Can't Get There From Here

[Hook] They said it couldn't be done, they said I shouldn't pursue They said I'm doing it wrong, they said I need a new view They said "You can't get there from here." I said, "Tell someone who cares." [Verse One] I used to be embarrassed by my nasal delivery In fact I almost let the critics get the best of me But they day I stop writing rhymes, stick to making beats Is the day I sample, Between The Sheets by The Isley Brothers And hook it up with Impeach The President It won't happen Got no time for hesitance Because I don't have major labels knocking at my door If I'm not having fun, what am I here for? I don't talk shit just to make you believe it It's called "freedom of choice" you can take it or leave it I'm an acquired taste worth a second listen every night They say I sound white, guess what, I am white It's just a fact and I won't play apologetic Cause I think the way that some kids act is just pathetic Interrupt a stage show to ask for an open mic is shameless Plus it will never make you famous When I'm not rocking mics or blowing up message boards I'm listening to demos I get sent, unless it's yours In which case I refer you to song about a walkman I rocked with my man John Smith And yes, for the record I entered a battle once I won then retired and now I'm the celebrity judge It may sound like my ego's in overdrive I'm just trying to let you in on how I'm staying alive My songs are not a measure of vanity It's just one of the few ways I got to fight the insanity And withstand the new wave and prove to you That I have nothing to prove to you [Hook] They said it couldn't be done, they said I shouldn't pursue They said I'm doing it wrong, they said I need a new view They said "You can't get there from here." I said, "Tell someone who cares." They said I don't have the voice, that I should only produce They said to hang up the mic, they said that I don't have the juice They said, "You can't get there from here." I said, "Tell someone who cares."