lupe fiasco
till i get there
Album on hold, whole word on hold The crowd is like "ho!", operator's like "hold" (Please hold) Man, now ain't that cold? I'm just trying to talk to my homie, that's up in the hole Homegirl ain't trying to be a ho, even though she on a pole Can she get a second chance? No! Whoa! Like the opposite of gold That ain't how it's supposed to be, a butterfly For the sake of rhyming let's just say "butterflyee" The truth stings like Muhammad Ali I tell 'em tell 'em don't homicide me I just a little old hope with his back against the ropes Fighting for his fans and, fighting for his folks But the boo's from the crowd they become so loud If I could block 'em out then, I could knock 'em out and Dance around the ring, but until then I'll sing  I'mma keep it cool, and I'mma do me It is what it is and that's how it's gon' be Until I get there Until I get there Yeah I got flaws, I know I'm not perfect But all ups and downs, will soon be worth it When I get there When I get there  "Doctor doctor please! The fame ain't painless enough" That's cause you ain't famous enough You got a little game, but your name ain't ringing enough He said "take two of these and put change in my cup" I said I wasn't poor, he gave me some more Prescribed me a publicist and pointed to the door "Out!" Ouch, I'm telling you this all from a therapist's couch "Tell me about your mother? What she's all about?" Prescribed me an interview and then told me to bounce Damn, geez, the world is so cold, I'm glad I bought these skis Went right off of the bunny slopes and right into the trees Went unconscious, they rushed me to a concert Instead of green jello and maybe chicken soup They fed me magazine covers and video shoots  I'mma keep it cool, and I'mma do me It is what it is and that's how it's gon' be Until I get there Until I get there Yeah I got flaws, I know I'm not perfect But all ups and downs, will soon be worth it When I get there When I get there  And when I finally make it, I'mma stunt so hard Evil as Knievel, I'mma jump so far Way up in the atmosphere, I ain't coming back Be a jerk to them jerks, yeah that'll make em hurt Huh? said a young boy in the mirror A young version of me, so I started to tear up He said "you need to cheer up, your mind need to clear up You're already here, just be yourself from here up" Then he disappeared and I felt something familiar Something I was taught, something I had lost If you are afraid of the fear that you gon' change some All you gotta do is just remember where you came from  I'mma keep it cool, and I'mma do me It is what it is and that's how it's gon' be Until I get there Until I get there Yeah I got flaws, I know I'm not perfect But all ups and downs, will soon be worth it When I get there When I get there