The Way it Is

I played these strings as a kid I play these strings like a violinist Or a violent man whose life is finished In it till the death of me 'Till the bones are all that's left of me Look and y'all see the remedy the authenticity Eternally everlasting mapping out this craft till my last breath You bury me with pharaoh in my casket I mastered this massive maze avoid disaster And came to my senses learning lessons to harass I'm raised right night or daylight never got stage fright Ya fame might cash for the moment but I slay mics I stay tight class and DL u know they same types Rapping and reciting cause we inciting a new life It's like that, and thats just the way it is And to my kids in the next life my minds on the biz Y'all can classify the raps that I exhibit Exquisitely and simply, Eternia that's reppin' this [Hook] We've dealt with the ups and downs It's just the way it is, the way the world goes round Some people choose to smile other choose to frown It's just the way it is, the way the world goes round And once you at the top they hafta take your crown It's just the way it is, the way the world goes round We filled the foundation from the underground It's just the way it is, the way the world goes round [Verse 2 - Classified] You now I'm that kid reppin' the burbs Who spits and severs your words Talk with a full mouth, spit, then enter my verse These copycats neva get to heaven first Cause they style is fadin' out like some chip n' pepper shirts Y'all need to spit some other words, rip a better verse To concerned to get the cheddar first That's why you never get the perks And I've been playin with this game since I was fifteen Livin in the outbacks, dirty and sportin' ripped jeans I've been here, rock shows, ten years I dropped flows It's just the way it is, I did this shit and neva got doe Much love though, everything I did it made me tighter And now I cipher with some of the best rhyme writers The beat slicer, I cut it up on every angle With these live instruments layin' over dirty samples I've been amped, ever since the pen and pad been in my hand Represent the hour glass, (times up) it's done man [Hook] [Verse 3 - DL Incognito] Somebody said DL you spit too many battle rhymes You ain't sayin nothin'; you fuck with nigga's minds There's meaning to my lines, so listen carefully A metaphor, a simile I ride the melody I'm buyin what your sellin D I master my craft That's what you're thinkin but some day I hope I'm makin some cash I did it for the love of the art, it didn't pay off Should I sell out? By no means just keep workin hard I'm tryin to quit my day job, build a career Move with god speed, rockin a spear Guitar riffs like heavy metal, I've got the heavy mental I come equipped with the real shit, the bare essentials I've covered ground like an H2 Hummer So next time nigga's won't sleep like slumber Just incase you wonder, I've got a thick catalog I'm not a newcomer I'm just new to y'all [Hook] [Verse 4 - Maestro] Yo yo fathers and holy spirits ? Critics ridiculed my hits but dig it Nobody show, they flow infinite I live it, love it, done it and did it Visually vivid, come in it I spit it I kill I will I'm in it to win it I was born shell toein', elbowin', hell throwin Jam blowin' (shortly known as) ??????? End zone in my flow can leave your crew deceased But check the news release The son is classified; you know he's rulin' the east Good grief, peep the article Blaze you with the audible, spark you with the arsenal Can't stop the honorable Bad to the bone, either condemn or condone ? will go to war like like Arafat and Sharon Cause I'm the king of the throne, internationally known Fuck a pen and a pad cause now I write with tablets of stone Give the God credit Go ahead and treat it like a lost ? Classified, just the way it is: authentic