[Intro]
Man...
It's always somebody tryna tell me what to do with my life
Fuck-shit, this is my life
So I'ma do what I wanna do
Ya feel me?
[Verse 1]
This is my life and I'ma live it how I want to
Don't tell me what to do, nigga, who the fuck is you?
On yo knees beggin' for somebody else's cheese?
Don't look at me dirty bitch, get off yo knees
Money ain't power, money ain't shit
A way to control you for a couple hours, ain't that a bitch?
A 9 to 5 is prison time, 4 walls, what's the difference?
Did that shit yo whole life, nigga, that's a prison sentence
I got a brick, built a house, now a picket fence
Foundation real sturdy, Mr. Burns, excellent
I'ma live free, a leadеr born to be on the same sidе
Chasin', hold on, what you chasin?
Them dollar signs
Talkin' 'bout this-n-that, that's irrelevant
I got this shit on my own, countless hours spent
Now you tryna take what I worked for away
That's a death wish, little homie, I don't play
[Outro]
The crazy part about all this is
It's the same ones that's tryna tell you what to do and
What's wrong, and what's-what's not right
Are the-are the same ones that's comin' up to you
Askin' you for help
And so that always makes me wonder
You know, what are you doing with yourself?
Maybe if you focus on yourself a little more
And stop focusing on what I was doing
Then, maybe things would be going a little better for you
But, that's none of my business
And I'm not gonna make it none of mine
And that's the point I'm tryna make about you
Mind yours, and I'll mind mines
Who I am is unique, to myself
And this is who I plan to be
I mean, I'ma goofy per--I'ma goofy person at-at heart
At nature, this is who I am, it describes me
And you hear it within my music
And so I appreciate everybody who's supportin' me
Who's listenin'
And all that good stuff
This is a--this is a start
This is just a start, trust me, this is just a start
So um
With all the negativity that I get
Yeah, I just, kind of ignore it
I mean, I really don't--I really don't have a point for any of that
You know, 'cause I get just as much positivity as I get negativity
About the music that I'm doin' and the things that I'm doin'
And-and-and all this stuff, you know, you gotta just
Let it go one in--one ear in and out the other
'Cause if not, it's gonna affect you and what you're tryna do
And don't let nothin' stop you from livin' your dream, ya feel me?
If it's your dream, go pursue it, We in America
I mean, regardless of what's goin' on in America
You can still live your dream
So don't let all the stuff you see on TV--
Presidential elections, decision-making, all that nonsense--
Stop you from what you be tryna do
Or what you wanna do
Because if you do that, then you're not living the American dream
And it's all up to you
So don't let nobody stand in your way
And don't let nobody tell you how you're supposed to do it
It's your destiny
It's your path
They had they shot in life and they did what they did with it
So now it's time for you to shine
And that's-that's pretty much it
I'm gonna end-end it this soapbox
And once again say thanks to everybody
Who's listenin' to me, supportin' me
'Cause I put my all into this
Every song
Every song I-I wrote
I wrote hours, hours, twelve hours for a--to write a verse
Just because I gotta make sure the verse is right
Everything has to be right
I can't write a song in two seconds
But shit, that's it
I'm out this
Much love, Obi J
