My notebook has 4000 stories Now my crib has 4000 stories I don't brag but I do it for the glory and I guess that's the moral of the story Well okay These days I sound a little cynical For all the days I had holes in my clothes, I had to pin up those Had dream girls, had to pin up those Then I stopped carin', now I'm bangin' centerfolds Damn, I worked a 9 to 5 and a 10 to 4 Back then I never had to force the pen to flow Just the intricate dreams of a madman Don Draper, whiskey bottle in the trash can Damn, tried to market out a fast plan Do I sell drugs or run a tax scam? Aw fuck it I just rap man And make my life story all about tryin' to unmask the masked man Yeah, this is poetry in motion This is seven hours nigga, this is the purest of devotion I'ma make a statement make sure you niggas quote it Don't ever get the notion that I'll ever stop tellin' my story You've got a story to tell 4000 stories in you You've got a story to tell My notebook has 4000 stories Now my crib has 4000 stories I don't brag but I do it for the glory and I guess that's the moral of the story Well okay Yo, is it seven or eight albums? I don't know, they all great albums Not to toot my own horn but I was born to make albums When I listen to them I throw away albums Damn, let's take it back to the park for 'em Let me take a second and break it apart for 'em This is Michael Jordan crossin' Brian Russell at the line And posin' for the picture just to show off the art for 'em Yeah, I told you I'm the man Since day one it's been me and my fans Hopped the spaceship, took a chance And we good where ever we land Word to the Six God, it's 'God's Plan' Ready for the lift off, I'm just sayin' I'ma make statements, make sure you niggas quote it Don't ever get the notion that I'll ever stop tellin' my story You've got a story to tell 4000 stories in you You've got a story to tell My notebook has 4000 stories Now my crib has 4000 stories I don't brag but I do it for the glory and I guess that's the moral of the story Well okay Vizzy I used to wake up, catch the bus at 6:20 Shane been up, still tryin' to get money 14 years old already gettin' honeys What is funny I was runnin' away from anyone who loved me Jumpin' over fences goin' inches in the trenches Bouncin' out the house, bustin' doors off the hinges Little did I know that my flow had Stop bingin' of them shows, nigga go out and get it now Befo' MTV did dramas This girl named Rebecca was the first teen mama That I knew and she blew through the trauma I hope she get to tell her story cause I know that she got one Or two, cause I know I got a few Checkin' on the items on the list I gotta do When you come from the middle and you come up a little Start ballin', don't let 'em tell you, "Shut up and dribble." I'ma scribble my story You've got a story to tell 4000 stories in you You've got a story to tell My notebook has 4000 stories Now my crib has 4000 stories I don't brag but I do it for the glory and I guess that's the moral of the story Well okay