Chorus: I'm feeling tired and the pain shows Such a long way to go now Such a long way to go, gotta be strong by myself now, such a long road. So, so cold, weaken all my bones,but I gotta work hard just to reach my goal Such a long way to go, so many miles left but I'm here now [Joe Budden] Please Lord something gotta give They say for every negative there's a positive. But I aint positive for every buck deposited, We still in the hood livin like hostages. And never mind colleges, School of hard knock scholarship dealing with politics, I would just sell success in the store if i could bottle it But, I aint a millionaire won't see me Forbes son Life is like a beach chair when you can afford one. Ruger loaded just in case the war come, Might as well everything is comin to the forefront. Need a clear head just to think And f** a drink and my two-step n***a I'm two-steps from a drink. So pressure either bust pipes or it make diamonds, No matter how high up the mountain, I stay climbing. Freedom I keep chancing, So if I fall like Beyonce I just get back up and keep dancing. [Chorus] [Mr. Probz] Never met a goal that I couldn't reach, Never been a lesson I couldn't teach. I done been through the world and back, f** school I got all the facts. All I do is stand tall, When they got my back against the wall, When it's game time all we do is ball. My n***as'll be here in one call, one call. When sh** gets heavy all I do is pick up the phone Aint gotta go through nothing alone, When sh** get heavy all I do is pick up the phone Aint gotta walk through this world alone, if I'm on my own. I keep on standing on my own 2 feet Everytime that I cry, when I sweat, when I bleed See nothing can stop me no nothing except me [Chorus] [Joe Budden] I'm chasing after pies with bags under my eyes, You looking at my representative mask is a disguise, And I don't do things like I used to. The past is the past, I'm presently thinkin' bout the future. Certain n***as bettin I fall, I'm speed joggin through the quick sand, I'm jugglin 3 medicine balls See I'm coming up, used to share a room with 2 cellmates Now I tower over the devil but this aint Hell Date. Long way to go I see my feet getting blisters. I dare em' talk to me like Mike Richards Or play Don Imus, and think its cool to disrespect our sisters I guess we got a while fore' they actually get the picture. I think about Virginia Tech, think about Katrina. n***as that caught Sean Bell slippin with the nina. A day before the wedding, Safety off the weapon, Though all these things play in my head I keep steppin'. [Chorus]