[Hook]
I always put my faith in myself I'll never be let down
I doubt it, I doubt it
Ain’t no need in crying out for help i go an get it myself
I got it, I got it
I done spent some years searching but the answer's right here
Always used my own shirt to dry my face and wipe tears
It's always been myself against myself all these years
It’s always been myself against myself all these years
I done spent some years searching but the answer's right here
Always used my own shirt to dry my face and wipe tears
It's always been myself against myself all these years
It's always been myself against myself all these years
[Verse]
Man U don't know how many years I sat in my room holding the remote control
Rapping tryna imagine selling arenas with momma at the door
Asking “why u failing class” and “what yo teacher call me for”
When all this time she never knew her son had bigger dreams to show
Momma they just tell us what they want, not what we need to know
They teaching us to work for them, momma I wanna be the CEO
These schools don't care about us and even where them white people go
Why I gotta check the box saying I'm black? Man youn need to know
I grew around money but get it like I ain't have shit
Cuz I’m thinking about the future, example I set when I have kids
Ion need yo money, my kids good off what they granddad did
I do this for the ones out selling water to help with half the rent
I do this for the ones afraid to say what they wanna do around dumb individuals they’ll never see eye to eye with u
Cuz every time I tried to open up and tell someone my vision, they never seen it cuz they never did it
That's why ...
[Hook]
I always put my faith in myself I’ll never be let down
I doubt it, I doubt it
Ain't no need in crying out for help i go an get it myself
I got it, I got it
I done spent some years searching but the answer's right here
Always used my own shirt to dry my face and wipe tears
It's always been myself against myself all these years
It’s always been myself against myself all these years
I done spent some years searching but the answer's right here
Always used my own shirt to dry my face and wipe tears
It's always been myself against myself all these years
It's always been myself against myself all these years
[Ernestien]-
You didn't realize it's been yourself against your self for all these years?
You didn't realize you've been the one projecting all these fears Causing all these tears?
Cuz you didn't tape into the greatness inside of you
The gifts God placed inside in spite of you
Not seeing the God within the very thread of you
But God sent me to be the voice to tell you to go alter your story
Go stand in your glory
God sent me to be the voice to wake up my own
I'm screaming, God knows all your needs
Tell yourself, with all the shame, doubt, guilt and fear we're through
Submit to the power that is within you
Within you!!
[Hook]
I done spent some years searching but the answer's right here
Always used my own shirt to dry my face and wipe tears
It's always been myself against myself all these years
It's always been myself against myself all these years
I done spent some years searching but the answer's right here
Always used my own shirt to dry my face and wipe tears
It's always been myself against myself all these years
It's always been myself against myself all these years
