Never Gonna Make It

[Chorus: Nina D & ?] They said we’re never gon’ make it They said we’ll never go far We said we’re ‘bout to take it, aiming into the stars They said we’re never gon’ make it They said we’ll never go far We said we’re ‘bout to take it, aiming into the stars [Verse 1: Blueprint] Tell the truth I never cared about rap as a young ‘un A youth, I was in church with the fam on a Sunday No loot, everything that we had was a struggle Now you can understand why I have to be something My dude got me into freestyling in college Pay dues by going anywhere to battle for nothing Made moves, met a lot of cool cats on the humble So cool that even now it’s like these cats is my brothers The door was closed, but we cracking it open Some tours, made some money then come back to Columbus I’m sure I’m reppin’ hard but some cats is still frontin’ They snore, sleepin’ on me like a mattress or something I’m pissed that we even gotta have this discussion You diss, actin' like somebody handed me something Insist on coming at me like a crab in a bucket But it’s only because you never happy ‘bout nothing So move along [Chorus: Nina D & ?] They said we’re never gon’ make it They said we’ll never go far We said we’re ‘bout to take it, aiming into the stars They said we’re never gon’ make it They said we’ll never go far We said we’re ‘bout to take it, aiming into the stars [Verse 2: Zero Star] See the thing is I dropped out of school to get focused on rap Saw my path right in front of me, it’s gonna be that Got a little sidetracked, now I’m focused and back Almost got my pride snatched, what’s closest to that? See the thing is the fact the city won’t even check it But now I’m out of states, doing dates, they think I’m impressive They love to hear the shit that I spit, they think I’m expressive But never getting love from your city’s kinda depressing I’ve realized one day most people are weak They gotta be told what to like and that’s why they sleep Seen how they did RJ the raw way But now we come back, he treated like he from Broadway In life more people wanna see you fail Not too many ever wanna see you raised in hell And that’s why I write like I’m raised from hell But on the flip side, get praised with bails [Chorus: Nina D & ?] They said we’re never gon’ make it They said we’ll never go far We said we’re ‘bout to take it, aiming into the stars They said we’re never gon’ make it They said we’ll never go far We said we’re ‘bout to take it, aiming into the stars [Verse 3: Illogic] Laminated emotion is shielded from the storm, you Fabricated devotion and smiley face packaging I always noticed the insanity you wore under your jacket so I shouldn’t be surprised this is happening Friendship’s a burning bush, faith is a parted sea Blindfolded ocean ’til the wave’s crash swallowed me Sacrifice is a double edge sword I never understood it ’til I understood that my sons follow me Spoke every move I make into existence This throne of independence shakes ’til the levees break It’s amazing that drowning in serenity’s only penalty is falling in the arms of divinity I’m no longer grazing in the pesticide valleys Now I answer the snowcapped mountain peak’s call I don’t question the investment of who surrounds me My biggest problem is deciding which masterpiece to draw [Chorus: Nina D & ?] They said we’re never gon’ make it They said we’ll never go far We said we’re ‘bout to take it, aiming into the stars They said we’re never gon’ make it They said we’ll never go far We said we’re ‘bout to take it, aiming into the stars They said we’re never gon’ make it They said we’ll never go far We said we’re ‘bout to take it, aiming into the stars They said we’re never gon’ make it They said we’ll never go far We said we’re ‘bout to take it, aiming into the stars