Hook:
Pourin’ out my heart through this pen, I’m just tellin’ y’all the truth
Growin’ up from boys to men, they never said that you
Couldn’t do it but you gotta man up, it ain’t easy
Don’t start what you can’t finish, completely
I just wanna be myself, with no regrets
I just want you to do you, forget the rest
It’s your life, live your fantasies
Take a piece of the pie; make your dream reality
Verse:
Uhh, take care of the mess
Sometimes you gotta get your hands dirty
Expect the best, if it matters prepare for the worse
Grow some hair on your chest, raise your rep, Star Trek
Star struck some emotions, get popular votes &
The music industry will chase my signature for sure
But is it worth the price to put life into a timeline
Pay me off with spotlight, that’s not what I had in mind
I had to find the time to put into this hobby guys
I told you I will make it, I’m here, don’t you be surprised
The bottom line I gave up the majority of my
Time, so important, my first priority in life
Shine in the sky, the fame makes you blind
Complain about wine, I don’t even drink at times
Cuz my perception of fun differs from what is yours
But let me be the one to take you all and spread the cure
Hook:
Pourin’ out my heart through this pen, I’m just tellin’ y’all the truth
Growin’ up from boys to men, they never said that you
Couldn’t do it but you gotta man up, it ain’t easy
Don’t start what you can’t finish, completely
I just wanna be myself, with no regrets
I just want you to do you, forget the rest
It’s your life, live your fantasies
Take a piece of the pie; make your dream reality
Verse:
Built up my tolerance, standing tall with leather skin
I don’t cut corners but this anger makes me feel like I did, when I didn’t
I’m like an onion that you can’t peel
A shit ton of layers play the highlight reel
My life is at a stand still
That certainly changed since I left high school & JuCo
Adolescence is the tool that displays my aggression
If you ever called me a fool you fueled my direction
Music is the outlet for my bottled emotions
If you thought you knew me then these are my confessions
Dropping to my knees I can’t please every perception
I simply kept to myself in silence
I grew up with 2 parents; they remain to this day
But barely hanging by a thread and that’s the moment I’m afraid
That will fade into the black, I only wish I was brave but I lacked
The confidence, ignored the importance of a presence
Although I did realize time was the glue
I couldn’t suffice the truth, ran away from the roots of my youth
I would change in a booth but became average
I can name all my classmates and teachers
Natural born leader, never fear to fail
Thought I couldn’t measure up to my father and his standards
To hell with public images and portraits
The weather is great; change the subject
Talk about real topics; don’t abuse the substance
Kill the messenger that has courage to share one of many passages
The first cuts the deepest welcome to my scars & visions
Awol West - Legendary Flow 