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"Hate the price of fame 'cause it costs too much" (yeah boy) "And you lame niggaz talk too much" (yeah) "I'm ready for whatever, somebody better tell 'em" (yeah boy) "I said I'm ready for whatever, hey hey" [Verse 1] Even though my head in the clouds, my planet on the pavement How I'm walking around, people stand and amaze me And I play a lot of game on where I be and I ain't playing with it They so judgmental, everyday they don't understand If your life was in jeopardy, everyday is you telling me You wouldn't need weaponry just because of your felony Consider this at least, I got everybody sweating me On the streets is people who won't rest unless I rest in peace Killed my folk a year ago, still in my sleep they threaten me Paranoia stressing me, ain't nobody protecting me I'm dealing with the pressure from my partner dying next to me Think 'cause no one's arrested, they coming for me eventually This was all the things I was going through mentally This could be the reason I ignored the penitentiary Now mention them New Orlean niggaz coming in the city Killing all summer long, ain't nobody paying attention [Interlude] Now is it that hard to understand if you listen Either die or go to jail, that's a hell of a decision SongtexteBut I'm wrong and I know that my excuses aren't important I'm just tryna let you know that I ain't think I had a choice [Chorus] I had straps in my ride, gotta go to prison You're waiting on me to die, you're gonna be waiting for a minute Ready for whatever, somebody better tell 'em I'll be here when the smoke clears and everythin settles, for real Can't afford the price of fame 'cause it costs too much Plus these sucker niggaz lame and they talk too much Ready for whatever, somebody better tell 'em I'll be here when the smoke clears and everythin settles, for real [repeat + ad-libs] For real [Verse 2] I'm a man, I ain't perfect, gotta admit it I'm guilty But understand, feel me how I ride filthy 'cause niggaz out there plot to rob me and kill me 500 thousand every year spent on security And my future walk bright, but now it's getting blurry 'cause niggaz in the air ready to find me and bury me But surely, God will deliver me up out it I'm a fighter to the heart and I forever be about it I'm a father to my sons, and sit to my community Look at all that I done, my good weigh the negativity Mentally, I was focused on not letting history repeat itself, That's why heat was kept in that vicinity "Yes officially I broke the law but not maliciously" Through all of the publicity, was anybody considering My position and the logic came from my decision "But they caught me with it, now I'm off to prison, period" [Interlude] But is it that hard to understand if you listen Either die or go to jail, that's a hell of a decision But I'm wrong and I know that my excuses aren't important I'm just tryna let you know that I ain't think I had a choice [Chorus] [repeat + ad-libs] For real [T.I. talking 'til song fades] Aus Songtexte Mania