Intro! Ups and Downs

By Classified

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[Verse 1 - Classified]

Damn, another migraine

Vision's blurred, eyes' strained

I need another gel cap

'Cause once this headache hits, it's a sure trip to Hell and back

I got too much on my mind

The lifestyle I lead got my health on decline

I ain't as quick thinkin as I once was

Huh, I guess that's what smokin J's and blunts does

Even my freestyle's gettin worse

I'm losin it, can't connect the missin words

And everybody wanna get a verse

But when I say I got no time, they get their feelings hurt

(Daddy), hey, what's up, baby girl?

You're the only thing that make sense in this crazy world

Through all the madness and the sickness

I know that I can look to you for love and forgiveness

What's your momma doin? Oh, she's cookin dinner?

Well daddy gotta write this song, go on and cook it with her

I'll be in soon, soon as I get finished

And tell your mom I'll get the laundry done and do the dishes

But who we kiddin? I can't even do that right

I mean I can, but my mind's stuck on Halflife

I'm tryin to find somebody I can pass the mic

Who got the drive and will make the same sacrifice

I did, and yeah I signed a couple guys

But I guess I didn't do my job, at least in their eyes

I wasted too much time and some dope beats

But it's back to the grind, same old me

The Sun's shinin again, satisfaction

+Oh...Canada+, it just went platinum

I'm hittin plateaus, I never thought my rap flow would hit

And actually makin real cash flow off this shit

Last year, I felt like I was everywhere

They even heard me from Regis and Kelly's chair

The Olympics, the Juno's, I did it

All of this, all from one song, I'll admit it

Am I a one hit wonder? I don't think I am

But the thought crossed my mind and I erased it

And for the video, we asked everybody out and no black people show

Then they call me racist

Maestro told me (stay off the message boards Classy)

Huh, but I'm sick of all these rap geeks, talkin out they ass cheeks

Hangin off every word Class speaks, but anyway that's last week

This week, yo I'm about to move out

I just bought a couple acres and built a new house

Shit it feels good to be doin what I love

And those who hate, fuck you, I earned what I got

I use to think that money changed a man

Now I'm thinkin that it changes those around you

A lot of people wanna hang on and drown you

So I gotta watch the people who surround Luke

I know who my friends are (friends are)

It'll reflect in my memoirs (memoirs)

Life's a trip of joy and challenges

I just gotta learn to live it and balance it (balance it ...)