Lemme Tell Ya Lyrics

Life is an abyss, lemme tell ya

Some travel and roam the unknown, lookin' for a place to call home

This ain't it and it's never really wished for

What does that mean? Lemme tell ya

Some thugs and homies get caught up in a very wrong scene

A scene filled with guns and drug paraphernalia

A scene filled with stealin' and livin' in a shelter

I'm not in that scene, lemme tell ya

Even though we all chasin' green

And even though I'm stayin on the move

I know that when it comes down to hang around crowds

I carefully choose, and you should too

Cause one wrong move, like a patron at a bank when the place gets robbed

You get kidnapped and end up layin' on your back

In the trunk of the getaway car in a high-speed chase, lemme tell ya

I once thought hip hop was on the brink of extinction

But now I got the self-appointed distinction of making my contribution

I use the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution

This power can be used to influence the youth with

I make a good point like a toothpick

What I say is what I meant

What a platform I best not abuse it, lemme tell ya

When I go to vent I don't wanna misrepresent myself

I don't come from wealth in a monetary sense

But my mind is rich if that makes any sense, lemme tell ya

I get conflicted if I'm thrown into the spotlight too fast

I wrestle with internal monologue and then I ask "How'd I do that?"

I struggle with my image and I beg for forgiveness

I really thought you knew that

It's all inside my head lemme tell ya

I turn a cold shoulder to problems some people are knee-deep in

It's time to put my foot down before a lot more creep in, lemme tell ya

I pray more wealth to my name would impact and benefit everyone around me more than myself

Of course I would change, but not a whole lot

I swear on my name, lemme tell ya

I had a couple writtens I just had to stick the key in the ignition

So I set up a recording studio in my apartment basement

I went on to record a couple ditties and I formulated Proof of Concept

I sure as hell am not inept

I surmount challenges, no nears were wept, lemme tell ya