Last Hope

[Intro: DMX] They do it every time man Every time Every time they do it to me [Chorus: Adreena Mills & DMX] I gotta make it out and move quickly Can't allow the past to restrict me Bet this time around they won't skip me I am the last hope, (The Champ!) Won't hesitate not even for a second The hustle has become an obsession I'm on the frontlines with my weapon I am the last hope [Verse 1: DMX] Damn, I went through it again After telling everybody I wouldn't do it again I kinda feel like I let my people down (yup) But to get them right, I got's to pick myself up (come on) When I heard this beat and hook, it was so raw (uhh) Looked in the mirror, didn't like what I saw, (uhh) All I could say was: ahh man shit gotta change (forreal!) Either get it right or take one to the brain (blam!) But y'all know the pain that I went through daily, (woooh) Tryna stay sane through the rain, y'all hear me I'm slippin', fallin', can't get up But this time I'm outta control, I don't give a fuck! For the thugs!, I'm the last hope for the team (come on!) I'm the reason why some niggas, gotta hope and a dream (come on!) These cats know what's good, I am the hood (Aii) I ain't hoping that they don't, I wish a nigga would (come on!) [Chorus: Adreena Mills & DMX] I gotta make it out and move quickly Can't allow the past to restrict me Bet this time around they won't skip me I am the last hope, (The Champ!) Won't hesitate not even for a second The hustle has become an obsession I'm on the frontlines with my weapon I am the last hope [Verse 2: DMX] I gotts to do it for me, or do it for them, (yeah) I ain't playing with this shit, Im'ma do it to win Know I can do it again, (come on) cause I did it before With little to no effort, and y'all niggas knew the score (for real) First album dropped in May, second in December Over platinum in one year like, y'all don't remember, (come on) Only nigga who's first 5 albums debuted at number 1 And you wonder why I call you son (my son) I just begun, to get started, with the hardest part of it all Is to climb a slippery wall and, still don't fall Break down and call up to God, when it gets to hard I know you ain't gonn' let me go now!!(please) You brought me too far Showed me I was as a star, all my life I know it, all it right, before I, call it a night I'mma thank you for it all, the blessings and the curses And I hope you listening, there's a lesson in the verses Yeah [Chorus: Adreena Mills & DMX] I gotta make it out and move quickly Can't allow the past to restrict me Bet this time around they won't skip me I am the last hope, (The Champ!) Won't hesitate not even for a second The hustle has become an obsession I'm on the frontlines with my weapon I am the last hope [Outro: DMX] Does it bother me? Yeah off course it bothers me Cause it's not who I am, I'm not you know, the person the media portrays me to be, ya mean?