I keep my notebook closer than most, it refuses to boast When the pushing get to shoving and the loving is rare It's like a nightmare out there but never mind that, I'm chillin' Verbs are blowing out the surge with God-given words It's building, being a man stick to my decisions Holding my conviction to keep up tunnel vision Some contemplate suicide when times get like this But others hold to hope and get open to coping I tend to lean to daydreaming about what coulda happened But wasn't always rapping or breaking or going painting Or maybe I oughta take time to reprioritize You near family, I ain't tryna cut the ties Put down my pride for fellowship to rise But you swear that I'm being unfair and I don't care It's dumb in hindsight to share my woes And expect y'all to get what my notebook only knows Throughout my whole life man, it's just been we Sketchbook, notebook, good book, we Sunshine and rainfall anytime Man, it's all good, it's just we She gon' look me in my eye like s'posed to understand Demanded taking your name would crush my frail frame Took love in vain, I thought we would sustain Fought tooth and nail, dread to shell toe to get it crackin' Rap overtime to gain couple more scratches a month Jump from apartment into own house and home Leave it alone before it hurts your other warnings every morning I'm more for [?] tears in my eyes Thought the ring was banging, me and Zane picked it out It's a shame without a doubt, I guess I pushed her too far And too fast, that's the price of Tunnel Rat life Put the vision first and expect her to do the same Uncalled get washed away in the rain Sometimes the strongest hearts be the one that been slain Foolish to think that we won't disagree But there's nothing I can do if you don't believe in you Throughout my whole life man, it's just been we Sketchbook, notebook, good book, we Sunshine and rainfall anytime Man, it's all good, it's just we It ain't like we don't get along, I'm sayin' y'all are cool But called to stand above us all and y'all would act a fool I don't know, I close my eyes and take a shot in the dark If I said the wrong thing, then the gossip would start I could tell by your words what you got in the heart Y'all is tryna keep it real with no idea where to start Find it in your soul to pray for me, I'll do the same It's best if we give a pound and go our separate ways It's now more obvious our goals are opposites You ever been called home by the cries of the projects? If not, I doubt that we could ever share a stage I was raised for the war, y'all is looking for the praise Consider me an enemy, but I promise you this Take my life and I'ma die with a mic and a clenched fist Sketchbook in pocket, good Book in heart Face it, y'all and we just ain't meant to be Throughout my whole life man, it's just been we Sketchbook, notebook, good book, we Sunshine and rainfall anytime Man, it's all good, it's just we