[Intro]

Uh, yo, check it out (What’s up?)

I want you to pay attention to this, know what I'm saying?

Listen up, alright?

Ughh, alright, man, alright, yo

[Verse 1]

You bust lead? So do I (Word?)

Except mine impregnates the page, giving birth to thoughts that unify (Huh?)

You fuck little girls (What?); I make love to women

My words uplift; yours are poisonous like venom (Yeah, yeah)

I'm an emcee, you're a rapper

I'm as real as they come, while half the guys you idolize are just actors

You run from commitment; I remain loyal

You call women bitches; I call ‘em queens ‘cause they're royal

You make rap songs; I make soul music

When God speaks through rhythm, will you go to it?

Yo, I save my cash; yours, you blow through it

I say, “Your child's special”; you say, “He's so stupid”

I'm pouring my heart out in everything written

You're scared you look soft, heart remains hidden

Ayo, on touchy subjects, nerves I stay hitting

But I ain't better than you; I just think different

[Chorus]

Is the glass half-full or half-empty? (I dunno)

It's based on your perspective, quite simply

We're the same and we're not; know what I'm saying? Listen

Son, I ain't better than you, I just think different

Is the glass half-full or half-empty?

It's based on your perspective, quite simply

We're the same and we're not; know what I'm saying? Listen

Son, I ain't better than you, I just think different

[Verse 2]

My fam run things while you run your jewelry

Yo, my peeps will pop-lock; you tough guys pop toolies

You rock gems, I drop gems; Xerox copy ‘em

While I originate material to stimulate

Positive thought patterns when the chosen start gathering

We bar none; Yo, I got jokes, you are one

I'm out doing it while you talk about it

I'm constantly in the mix while you walk around it

You try, I do; I'm wise, you're clueless

I get the job done, you fail and make excuses

I'm a gentleman, your behavior's abusive

Yo, I'm patient; you're jumping the gun—false start

You're caught up in dress codes; I'll shop at Walmart

Sucker, I'm all heart, and you're half-hearted

Yo, you suckers are vandals; we're graff' artists

Thought you had the last laugh, but we laugh hardest

[Chorus]

Is the glass half-full or half-empty?

It's based on your perspective, quite simply

We're the same and we're not; know what I'm saying? Listen

Son, I ain't better than you, I just think different

Is the glass half-full or half-empty?

It's based on your perspective, quite simply

We're the same and we're not; know what I'm saying? Listen

Son, I ain't better than you, I just think different

[Verse 3]

You fall in love with body parts (Yeah, I do); I connect mentally

With my female counterpart before we bond physically

Cats I chill with rap about revolution

While you rap about drug abuse and distribution (Just keeping it real)

You wanna be like Mike; yo, I wanna be me

My queen's hard to obtain, and yours is easy

We both from Maryland but we’re repping D.C

We all front sometimes—that's how emcees be

My word is bond and yours is worthless

You're mainstream; I'm beneath the surface

I stay working hard, while you're hardly working

All you want is money and your dick sucked (Damn right)—are you certain?

Yo, I want a better world for our seeds to live in

I put faith in myself, not the system

Yo, we’re trying to travel, so why you making pit stops?

You cats is rap, and I'm hip hop

[Chorus]

Is the glass half-full or half-empty?

It's based on your perspective, quite simply

We're the same and we're not; know what I'm saying? Listen

Son, I ain't better than you, I just think different

Is the glass half-full or half-empty? (Stop asking me that)

It's based on your perspective, quite simply

We're the same and we're not; know what I'm saying? Listen (Whatever, man)

Son, I ain't better than you, I just think different (Whatever, hmm)