The Problem

[Spoken Word: Wale] This isn't no gripe but a mere portion of a semi-important life Far from a complaint, but a mere look at the present showing you the changes that I made The proverbial lemonade that I made I made my mistakes, you see life's lemons often times come in a abundance In conjunction with the pressure that we're under Underrated some would say Hated, and some say it's the things I say or how I say em And I admit, in this race I tend to struggle to relate in words It's like I'm an alien who alienates by the herd, so as far as being heard I guess I gotta wait, deprived by the station's eye Wale, more times than not, am not for whom the air waves Thank God for the free thinkers, for you keep me in mind In this state of mind that I'm in, for you keep me in the race with the baton that y'all give And they hypebeasts, street wear, Versace and Vuitton that I'm in And really don't matter unless y'all coming with No days off, may we rip the face of the whole game off Imma say it to y'all, I'm gonna put my faith in y'all when I don't understand me They say I'm running hip-hop but I'd rather unify with y'all then stampede And lastly for everybody who doubted I can't live without you, please Continue to inspire the fire that is my re-dedication to greatness y'all Paint A Picture to A.D. to freestyles to famous songs we out 'chere (here) Unforgettable gestures, unmeasurable effort, to pleasure the masses with impeccable work ethic Let's get it, I go hard, no days off [Chorus: Wale] Pain on my face, laying back rolling a J Feeling like these rap niggas ain't as real as they say That's why I keep my friends limited, keep them hoes interested Resented by the game like I'm Pete Rose in this bitch Ain't nothing stopping us, tell u what the problem is I'm on top of my game but these niggas won't acknowledge it So a nigga hungry as a plastic hippopotamus So, to stop us better take it in blood like a phlebotomist [Skit: Seinfeld] You really need some help But a regular psychiatrist couldn't even help you, you know what I mean? You need to get involved at the university level, like where Freud studied And have all those people looking at you and checking up on you That's the kind of help you need, not the once-a-week for eighty bucks, no You need a team, a team of psychiatrists working around the clock You need to go to, like, Vienna or something [Chorus: Wale] Pain on my face, laying back rolling a J Feeling like these rap niggas ain't as real as they say That's why I keep my friends limited, keep them hoes interested Resented by the game like I'm Pete Rose in this bitch Ain't nothing stopping us, tell u what the problem is I'm on top of my game but these niggas won't acknowledge it So a nigga hungry as a plastic hippopotamus So, to stop us better take it in blood like a phlebotomist [Verse: Wale] I walk around understanding the politics Wish you niggas father understood where the condom was '06 came, had all kind of buzz And Isaiah say one day your time will come Then '09 came, them bad record sales The silver-lining couldn't find 'em up on any shelf I'm in the mirror like "this a product of my skills?" And I feared that my fans say I failed It's just my fate, let me chill, nah flip My shit was submarine like, under ship Look at what I'm up against, scrutiny, criticism Everybody judging off a single I ain't even pick Now my eyes Chinese, keep the loud lit Now I'm taking these pills and I ain't even sick Ice and Rain, Letter, Center of Attention I wanted them on my debut, but they ain't wanna listen You know I love my team, but they couldn't see my vision Interscope is my fam, so I ain't tryna make no issue I'm just trying to paint that picture, when I'm rhyming up in this booth I'ma try to rhyme and get through, I'm documenting the truth Men lie, women lie, numbers won't forsaken The only album flop is the album niggas hate so A.D. 2, on the way, let's do this And God willin' niggas gonna triple up them units Triple up them units, wisdom is improvin' If no one's there to listen guess I'll put it in the music Triple up them units, wisdom is improvin' I'm heading to Vienna since y'all niggas ain't doin' shit!