About Me - Intellectual

[Intro/Hook: Kendrick Lamar]

When the lights shut off

And it's my turn to settle down

My main concern

Promise that you will sing about me

I said when the lights shut off

And it's my turn to settle down

My main concern

Promise that you will sing about me

[Verse 1: M.Wade]

Before you make it make this promise to me

That you tell my life story and how I gave you peace

Peace of mind cause it was my situations giving you grief

My goals motivating you to become whatever you dreamed

This ain't scripted, this real life

And as I eat this meal tonight

I thank God that he kept me in the fight

I'll never forget the time you had my back when I was jumped

In Village Knowl, where no one seemed to hear me or give a fuck

It stuck with me

And all the other times we argued

You never let em too close and for me its just a few folks

Girls who come to my shows you know, the ones that I do host

But, I just wanna see you--we can both be tied down too

We can do whatever you like even let you lay down some ground rules

The equity I wanna buy you so many necessities

Whenever I was down it was like you resurrected me

We can park in the drive way and drive in the park way

We can put in mad work I swear and never have off days

Until we see fit, but I know I'm fit with you

I thank God its never awkward when I show up at your school go Rollers

You mastered your craft I'm happy that you balling

I been to most of your games so I guess you see me falling

Yeah, I know it's harder for you

But this all I could do

Before I go Ceani, I'm just pulling my heart out to you

Uh --, I just hope you

[Hook]

[Verse 2]

September 8, 2011's when we first met

I knew I wanted you even after the first text

Conflict came cause you live in another city

It wasn't rocket science I knew it would be hard to be with me

But we got through it, but never went through with it

Never seeing you killed the feelings I never knew what to do with it

But I still asked you out

Lesson's learned even when class was out

You just couldn't and not seeing me would just give you doubts

So we kept talking, and I'm making too many promises

I'm tryna reminisce on top of this so we abolish it

I'm sorry I truly am but I will see you one day

That chance I get to kiss you I'mma be blessed like its Sunday

Cause I gotta make it up to you

I hate the times that I fuss with you

You supported me I ain't ashamed to say that I look up to you

You claim to move on we both know that's not what's best

Your the best thing that's ever happened to me, knew that before all the threats

Of you leaving, and never looking back

It's got me off track and of course I fell in love

Cause you gave it right back, to me

All your friends even accepted us

I mean its not like I cared but I appreciate the trust

And yeah I made a mistake but the feelings are still real

Baby girl your so beautiful if only looks could kill

Then you'd see where I'm coming from

Why my heart be skipping beats

If its all's fair in love and war then I'm holding court out on these streets

I'd take a bullet for you even let it pierce the heart

Cause before I met you I was so lost from the start

But you don't wanna hear that

So where do I begin at?

My apology's kinda long and that's why I wrote this rap

The only girl I'd stress over

Lot of people wanna mess this over

It sucks when you ain't talking to me

I'd probably feel the distance even if you were walking to me, so cautiously

Hopefully this'll all change when I show up at your door step

Grab you by the waist make you feel good like a sure bet

Yaritza, I swear that your my miracle

And for me to say I don't love you babygirl would be criminal

[Hook]

[Verse 3]

I find it cliche to make it

I'm hypocritical cause any chance I get know I'mma take it

I've only kept it real overtime I never faked it

My style is unique that's why I never changed it

I paid commission with ambition

It's tradition for rappers to make it and get lost in their positions

Becoming puppets to the industry

Lot of people won't let em breathe

We forget about our past and fuck broads to keep our sanity

All the money in the world doesn't bring happiness

People try to kill your career but they just pacifist

I'll pass a fist to anybody who ain't made for this

Gave blood, sweat, and tears to the game and now I'm saving it

I've never asked for a lot--so I'm thinking I deserved it

All then some and yeah I'm winning with this income

The fuck can you tell now that I made it this far?

No one was ever around to see my wounds turn into scars

I got drafted made the team and now I'm ready to ball

Funny how they pick the phone up now when they see that I call

Where was you at when you was needed

A bunch of messages deleted

Never once care about the quarterback if it wasn't you recieving

Damn, there goes another friend

Why the hell do things go wrong when you try to make amends?

Was it all worth it? The hard work or was it just pretend?

Just to fit into a place where they normally wouldn't let you in?

If you didn't have that speech, or rap differently from him

A lot of religious ass Christians who claimed they never sinned

Where do I begin?

This just made me a better man

Writing into the late nights like I'm David Letterman

Man I got a lot of issues

Some of them against you

But when it's all said and done I can't say I won't miss you

[Hook]

Promise that you will sing about me

I said when the lights shut off

And its my turn to settle down

My main concern

Promise that you will sing about me