Don't Wanna Be

[Verse 1: Jon Connor] They say who is he? The genius speaking in broken English Observing behind the curtain, your mind too preoccupied to see it We hard-headed, thoughts made of cement The writing's on the wall, but we don’t read it We don’t read while we defeated Another rapper -- like we fucking need it See this ain’t rapping, this is teaching And what I preach the reason that I’m breathing See, for them people I would gladly take my last breath See I got drive til there ain’t no gas left I-75 that’s my address, I’m on the road and I ain’t had rest Hoping that my past steps don't add stress See I ain’t flawless, so no matter what, I'm talking Regardless is the fact that karma gon’ catch up to all us And my bars is just a penance till I chill with Chris Wallace When I get to them pearly gates, and it ain't gonna matter what’s in my wallet Look, it’s only one of me, so it’s gonna be what is gonna be The person that I truly envy is the one I wanna be [Hook: Lia Mack] What I want What I got to be [Verse 2: Jon Connor] See, different people got agendas They pretend to see they come in different genders They befriend us like they feel us, like they with us Then we’re asking God for help, but then the test is what he send us Then we’re saying Lord forgive us cause the truth is always in us When it's finished we just hope, we gave directions to an infant Cause we’re here to break the spirits that’s gon' shake the world they live in Living in the villa or go visit them in prison It come down to one decision, that’s why when we talk, they listen That’s what I ain’t giving up, or act like I don’t give a fuck They’ll be like bro, hold me down, but I'd rather pick ‘em up! We tell ‘em reach for the stars so I try to lift em up Ya'll keep on slowing them down to the point they end up stuck I’m attacking the faculty that would stop me and hassle me They say I wouldn’t be shit watching all this rapping and wrassling In myself I was adamant, what the fuck did you want from me? Now I’m living my dream, and I’m exactly where I wanna be [Hook] [Verse 3: Jon Connor] Let’s get it clear, we are all one This word "nigga," tell me this What’s worse -- being one, or being called one? Cause if you one, then we all one Cause other races gonna judge me on the last time they saw one Go grab a mike or a ball, son; how fucking backwards is that? Do you know the odds to make it rap? And your chance to make it in hoop is even slimmer than that If you can’t do one of the two, your only option's to shoot When the niggas you look up to on the block is not in a suit When they're glorifying the rocks that they got the cops in pursuit When one of your niggas die, you don’t cry and you just salute Like his death is a badge of honor til death come looking for you Reality shows got girls thinking acting ratchet is cute When in fact this bitch is an actress -- the actual fool is you And we always wanna argue, fussing, fighting, and cuss 'fore point the finger at them, let’s point one at us What we wanna be? [Hook] [Outro: Lia Mack] I’ll never seen the world taking me down down, taking me down I’ll never seen the world taking me down down, taking me down I’ll never seen the world taking me down down, taking me down I’ll never seen the world taking me down down, taking me down