[Verse 1] I'm tired of the evils And I'm tired of my peoples This sh** feels like Dilated Peoples They lie and try to keep you to deceive you We tired, and we tryina' end it too cause we tired of the sequels Whatever they trying to come up with ain't it Praise god, I'm tryina' find out why we all sick I remember the day my auntie died of cancer Genetically I'm subject to the same sh** If everything happen for a reason, man that ain't sh** You think they ain't got the cure.. you sure? Listen through the doors And you can hear applause You try to play the game, you'll start to win awards You try to play the game, maybe you can see the pause They'll try to shut you up, just to keep you on the floor Damn..and society kinda' raw with it These are the thoughts of the Young , Gifted , And Authentic [Verse 2] What I'm trying to do is positive Completely honest I promised Imma' be hot knowing nothing completely promised Got my best foot forward I'm flowing never go left But I write never knowing where the next foot going So I'm stressed This is creation at best And If my rhyming don't work, Hopefully I'll be realized through my d**h I seen people with opportunities In my community fall fluently, musically to people that rhyme But no amount of this positive sh**, could ever promise that kid That he won't become a statistic to crime I think I'm providing hope to the folks that need it the most (Church) Provide the water for seeds that need it to grow (Church) Can't fake it I've always been one to work I'm showing n***as my art, I've always been Wonderworks And I'm keeping it kinda' raw with it These are the thoughts of the Young , Gifted , And Authentic