- Yeah
- Shoutout Jake One (Shoutout Jake One)
- I'm glad I'm me (I'm glad I'm me)
- Yeah
- Lotta fake shit goin' on (Yeah), I could choose to play along
- But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)
- I could try to be like them, probably get further ahead
- But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)
- People sellin' out for fame, or for dollars and some change
- But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)
- Now I'd be lyin' if I said, "It never crossed my mind", but check, man
- I'd rather be myself (For real, yeah, yeah)
- I play forever dawg, I'm focused on longevity
- I try to run my race and I care about who's ahead of me 'cause
- Comparison is the recipe
- For depression and questionin' your integrity
- Hope I don't let it get to me but
- Some days are easier than others (True)
- Caught up in the numbers, make your greedier than others
- So I try to just detach before my ego gets attacked
- And starts to plan out its response and do some shit I can't take back
- Lotta fake shit goin' on (Yeah), I could choose to play along
- But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)
- I could try to be like them, probably get further ahead
- But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)
- People sellin' out for fame, or for dollars and some change
- But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)
- Now I'd be lyin' if I said, "It never crossed my mind", but check, man
- I'd rather be myself (For real)
- Yeah, don't wanna compromise, even if it's ?
- Even if nobody knows, I gotta face my momma, I
- Don't want the accomplishments, if it's via fraudulous
- Can't even be proud of that, tell 'em how you got the shit
- Yeah, different language, we not speakin' the same (We not)
- Couple million for my soul, that's not an even exchange
- My soul don't shine when I hear it, you're not fly if they stir it
- I don't care about the look, it don't align with my spirit
- Lotta fake shit goin' on (Yeah), I could choose to play along
- But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)
- I could try to be like them, probably get further ahead
- But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)
- People sellin' out for fame, or for dollars and some change
- But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)
- Now I'd be lyin' if I said, "It never crossed my mind", but check, man
- I'd rather be myself (For real)
- Yeah, don't wanna compromise, even if it's ?
- Even if nobody knows, I gotta face my momma, I
- Don't want the accomplishments, if it's via fraudulous
- Can't even be proud of that, tell 'em how you got the shit
- [00:01.834] Yeah
- [00:03.587] Shoutout Jake One (Shoutout Jake One)
- [00:08.138] I'm glad I'm me (I'm glad I'm me)
- [00:10.089] Yeah
- [00:10.607]
- [00:10.939] Lotta fake shit goin' on (Yeah), I could choose to play along
- [00:14.025] But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)
- [00:16.679] I could try to be like them, probably get further ahead
- [00:19.970] But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)
- [00:22.563] People sellin' out for fame, or for dollars and some change
- [00:25.832] But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)
- [00:28.815] Now I'd be lyin' if I said, "It never crossed my mind", but check, man
- [00:32.033] I'd rather be myself (For real, yeah, yeah)
- [00:33.068]
- [00:36.010] I play forever dawg, I'm focused on longevity
- [00:38.673] I try to run my race and I care about who's ahead of me 'cause
- [00:41.688] Comparison is the recipe
- [00:43.464] For depression and questionin' your integrity
- [00:45.946] Hope I don't let it get to me but
- [00:47.877] Some days are easier than others (True)
- [00:49.649] Caught up in the numbers, make your greedier than others
- [00:52.529] So I try to just detach before my ego gets attacked
- [00:55.242] And starts to plan out its response and do some shit I can't take back
- [00:57.778]
- [00:58.686] Lotta fake shit goin' on (Yeah), I could choose to play along
- [01:01.635] But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)
- [01:04.367] I could try to be like them, probably get further ahead
- [01:07.466] But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)
- [01:10.390] People sellin' out for fame, or for dollars and some change
- [01:13.370] But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)
- [01:16.172] Now I'd be lyin' if I said, "It never crossed my mind", but check, man
- [01:19.468] I'd rather be myself (For real)
- [01:20.403]
- [01:23.122] Yeah, don't wanna compromise, even if it's ?
- [01:26.210] Even if nobody knows, I gotta face my momma, I
- [01:29.480] Don't want the accomplishments, if it's via fraudulous
- [01:32.308] Can't even be proud of that, tell 'em how you got the shit
- [01:33.073]
- [01:34.685] Yeah, different language, we not speakin' the same (We not)
- [01:37.999] Couple million for my soul, that's not an even exchange
- [01:40.816] My soul don't shine when I hear it, you're not fly if they stir it
- [01:43.908] I don't care about the look, it don't align with my spirit
- [01:45.785]
- [01:46.456] Lotta fake shit goin' on (Yeah), I could choose to play along
- [01:49.574] But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)
- [01:52.158] I could try to be like them, probably get further ahead
- [01:55.000] But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)
- [01:57.966] People sellin' out for fame, or for dollars and some change
- [02:01.096] But I'd rather be myself (Yeah)
- [02:03.927] Now I'd be lyin' if I said, "It never crossed my mind", but check, man
- [02:07.173] I'd rather be myself (For real)
- [02:08.210]
- [02:10.466] Yeah, don't wanna compromise, even if it's ?
- [02:14.220] Even if nobody knows, I gotta face my momma, I
- [02:17.122] Don't want the accomplishments, if it's via fraudulous
- [02:20.142] Can't even be proud of that, tell 'em how you got the shit