Uh-huh I been different my whole life If you don't like me I don't mind I might ask why but I won't pry No time for the small fights Every night is a long night Look at this stone that my nose grinds This is how I let my soul fly And if you don't dig it, that is alright I'm a diamond in a coal mine It's hopeless hopin' I won't shine Some people just blink when they're shown light But I'm so bright that they close eyes I been different my whole life And if you don't fuck with me that's alright I stick to the stone that my nose grinds Sometimes I think nobody understand me but my notebook Yeah you can feel it when you hear it But won't see me if you don't look Lookin' in the mirror, reflectin' on my mileage Goin' to bed an optimist and wakin' up a nihilist Smilin' through it all cuz I got no choice If I succumb to the sickness I got no voice And so I yell into the belly of the beast till I'm hoarse Saddle up, batter up, get on base, then on course Gotta do it on my own or it won't get done And I won't get far hopin' I won't mess up Decided if they never get me, well I won't stress none Cuz' we all got a common bond: we only all live once With these egos at least I need to let go of the need to know there's people who know me I need to release They don't understand me, what I do, or what I've done But I'mma do it till I get it through to you where I been comin' from I been different my whole life No one I know really knows why But homies and family don't mind It's only an issue for closed minds This is how I let my soul fly And if you don't fuck with it, that is alright I stick to my guns like I'm Old Spice Hold tight Equal rights what we fuckin' with Sleep at night what we doesn't get Peace of mind what we strivin' for With these beats and rhymes, every kind and sort Kinda sorta like pious people Inside a steeple who find the lord When I find the words to describe the wars That I fight, and I write as the mic records I work 9 to 4 plus 5 or more My eyes are sore and my mind is worn But it's worth it, whether anybody heard it Or asserted that they'd like some more I got file drawers full of messages And I intend to spread 'em till the death of me Rest in peace to every piece of negative energy In regard to the progress of my heart and spirit My soul has wings and it sings I think y'all can hear it now I been different my whole life If you don't like me I don't mind This is how I let my soul fly I think we're in for a long night, but it's alright