Envelope - Be Your Own Man Lyrics

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[** feat. blueprint illogic:]

[intro: ~envelope~]

Hehe. i overcame a speech impediment*

People don't know that about me man. crippling speech impediment

[verse 1: ~envelope~]

My nana

Told me these words one time

There are no shortcuts in life

And i don't ever wanna hear that came to your surprise

If you made something wrong you better work to right

From that first breath your lungs gasp to hold

To that last moment when your casket closed

There is one principle you have to know

If you never worked for it you never had your own

Now i ain't tryin' to hear cats about keepin' it real

I keep it true that's how i keep my appeal

Sometimes my shit is stupid or deep in the field

I'm still conscious of every word i speak for real

Don't know what you're sayin' i ain't got no bitch

She's a woman better watch your lip

To that boy and girl that got a relationship

If you ain't got trust then you ain't got shit

And most definitely then you got's to chill

But who the fuck am i?

Doctor phil?

Shit i'm not man your mom's for real

Just a middle class kid that's got a skill

[chorus (2x): ~envelope~]

Do what you gotta do

Use what you gotta use

Just be your own man everything else is optional

Fool who you gotta fool

Move what you gotta move

Just be your own man everything else is optional

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[verse 2: ~illogic~]

Yo every aspect of livings floatin'

As an origami pigeon with golden wing tips unfolded seamless

My heart pumps rigorous till cart bumps awesome

I spit with purpose while he spits worthless lost 'em

I write for my son's eyes to see no disguisin' me

Straight laced with a straight face just in case they watchin' me

I'm not perfect but i perfected white-out and correctional tape

Hindsight's 20/20 no reason for repeated mistakes

Skipped the rock across the lake to watch the ripples spread

To symbolize the vastness of existence when driven by persistence

Led by the light while most are led by the night

Use insight to fight for the right to right the wrongs

And fight for the right to write the songs

That breath life into the mic so all y'all can sing along

I try to open minds with ever scripted sentence

I take over the game of life and y'all can keep ridin' the benches

[chorus (2x): ~envelope~]

Do what you gotta do

Use what you gotta use

Just be your own man everything else is optional

Fool who you gotta fool

Move what you gotta move

Just be your own man everything else is optional

[verse 3: ~blueprint~]

It's a hard life

So i stay away from dog fights

With the animals that hang out all night

That don't really give a fuck if you alright

Cause to them your life is a small price

Fast cars open scars from bar fights

Turn around and do the same thing tomorrow night

Hidin' they face from the rays of dawn light

Try as they might they can't escape from god's sight

Cause god's sight runs free without harness

Illuminating the way and total darkness

From the rich and high rise apartments

To the poor that's stuck in housing projects

Even though i hate it

The hardship i face keeps my notes updated

I'm stimulated by hatred

Plus the cracked pavement reminds me that escape is near

You just gotta find it

[chorus (2x): ~envelope~]

Do what you gotta do

Use what you gotta use

Just be your own man everything else is optional

Fool who you gotta fool

Move what you gotta move

Just be your own man everything else is optional

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