I saw the writing on the wall and the message said I been counted out, slept on and left for dead My name smeared through the mud God knows that I tried through the years All the tears and the blood The sweat that I put into this game, it was work It was pain, it was love, it was hate, it was rain How you were gone what I became and maintain I see so many die in the same vain When you young you keep the prize in your eyes But looking back you can see the rise in demise The mistakes and misteps the rebirth and regrets The truth hurts and what ifs the beserks so we just Keep the fire burning and the tires turning Move forward with the lesson reaching higher learning Dreams come through but not for sleepers I gotta stay focused, work harder, dig deeper There's still time Everybody loves a comeback story Everybody loves a comeback Everybody loves a comeback story (As I come back) Everybody loves a comeback story Everybody loves a comeback Everybody loves a comeback story (As I comeback) They cancel me out but I would never die I'm Vinny Paz in the red car with a head scar Coming back to be the champion of the world I mean I'm just a man and respect 'cause I'm really thorough 'Cause good guys finish last and I'm in the back But since I'm good at math I been getting cash Full tank of gas, racing on the speedway 5 o'clock on Sports Center, I'm on the replay Lifting weights tryna get in shape Even though I did it late, I'm back Had to make sure the kids was straight Tryna articulate lyrics or digits You need a spiritual witness And you can feel it [?] My spirit is risen outta this fog Clear as a vision, here is the mission And now it ain't no fairer let's get it Now watch the famous rapper standing over there with the riches But they barely could spit it so I'll be there in a minute 'Cause everybody loves a comeback story Everybody loves a comeback Everybody loves a comeback story (As I come back) Everybody loves a comeback story Everybody loves a comeback Everybody loves a comeback story (As I comeback) You know the night is darkest before dawn Everyday another battle and the war's on Yeah I know the fight's long and I'm told that the odds against me But the naysayers, they have not convinced me yet I got a new group of haters that I'm pissing off It's in my jeans, maybe I'm cut from a different cloth You cross your heart, maybe wish to die I'm more towards the future with bigger fish to fry I'm Tom Brady in the fourth quarter Even through all the crooked lawyers and the court orders I'm in the Source's, Father's Day with my little daughter No I ain't getting caught up, I'm selling lot of water I'm Ali in the Rumble in the Jungle They counting me out, I'm slept on because I am humble And yeah I was stumbling but now my fist pumping and I'm back bubbling That's a rub-a-dib-a-dum just having fun with this 'Cause everybody loves a comeback story Everybody loves a comeback Everybody loves a comeback story (As I come back) Everybody loves a comeback story Everybody loves a comeback Everybody loves a comeback story (As I comeback)