Talking 2 Myself..

I went away I guess to open up some lanes
But there was no one who even knew about my growing pains
Hatred was flowing through my veins
On the verge of flipping and going insane
Water flowing down my cheek, and it wasn't the rain
Tired of hearing rappers like Snoop Dogg and Lil Wayne
It's like I was jealous because they were signed, and I wasn't
Living their lavish lifestyles, and I was flipping burgers with my cousin
Had to tell myself I'm no longer the man, that's a bitter pill to swallow
All I knew was I was wallowing, self-loathing and hollow
Thinking maybe I'll lose my voice, and hit the bottom tomorrow
My sorrow, echoes through every recording studio as I rap
'Cause that failing mentality was the thing that made me lose the strap
I was almost over and out, with nothing but my balls and my word
A young ambitious rapper in the projects, waiting to be heard
I was falling asleep with writers block in the parking lot of McDonalds
Soon as I got something, it was one foot on the brake and on the throttle
Got home and straight into my studio dome, and started writing
I'd picked myself off the ground and swam before I drowned
Mixed the lyrics of my comeback song with some dope sound
I was finally lyrically gifted, and finally signed and found