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[Intro: DJ Premier] I'm on the Evidence Project too We just did a banger It's gonna be coming through [Verse 1] Microphone check 1, 2 Who's the one that's been running the race, me Who's the one that's been running in place, you And who's the one you tried to find, so tough But the whole time, sitting right in front of your face, yes I'm on another level, I mean another label Players don't die, we try our luck at other tables And when I lose I learn I'm still winning major I jump forward then back and through the missing stages A perfect day to make a perfect entrance A perfect sentence I can't perfect But I just keep pushing pencils No fake trace stencils Do it all by hand so they have respect I know the feeling when you're dealing with accomplishments Wishing they would diss you Instead they give you compliments That's what made you who you are Not what you became Part of being a star is getting burned in flames Kind of ill, the mind's a trip 20/20 when we broke but blind when rich I just see it as a sign but kept rhyming instead And keep lighting up these pads like Simon Says [Hook] What, who's the one that's been running the race, me Who's the one that's been running in place, you Who's the one you tried to find, so tough But the whole time, sitting right in front of your face [Verse 2] One's a lonely number Two's the first loser So how the fuck can you win Become a drug abuser Slapping these beats I'm no snoozer Six million ways to die Go ahead and choose one We from the same block but all we getting is the same guap I think one of us needs to shine Only room for one, one of us needs to go Sink a boat and only one'll survive Caution at the wheel, Westside when I drive slow First sign of tidal waves when you see the tide low Wanted for murder and theft, they said I'm liable I shot the sheriff but didn't steal his rifle I can't define what's real and what's imagination Since I signed that deal before my graduation I went from running track and field to tracks with feel To Grammys with Ye before Late Registration [Hook] [Verse 3] Fast-forward no kids, one car, no Rollie One crib, trips to Chile with Kush in the Philly Every journey starts with one step, that's on me One foot in front of the other like, come on feet One life, one love, bat a G for one glove For Mike rest in peace Shot a bullet from one snub I keep it pushing as one does, only get one shot One glance, one chance at one buzz One never knows hopes and dreams The farther we fly, the closer it seems Back to the one squared All I need in this life is one snare One mic direct, fly tonight, one Airs One of a kind, still one to my grind One time for your motherfucking mind When I flow, know that the rain soon comes See you might win some, but you just lost one