If I was doing all that I can
Would I be any less of a man?
If I left everything just to live happily
But then again stranger things have happened to me
I know, I know that the pain hurtin'
I know, I know that you changed you ain't the same person
I know, I know that you feel so imperfect
But I know, I know for your love that it's all worth it
It ain't the surface it's what's deeper that serves a purpose
Still I rise, Maya Angelou of the modern day
The system that we live in just a prison they designed
To incarcerate our minds, I'm just doing time
Imagination my wings, I'mma soar above the Earth
All my problems so small now
And behind these bars, I'mma reach for the stars
Bring my dreams to the foreground, yeah
There's money to be made
But time we can't replace
I was made in God's image I was born to create
Won't run from the truth, there's no escape
Defining our own sound like Berry Gordy, Motown
If I was doing all that I can
Would I be any less of a man?
If I left everything just to live happily
But then again stranger things have happened to me
So tell me what do they know?
On my shoulders got a devil, got a angel
Got me comtemplating everything that I know
And at the end of the storm there's a rainbow
Oh, I do this for my culture and my family
As long as you happy that's what matters
Over chatter, Knowa's badder than the average rapper
Since Kriss Kross wore they pants backwards
Life over laughter, that's what I'm after
Deep in the trenches, deep in the jungle trying to make a safe house
And you could knock me out but ain't no way I'm gonna stay down
There's money to be made
But time we can't replace
I was made in God's image I was born to create
Won't run from the truth, there's no escape
Defining who I am, like Nas, It was written
If I was doing all that I can
Would I be any less of a man?
If I left everything just to live happily
But then again stranger things have happened to me