No Excuses

[Verse One] Now the sounds you hear are crisp and clear As I prepare to wear, tear and smear and get you outta here My life, my struggle My pain made paper My name in the game made a buzz in the majors Who's to say that this nigga from the Bronx ain't takin' over? Got my eyes on the prize, just remember that I told ya Fuck that, I'm changin' the game The way that I'm rockin' the world, S Dot would swear it was chaining day I was the best kept secret, then the word got out Since Big, I'm the rapper with clout they yap about From a have not to a have, seekin' to have more The Benz pusher, once would've settled for a Rav4 Sick of being broke, then I found an antidote A beat tape, pad and pen, then I sat and wrote Each word with dedication Cause I'll be damned if I'm filling out another job application [Hook] This is my life If I see it and I want it I'mma take it Now's my chance For me to do it all, I gotta make it This is all that I got I'll be damned if I lose it No sleep, no pressure, no doubt, no excuses [Verse Two] I can't afford to wait for an A&R to take notice And validate me 'nice' when the streets already notice Especially when Koch is givin' P&D deals Me and Dho can drop these joints and make this money for real Keep Khrysis on the boards, glue Mia to the phones Till we all reach the top, we can never go home We're as strong as our weakest link so now we're all Creatine Gettin' our weight up and buildin' our team And like the old sayin' goes, "can't stop, won't stop" I gotta live by these laws or my albums won't drop If I can't eat that means I can't sleep, so I'm up More than insomniacs, in the booth is where you'll find me at Yup No doubt I stay on my toes I'm controlling my Destiny Child like Matthew Knowles I won't fall or move back to the hood I'm too good And besides I got plans to give back to my hood [Hook] [Verse Three] There was a time I had nothin' And that ain't never stop me Nobody in my corner And that ain't never stop me I could've gave up, got a job, went to school Enlisted in the Army like a god damn fool But I saw the bigger picture and I'm so photogenic The very thought of me failing, my talent wouldn't let it My drive to my competition is a nuisance No sleep, no pressure, no doubt, no excuses [Hook] {X2}