25 to Life

[Hook: Lia Mack] Too late for the other side Caught in a chase 25 to life Too late for the other side Caught in a chase 25 to life [Intro] I guess I asked for this right I mean that's what they say [Verse 1: Jon Conner] I pretend like I don't hurt but ya'll don't know my pain It's like over the years you just get numb this shit is novocaine They like Connor why you ain't rich man ya'll don't know the game It ain't all about rapping and your talent that's what they don't explain I get called Connor so much that I don't know my name I get called Connor so much I wanna blow my brains Just to have someone who can relate go talk to Kurt Cobain Then I sit back and think of James and I get so ashamed Before I can gather all my thought's I'm right back on a plane Staring out the window in the clouds like here we go again The world expects me deliver hail sleet snow or rain So my heart bleeds through this pen like I broke a vein All I talk about now is music all I know is this My closest friends say that it seems like sometimes I'm emotionless I think it started when I seen my cousin lie there motionless Ain't have time to deal with it so I never got over it I just went back to rhyming back to the studio business as usual All the while I'm thinking what the fuck do I do this for For the haters that berate you even though you never met 'em That wanna see you fail that'll kill your spirit if you let 'em What? Do it for the the doubters that'll doubt you When they know nothing about you Hope they can find your weakness so they can bring it out you Naw, I don't do it for my enemies or the industry I do it for the memories Of those I love and letting them know how much they meant to me [Hook] [Verse 2: Jon Conner] For real I be like who do I tell this when I'm feeling helpless Don't wanna burden nobody with my problems that'd be selfish I see people with genuine smiles and then I get jealous A prisoner of passion inside my mind's where jail is Remember Sam told me you think they hate you now In this business people build you up just to break you down They will wait till you're gone why I can't get that thank you now The attention that you crave will be the same shit that'll take you down We saw Whitney struggling and did we offer to help her no We made her a trending topic and just watched her on the TV show Passing judgement with no repercussion so easy though Ya'll can do all the tributes you want but she ain't here no more What we doing? misery and pain is televised and we just tune in like What cause you do music you ain't human the shit is stupid I saw Amber Rose crying on MTV and I just watched like Damn this is entertainment how far will it go before it stop Your relationship ends and I'm sure you want your space Their relationship ends the cameras shoved all in their face Ain't no asking for compassion because your words will go to waste All the money that they give you don't compare to what they take Look, Michael gave his whole life that ain't an exaggeration How'd we thank him for it? With Tabloids and accusations I done done too much to ever turn from this direction Ain't shit I can do to change it so I guess I'll just accept it Damn [Hook]