If Rap Gets Jealous

So good things come to those who wait Sure, I've waited about pop-pop-pop-pop That's four cousins shot! I got grudges, let's discuss this My music needs no touch ups I got a long record of fuck ups Trust me you don't know a past as weird as mine Or a life as hard as mine I had to hustle, chop, sell drugs, grind Whatever you want to call it is fine But just listen, and don't prejudge I don't want anyone dismissin' me as another thug Or some shit like that No Sir! If I fall I will get right back I got circumstances, but let me stop dancin' around the issue And tell you straight forward, I'm poor A refugee, been in prison and survived the war I come from the most dangerous city in this universe You're likely to get shot at birth! So I can rap quench my thirst I don't even hear verses no more I hear jerkin' off, punks with lip glosses and purses I don't see nobody I can reach anymore I see nurses, fuck that!,I'm gonna stay alive! I'd rather do a stage live! [Hook] And if rap gets jealous cause I rock heavy It don't worry me if m'aa fuckers don't get it Yo, if rap gets jealous, words that were admitted I used to be a public enemy don't forget it And if rap gets jealous cause I rock heavy It don't worry me if m'aa fuckers don't get it Yo, if rap gets jealous, cause of where I'm headed Aggression, obsession, were pain live again [K'naan] So yeah, basically I gotta realease occasionaly I gotta let you know what's goin' on with me And facing me are some tough choices I got a good side and a bad side Inside my head, I hear screams, not voices And I can't lie, ain't got Shit! I ain't got to brag I'm hard pressed for some cash to send to my ill dad Cause that's where I'm at with that You're so superficial! Of course it's for shizzle Now my choice is to piss on you boys Cause my mission is the world To know my name!, my aim!, is plainly success! But I still gotta confess So, how could rap quench my thirst I don't even hear verses no more I hear jerkin' off,punks with lip glosses and purses I don't see nobody operating shit anymore I see nurses, Fuck that!, I'm gonna stay alive! I'd rather do a stage live! [Hook] [K'naan] He, He, He, That's what it is,it's pain,know what I'm sayin'? I don't know man it's like You spend years developing your artistry Know what I'm sayin', perfecting your skills You can't do shit with it, Ha! That's gotta be Fucked up!, know what I'm sayin'? Ha! That's gotta be Fucked up You know,just imagine like, imagine you build a Fuckin' castle And you can't live in it, ha, That's what it is You can't live it you know And you got problems, you got family to feed I got family to feed moment of truth right And I still gotta come fresh So how could rap quench my thirst I don't even hear verses no more I hear jerkin' off, punks with lip glosses and purses I don't see nobody I can reach anymore I see nurses, fuck that, I'm gonna stay alive, I'd rather do a stage live! [Hook](x2)