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Yo Em His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy C D Theres vomit on his sweater already, moms spaghetti Em Hes nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready C D To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgetting Em What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud C D He opens his mouth, but the words wont come out Em Hes choking, how? Everybodys joking now C D The clocks run out, times up, overblaow! Em Snap back to reality, oh there goes gravity C D Oh, there goes Rabbit, he choked, hes so mad but he wont Em Give up that easy, no, he wont have it, he knows C D His whole backs to these ropes, it dont matter, hes dope Em He knows that but hes broke, hes so stagnant, he knows C D When he goes back to this mobile home, thats when its Em Back to the lab again yo, this old rap shit, he C D Better go capture this moment and hope it dont pass him, and Em You better lose yourself in the music C D The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (Go!) Em You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow C D This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo Em His souls escaping through this hole that is gaping C D This world is mine for the taking, make me king Em As we move toward a New World Order C D A normal life is boring; but superstardoms Em Close to post-mortem, it only grows harder C D Homie grows hotter, he blows, its all over Em These hoes is all on him, coast-to-coast shows C D Hes known as the Globetrotter, lonely roads Em God only knows, hes grown farther from home, hes no father C D He goes home and barely knows his own daughter Em But hold your nose, cause here goes the cold water C D These hoes dont want him no mo, hes cold product Em They moved on to the next schmoe who flows C D He nose-dove and sold nada, and so the soap opera Em Is told, it unfolds, I suppose its old, partner C D But the beat goes on: da-da-dom, da-dom, dah-dah, dah-dah Em You better lose yourself in the music C D The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (Go!) Em You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow C D This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo Em No more games, Ima change what you call rage C D Tear this motherfuckin roof off like two dogs caged Em I was playin in the beginning, the mood all changed C D Ive been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage Em But I kept rhymin and stepped right in the next cypher C D Best believe somebodys payin the Pied Piper Em All the pain inside amplified by the C D Fact that I cant get by with my nine-to- Em Five and I cant provide the right type of life for my family C D Cause man, these goddamn food stamps dont buy diapers Em And theres no movie, theres no Mekhi Phifer, this is my life C D And these times are so hard, and its gettin even harder Em Tryna feed and water my seed, plus teeter-totter C D Caught up between bein a father and a prima donna Em Baby mama drama, screamin on her, too much for me to wanna C D Stay in one spot, another day of monotonys Em Gotten me to the point Im like a snail, Ive got C D To formulate a plot or end up in jail or shot Em Success is my only motherfuckin optionfailures not C D Mom, I love you, but this trailers got Em To go; I cannot grow old in Salems Lot C D So here I go, its my shot: feet, fail me not This may be the only opportunity that I got