Forgive Me

[Hook]

[How many times have I hurt you?

How many times have you hurt me?

And how many times I've been on my knees

Begging begging please...

Forgive Me]

(Intro Joe Budden)

(Anybody who listens to Joe Budden

I never got off on image, actually

My image is not giving a fuck about image

My image is a regular, real live nigga

Who will always give it to you just the way it is

I'm never gonna fabricate, I'm never gonna lie

And I'm never gonna get outta character

Because the industry made me do so

Sooner or later you gotta take a step back

And really just look

At the situation, and analyze

And really think about it

And you gotta say "Is the risk worth the reward?"

Let's go)

[Verse 1]

Yo I'm only human, ain't to be worshiped (Nah)

I'm only human, I ain't perfect (Nah)

I might say some things and reword it

You could blame it on my roots, deep Jerz shit

Bet some things were never instilled

I might make threats I won't never fulfill (Why?)

Hoping you're smart enough to use some will

And do as I say out of fear that I will

They say time will reveal, but I'm jammed up

But I'm staring at the clock and the hands stuck

Ever so tender, it seems the things y'all never forget I never remember

Listen, it's your fault you assumed I grew

But if I'm all about me, then wheres there room for you?

Rather not rewind but fast forward

Forgiveness, all I can do is ask for it

Forgive me

[Hook]

[How many times have I hurt You? (have I hurt you?)

And how many times I've been on my knees?

Begging begging please...]

(Joe Budden)

(Uhh! I'm only human like y'all and shit

I ain't a robot, I ain't superhero

I'm entitled to shit like y'all niggas

Here we go, check me out, Talk to 'em, look)

[Verse 2]

Might say some things that's outlandish

But when I do, I'm thinking without standards

I apologize, take it as a letter

In spite of my actions just know I was raised better (much better)

I'm aware my opinions hated

So why the fuck am I so opinionated?

My bad Method Man, out of respect

I'mma scrap them 5 pages I wrote toward Deck

Cuz that ain't have anything to do with you

Till I made it have everything to do with you

Shutting up is unusual

So I'm back to letting my pen state

What I do to dudes (I mean, come on)

Outside of music, outside of rapping

Cuz none of that should interfere with life happening

And you can look me dead in the eyes

If you don't know shit just

Know I took your advice, holla at me(Going Going Going Gone)

[Hook]

[How many times have I hurt you? (have I hurt you?)

And how many times I've been on my knees

Begging begging please...]

(Joe Budden)

(At least I listen though I'm open minded enough to

A nigga tell me something I'mma take heed to it

Only if its good shit though I be my own filter

It's that On Top Music

Think more niggas should be like that

Follow my lead, I left a trail for niggas, follow it)

[Verse 3]

Yo, y'all ain't looking at the man that you would see

Ain't looking at the man that you should see

Ain't looking at the man that I could be

Treat me like I'm new to the game, still a rookie

Like a newborn straight out the pussy (Or!)

Or is everybody straight out and just pussies (faggots)

In a state of confusion, what I intended is never the conclusion

(talk to em!)

I'm losing, normally the one they accusing

Maybe that explains my seclusion

But when you grown to see that the stakes high

You at least know to never make the same mistake twice (look!)

They say the real is gone, I represent this shit

What you see is what you get, no representative

From now on get a redefined me

If ya see another mishap don't mind me

Forgive Me

[Hook]

[Forgive Me

How many times (have I hurt you?)

Forgive Me

How many times have you?

Forgive Me

How many times I've been on my knees

Begging begging please...]

(Joe Budden)

(I know I hurt a lot of niggas

Words are piercing

Sometimes them shits hurt like bullets

I wanna make amends

Not to everybody though

Some of y'all niggas I mean to offend

Fuck y'all!)