Fame, so this is what it feels like? Is it a dream or a nightmare?
Man these dreamers don't fight fair
Something don't feel right when it feel like something's missing from ya
If you tried to talk to God would he listen to ya?
I don't know the answers, I just know the questions
Had to learn from mistakes, I just know the lessons
I was blessed with a curse, it was given to me
So these memories is more than just some pictures to me
I can never be the same as y'all, picture that
Suck on, winning, ..., mention that
From the beginning, a chip on my shoulder
They keep aiming at my heart, all it's getting is colder
I heal scars with the liquor, mix it in with the soda
Knew that I went and quit, telling my bitch that it's over
Then the whole world switch up when they convinced that they know ya
You know you made it when they show you the respect that they owe ya
It's like everyday is some new drama
You know what they say, new money, new problems
Money can't buy happiness, I beg to differ
Cause I'm stuck in this life until I'm dead or richer
Fighting the case, facing a year
I guess life ain't as fair as we make it appear
Twenty-twelve, I told Dre we gon make it this year
And with a song on the radio we making it clear
But my demons keep slowing me down
Attorney on the phone talking bout how we going to trial
What the fuck am I to do? On the verge of success
Killing shots of the liquor just to murder the stress
But I've gotta overcome and look how far that we've come
Look at the pictures on the wall, look at all that we've done
So I promise, I ain't feeling to lose it all for this
Cause I told em I'd be famous and accomplished it
Step on stage, all the fans screaming
All of the sudden my sacrifices have meaning
Went from being a dreamer to being the man
Turn haters to believers, turn believers to fans
Getting rich with this shit, one check at a time
You'll never make it if you're scared to invest in your prime
I invested in mine, tell em look at me now
If we could turn back the time, my younger self would be proud
They don't want you to shine when you brighter than them
So I don't trust these suckers who want to try to be friends
I don't trust these bitches, it ain't a secret to me
They just love you for the money, they just leaches to me
You wasn't with me at the start, you ain't with me at all
Some take it to the heart, try to get you to fall
So it's crazy when I take a look back at the pain
Thinking damn, who would have thought I'd trade that for the fame?