[Chorus]
Never thought I would be right here like this
But I knew I could and I would not miss
Thought I was gone and I disappear
Guess you were wrong when your call this year
Heard when you said that I would not win
That's when I knew I could right then
Just when you thought that it all might end
Here I am again, again, again
[Masta Ace]
Four score and 7 years before
Erik and Rakim never came in the door
I was rapping on the mic the same as before
(yup) Just claiming i'm raw, aimin' for war
I was just some dumb little crumb from the slum
Typical young bum with a schlong full of cum
I chased daughters, did dirt like I hate water
Neighborhood 2 dollar punk like 8 quarters
Never thought i'd pass one class to get through college
I was writing tags on the walls in shoe polish
Kryolan durags made outta nylon
Dead wrong, but still I bond with a smile on
Wrongs cats spit hood rhymes over good times
I took lines changed their name and put mines
It's safe to say that I came a long way
I'm going to say y'all ain't think i'd be here today, did ya?
[Chorus]
Never thought I would be right here like this
But I knew I could and would not miss
Thought I was gone and I disappear
Guess you were wrong when your call this year
Heard when you said that I would not win
That's when I knew I could right then
Just when you thought that it all might end
Here I am again, again, again
[Masta Ace]
It's hard to believe but i'm still right here
I'm on a slight tear and I refuse to fight fair
Cast on my shine reduced to a light glare
Turn around and I'm right there, like a bad nightmare
I'm prolific, every song I flow different
Every verse of my shit, when I spit so terrific
I'm lost like some lost punk of course i'm a dump
If you up in the club and hear my song's heard, jump!
Bounce
Whatever you niggas do now, it's cool now
Rap dudes acting brand new now
Y'all cats are a walk in the park
Come through at night you get caught in the dark
I spot you from long range and I shorten the mark
We can payoff like them bees Noah bought in the ark
You tremblin', i'm back in the gym again
Yup, it's him again
Here I am again
Come on
[Chorus]
Never thought I would be right here like this
But I knew I could and would not miss
Thought I was gone and I disappear
Guess you were wrong when your call this year
Heard when you said that I would not win
That's when I knew I could right then
Just when you thought that it all might end
Here I am again, again, again
[Verse 3]
I sound raw but cats pray for my downfall
Imma leave y'all in the same place that I found y'all
On the sidelines
Y'all a bunch of bench warmers
We're intense performers and our rent's enormous
Y'all wait, hoping I fail, I open the mail
It's an ass-cap check
And i'll cash that cheque
Every verse that I spit
Whether clean or I'm cursing a bit or rehearsing the shit
Every person I get, excited
Rappers be like: Let's fight it
Understand the urge my nigga but you best fight it
Don't think y'all won't get ate like cold lunches
I spit shit that makes cats fight and throw punches
Y'all just mad cuz I still got what I had
I'm like your friend and your dad with a pen and pad
In the next 5 years y'all love me
And like Macy Grey its' about to get real ugly
[Chorus]
Never thought I would be right here like this
But I knew I could and would not miss
Thought I was gone and I disappear
Guess you were wrong when your call this year
Heard when you said that I would not win
That's when I knew I could right then
Just when you thought that it all might end
Here I am again, again, again
