laughed at I got some issues they making me wanna backtrack I tried to talk about it, less as I could But I'm starting to feel strange when I'm repping my hood Some haters they trying to make me rumble See me headed for the goal with the ball they trying to make me fumble It's some bullsh**, beef back around the way Should I pick up the pound tre, blow these clowns away? Catch 'em puffing on a ounce of yay Drive by, let a couple of rounds spray, then bounce to VA? Should I ask God to show me a sign, had to see something? Totally forgetting about the fact I gotta see it coming Worse case scenario is you and me dead Cause some n***as dont get the picture 'til the eulogy's said Lord I can't to talk to n***as, their ears won't listen And if I do whats in my nature...there's no missing See I tried to avoid beefing But if I pop this n***a then f** it...everything happens for a reason Lord grant me serenity to not murder my enemies Doing a 100 on Kennedy 'til the feds finish me Mouse'll do the gat sh**, put a tool to the ba*tard Joe says to k** 'em breathing and pursue this rap sh** Fall back or co*k back, I ain't fighting no more I tried to show n***as love and they ain't like what they saw Lord this gotta be me with 2 guns on my waist Cause what I look like, running away, never the case Throwing blows at my set gettin bold with threats Only reason your block breathing is I sold my tech Now snakes are gettin smarter And when the haters wanna hear something in particular they listen harder I left town looked that sh**ty coming back But f** I'm just tryin to put my city on the map It's becomin to be a problem that I rap this hard I tried to start the takeover and come back for ya'll Lord should I start to war wit a bunch of felons? Should I hold the city hostage put it under surveillance? Somebody's trying to knock down the sh** that I built Is that enough to make me live with the guilt? answer back What if I get off family grieving within? Friends sayin what a great rapper he could have been But Lord if that happens then revenge is next What if my dogs get k**ed tryin to avenge my d**h? I'm thinkin all love ya thinking the kid is nervous I think partners, you think I reneged on purpose Should I shed the blood of a cat I once shed blood for? Should i k** a n***a that I once had love for? Aight partner since you love to hate Wanna play the ace of hearts like I won't cut with a spade Figure worse case scenario is you and me dead Lord this n***a won't get the picture til the eulogy's said