The Fire Next Time

[Chorus] Out of the fire I found a fire inside You can see the pain still alive in my eyes I've loved and I've lost, through heaven and hell They turn they back on me too many times to turn back now My nigga, I won't stop, now I can't, I can't, I can't stop now I can't, I can't, I can't be stopped now [Verse 1] It wasn't easy, but I learned the hard way and let me tell you how Lived life and learned my lessons Spent dough and earned my blessings Southside my tatted necklace Ball like I'm ambidextrous Every time they tried to block me Switched hands and changed directions Fist in the air like Rocky Bitch, I think my name Sylvester That's the difference between me and them When they thought it was the end, I was still tryna see a M Now the difference 'tween me and them Even in Mercedes Buick, I was still tryna see a Benz I was backed into a corner, sat chasing, catching charges It's re-election season, bitch, I think I'm back in office You don't know my pain, how far I came Those days are gone, you cursed my name I prayed to God he shined the sun He gave me rain, I took that water and walked on it Marching harder than a million Martins On my darkest days, I'm still a star; I shine regardless [Chorus] Out of the fire I found a fire inside You can see the pain still alive in my eyes I've loved and I've lost, through heaven and hell They turned they back on me too many times to turn back now My nigga, I won't stop now I can't, I can't, I can't stop now I can't, I can't, I can't be stopped now [Verse 2] And I thought they said light-skinned niggas went out of style André 3K said you only funky as your last cut So I'm state to state in the act like a Mac truck Plus I gotta keep the Mac tucked For these big soldier niggas on the 'net tryna act tough Y'all too alternative, get your facts up I shoot to heat throw, get my stacks up I get pounds to spend this English Bitch, I think I'm 'bout to rack up You don't get it, do you? When you on that big screen There's a lot of little people living through you And when you don't stick to the script They assassinate your character and act like they never knew you That's just how the game goes I guess Change clothes, I dress Like Project Runway meets the projects Write like Noah, but a little more Complex I fed niggas and they shitted on me Took the piss out me, then spilt it on me When I broke down like Britney Spears Said they throw me, oops, they never did it on me So I wrote 'em out and made a bigger story Vic's story, that's victory Niggas never did shit for me Show them the ropes and they jumped ship on me But I never drowned, stayed down Sang songs for my home town Made homes for the broke kids Stepping over needles in the playground Y'all the only thing that matters to me If y'all love me, fuck everybody If y'all love me, they could never stop me If y'all love me, they could never stop me [Chorus] Out of the fire I found a fire inside You can see the pain still alive in my eyes I've loved and I've lost, through heaven and hell They turned they back on me too many times to turn back now My nigga, I won't stop now I can't, I can't, I can't stop now I can't, I can't, I can't be stopped now [Outro] Yeah, I gave you my pain through pen No I.D. on the track, let the story begin