Find a Way (Whatever It Takes)

[Intro]

It's ya muh'fuckin' boy (Yeah)

"Jump Off" Joe Budden here

Clinton Sparks, we gon' get familiar with it

We gon' get familiar together, matter fact, Boston stand up

Jers' stand up

Sparks, holla at ya boy

It's, it's, it's

It's that On Top music!

[Chorus]

Whatever it takes to find a way (Oh, oh)

To find a way, to find a way (Oh)

I'ma do whatever it takes to find a way (You know)

To find a way, to find a way

I'ma do whatever it takes to find a way ([?] fire)

To find a way, to find a way ([?] I got the soul of a fighter)

Whatever it takes to find a way (Walk barefoot over the coal over fire)

To find a way, to find a way

[Verse]

All right

I'm dealin' with some shit, homie, it's in the back of my head

And it's some shit, homie, but I just rap it instead

See I got Wolverine's bones in me, but the whole world's throwin' stones at me

Like they all got a bone with me

Got a child's mother, and I hate her to death

But that's my child's mother, so that's my mate to the death

It's wild how I love her (For) for puttin' little me here

And me and her can beef forever, she gon' still be there

Then there's some other niggas, I judged their character wrong

But they some other niggas, now let's get back to the song

I got a drug problem that I ain't tended to

Because I got enough problems, and my solution is to stuff problems

But if something goes wrong with that

Then it's back to PCP and so long with rap

See I'm depressed lately, but nobody understands

That I'm depressed lately, I'm sorta feelin' repressed lately

So y'all been hearin' and seein' me less lately

Like 'has anyone noticed the regress lately?'

Look deep, nigga, don't I seem stressed lately?

Seem disturbed, lot of regrets lately

Got a company that I'm signed to

But they ain't in my company when all I need is some company

When I start feelin' like e'rybody's done with me

They're tryna see what e'rybody want with me

Then the mistress, yeah, the girl from "10 Minutes," it's her

Now I'm needin' 10 minutes from her

I can't get into it, but I want y'all to know

That I'll get into it, but I'll save that for The Growth

And there's rap beef, but I'm so secure with me

It's only rap beef, I don't need security (Never)

Wanna get at me? Wanna go to war with me?

That's just one phone call for me, check the shit

I got a whole hood (That what?) that don't appreciate me

But it's not the whole hood that depreciates me (Okay)

What you gon' tell me when it's the streets that made me?

And I won't let the belly of the beast degrade me

And they just crap critics, they say all I make is dance music

But to almost anything you can dance, stupid

They ain't like the single (Nah), so they ain't copped the album

Wouldn't give a chance to it, not a second glance to it (Nah)

They say he whines too much (And) he's too bitter (And)

They call it complainin', (But) I call it explainin' (Y'know)

How normal niggas could get caught up in the game and

Lose they mind and y'all call it entertainment

There's some shit with me, but dudes been knew that

But I'm gamblin' a lot and I ain't used to do that (I didn't, nah)

Rap ain't payin' the bills, it's mo' money mo' problems

Or it's no money mo' problems

All enormous when you play at these stakes

That's how it feel to have a warrant on a famous face

Then the album pushed back, 'cause they say he need a single

At the moment, but what he needs is a single moment

Then I'm involved in the he say, she say

(That's) In my mind on replay, each day

(Then) Then it's the bullshit that she say he's gay

'Cause she wouldn't like to think that he ain't like her

Just 'cause she was throwin' it at me and I ain't touch her

She'll say anything 'side from I ain't wanna fuck her (Nah)

I don't feel good, so I don't wanna go to a club

Don't wanna go to a lounge, just wanna lounge (I just wanna lounge)

In the same sweats that I had on for days

Same tee I had on for a week, what I got on it speaks

What I got on, it reeks

No shape up, chillin', 'cause that's just how I'm feelin'

And one day at a time, it's God willin'

(See I'm) Tryna see straight but the fog keeps buildin'

Pulse start racin', the bulls startin' to hate me

But I gotta be a king, 'cause there's wolves tryna play me

Hoodie when it's hot like it's freezin' winter

Rap star, eating sleep for dinner (You know)

And it's hard tryna keep this in ya (Why?), so I write it all down (Why?)

So one day maybe when life is all sweet I remember

Then it's probation, I know we all go through it

We call it probation, but there's no pro to it

Yeah, my soul's achin', only a few peers know

Funny thing about the case is it's a few years old

Had some shit going on with my *cough* (Woah) that felt good, but it's bad

So I'm sittin' here like, "What the bitch had"

It's not rap it's real, look scrappy, it's true

Go on whatspoppin, do he (I) look happy to you? (Nah)

Now if it goes to the wire, go the soul of a fighter

Bruised up and sloppy, or damaged like Ali

Up late talkin' to the fans on a website

That's the only thing that send your man off to bed right

Fuck the world, fuck my moms and my girl!

Well maybe not mom, just let me remain calm

This too won't last, this too shall pass

At least that's what I say y'all, that's what I pray for

And I'm the only thing that's standin' in my way y'all

But I gotta be with me, there's no escape y'all

I guess depression just stepped in

And took over shit like it's known to do

Guess it said, "Hey Joe, I'm goin' home with you

Turn your phone off, I need to be alone with you

I need to be in the zone with you

'Cause I'm the only thing you're prone to, nigga, look, I own you, nigga

Been with you since 10, but you startin' to confuse me

'Cause it's been so long and you still tryna lose me

Like, how could you show me such cruelty

When everybody turns their back on you, Joe? It's you and me (Us two)

Joe, you don't want me to see you, right?

Then why you always come get me, how we reunite, huh?

I know you feel for me deep in your heart

Doctors, meetings, pills couldn't keep us apart

But now you got a deal and you wanna get rid of me

We roommates, I'm in your head, Joe, you live with me"

So I don't write for the fans, nah, I write to my man

In hopes that he'll just leave and understand

Like, like please leave the kid in peace

Let me smoke this one cig' in peace (Just give me 10 minutes)

Just leave for a second, man, it's been too long and I can't troop it

And long as you around I can't make that dance music

[Chorus]

Whatever it takes to find a way (Oh)

To find a way, to find a way (Oh, oh)

I'ma do whatever it takes to find a way

To find a way, to find a way (You're now listening to the Growth!)

I'ma do whatever it takes to find a way

To find a way, to find a way

Whatever it takes to find a way

To find a way, to find a way