Givin' Up - Lord Jamar

Yo, maybe I should rhyme about guns and crack

Then I might sell like tons of stacks

Sometimes I tell myself, fuck the truth

«But it’s just no use»

Shit, I can rhyme about bitches and cars

I even tried switching my bars

I said righteous rap is dead to make an excuse, but

«No I can’t break loose»

Sometimes I think about leaving again

Already accomplished in leaving a name

Maybe I should just go out with a bang

«But it’s just no use»

I can’t do it, my love for black people’s too strong

Rhymed with a purpose for too long

I’m afraid I’m gonna have to refuse

«No I can’t break loose»

Givin' up… is hard to do (3x)

When youuuuuuu, givin' up someone

They tried to offer me platinum and diamonds

Anything to make me stop rhyming

They went through great lengths to try to seduce

«But it’s just no use»

Cause I, can’t be bought, I can’t be sold

I’m understanding God, I can’t be old

Some people just can’t be told

«No I can’t break loose»

Somebody gotta be the voice of reason

Especially when it’s killing season

We trying to close the wound, the blood is perfused

«But it’s just no use»

Penitentiary steel, we got centuries

At bedtime, doing fed time

I’mma have to get my sentence reduced

«No I can’t break loose»

Givin' up… is hard to do (3x)

When youuuuuuu, givin' up someone