[intro]
It seems like i can't get ahead from falling two steps behind
Cause' if it never fails it never fails every time
I got a heavy head up on my shoulders
Wonderin' for ways to make it over
[verse 1]
So now i'm gonna hold a, hand to the wireless
Yes i must express my concern for a cardiac arrest
I'm the burned out brother always clinching his chest
In fear that my heart'll fall out, you can hear me call out
To the high and most divine in my times of demise
Some could say a grown man should never cry, that's a lie
See these eyes they can't stand that attention
Living through a day of apprehension
Wishing to improve on my condition
But where there is a choice of invoices or tuitions
My intuition says abort the mission
But i never listen, i'm caught up in the where forever
When will i get ahead? never
[chorus]
Because i can't get ahead from falling two steps behind
If it never fails it never fails every time
We gotta make it through someway, somehow
( help- help me out town )
Cause' i can't get ahead from falling two steps behind
If it never fails it never fails every time
We gotta make it through someway, somehow
( help me out town )
[verse 2]
There's no reason to be happy, in fact we livin' life on the edge
Before you play the game you must first know the ledge
Allegiance i never pledge, instead
Stayed ahead of those who misled
And yet [?] bread runs the never ending [?] bread
High stakes so the others die bled or fled
Red tape relates and makes smoke their ways for god's sake
Grant me the strength to fluctuate through fakes
And perpetration, cause hesitation only makes ya dreams shatter
Alcohol hits ya bladder, ya mind scatter to write fatter
Sometimes you rather be an md like trappa
Now i'm an mc like rapper, k to the o
T-i-x to let them other brother know that
My motivations derail, i never let emotion prevail until now
[chorus]
Cause' i can't get ahead from falling two steps behind
If it never fails it never fails every time
Nowadays it pays to be ready for whatever
( pause the tribulations that we have )
Cause' i can't get ahead from falling two steps behind
If it never fails it never fails every time
Nowadays it pays to be ready for whatever
( pause the tribulations that we have )
[verse 3]
I seek in sights inside the book life
Strife is my companion at night
I'm lookin' for the light, reachin' for the right
Bite my lip and slip into a pessimistic sorta trip
The half full glass is still amid the often wonder if
I'm really alienated from the ill-fated ways
Of the days that i was raised
I gaze into the maze in unamaze bout' the prospects
Suburban night dweller not the projects
And yet they're tellin' me it's just a phase
And i'm dazed and confused clueless
Unless i use my motivation, then they're proven useless
Proceeding in the opposite way, but i lead myself lost
Cause' of precautions i'm reluctant to heed
Reluctantly i lead a life, of trivial deeds
Material needs impede my plan to proceed
And nonetheless it's stressin'
Addressing all the problems in my way, and every day i pray
Because inside of six feet of ground and gravel
Is where i sleep unless i decide to pound the gavel, and earn a keep
At times i can hear the maker calling
I try to stay on my feet but keep falling
[chorus]
But know i can't get ahead from falling two steps behind
And if it never fails it never fails every time
We gotta make it through someway, somehow
( help- help me out town )
But know i can't get ahead from falling two steps behind
And if it never fails it never fails every time
Nowadays it pays to be ready for whatever
( pause the tribulations that we have )
[outro]
Cause' i can't get ahead from falling behind
Can't get ahead from falling behind
I can't get ahead from falling behind
Can't get ahead from falling behind
Can't get ahead from falling behind
Can't get ahead from falling behind
Can't get ahead from falling behind
Can't get ahead from falling behind