[Intro] If you wanna feel rich Just count the days you have, that money can't buy It's Mickey [Verse 1] This is my second time talking on this beat So it got too tight, was like Lebron with the Heat I belong to the songs I record sh** is deep as the waters in the pond or creek I was born from the leak, ever week I put my thoughts on the streets of the internet concrete Walk with your feet as I take you on a voyage from the safety of the Cloisters To the places down on [?] where they daily eatin' oysters Rappers full of snakes and I'm playing in the poison There's days I be saying that I hated that I joined in Bunch of sensitive n***as that get offended when I mention that I'm better than n***as I'm a competitor n***a, how can I sit around and listen to these lyrics now sh** I said a couple years ago I'm hearing now (wow) Lemme simmer down, digress and tell you about my progress 3 sets of managers, 5 guys 1 girl, sh** was such a process Hard for me to digest, did a video with Marshall label Had a conference, conflicts, sad to see Jive had to die next Got moved to RCA and had to fire my reps Hired LA Reid's son and still couldn't drop next Did Mickey Mouse, it was a cla**ic a** concept, complex Plus it got praised by Complex Number 1 prospect, Swizz tweeted the project Fiasco called it a masterpiece, full of [?] Felt like Kevin Hart in Smart Tech Yelling at the label for they wildness That's the day that I left 3rd day before my birthday, it was July 10th Underground railroad, left with my masters No album on the shelf though, 2 mixtapes in 2 weeks, hell yeah bro These other n***as moving snail slow Let's go to the next year though, 20-13 It's only nightmares in Mickey's first dream I sense envy, when did the city turn green I painted the town red From an indigo scene I inspired folks Just like when Biggie heard c.r.e.a.m So for y'all to say you hate it I feel the worst things, that's like asking Cyclops would he really hurt Jean I probably do this for life like Eddie Murphy, and that's raw I signed a deal in July, and that went caput I rap but it feels like I'm trapped in a book (damn) My words a latch with a hook, I'm sick of this It's hard for me for to heal like the back of a foot I had a track with Yelawolf, but that wasn't pushed Then I'm added to a tour with my big brother Lu, I was happy to the core It was only 3 shows wait, matter of fact 4, 1 got cancelled From a storm that was Niagara Falls lost money from What I had in store so Fiasco got a call and let him know the situation And he said that he'll add a couple more, part of me said that I could travel to a mall That's family for sure, I had sold out crowds I was practicing my art Spray painted on a canvas in New York and it sold for 300 like I had to go to war, yep That was my reward, but, but, but what about my feelings I made money on the tour so where hell the digits I called one man and [?] told her I was quittin' And I'm not bullsh**tin' I said good riddance I'm tired of the critics, I'm tired of the business I'm tired of under sold shows, I'm tired of the gimmicks I went on Instagram and I was tired of the pictures I'm tired of writing lyrics, when lyrics aren't lyrics To the spirits that'll hear us, see I'm tired of being gifted Text saying getting replied to I guess my friends thought I was suicidal I just needed space, I was prideful Thought about working at a job too Then I thought, that's remedial for my IQ Rather look at life with my own birds eye view Then I was mindful, got get it straight and doubt If I keep rapping then I gotta make it count I had 90,000 saved but in 20-14 I had 4.14 in the bank account I had 4.14 in my bank account I had 4.14 in my bank account Now you see why I ain't wanna rap with artists Buy colors when it ain't nothing to paint about So I got on my knees this is what I pray about Lord God my dreams and help me make it out (yeah) Paying rent to my wallet Negative account so I'm scarred to deposit Running around town when I really should be jogging And preserving all my energy instead I be willin' I said this on the first rendition of the song but Since you won't hear it then I figured I should drive it (Song Fades) This song should be fading right now if you got it