Get the Picture

[Intro] (Joe Budden Speaking)

Lord, grant me the serenity

To accept the things I cannot change

And the courage to change the things i can

And the wisdom to know the difference

[Verse 1]

Lord im trying to keep good faith

But it seems like I'm the nigga that the hood hates

Did my dirt, thought I was past that

Lord I feel like I'm being laughed at

I got some issues they making me wanna backtrack

I tried to talk about it, less as I could

But I'm starting to feel strange when I'm repping my hood

Some haters they trying to make me rumble

See me headed for the goal with the ball they trying to make me fumble

It's some bullshit, beef back around the way

Should I pick up the pound tre, blow these clowns away?

Catch 'em puffing on a ounce of yay

Drive by, let a couple of rounds spray, then bounce to VA?

Should I ask God to show me a sign, had to see something?

Totally forgetting about the fact I gotta see it coming

Worse case scenario is you and me dead

Cause some niggas dont get the picture 'til the eulogy's said

Lord I can't to talk to niggas, their ears won't listen

And if I do whats in my nature...there's no missing

See I tried to avoid beefing

But if I pop this nigga then fuck it...everything happens for a reason

Lord grant me serenity to not murder my enemies

Doing a 100 on Kennedy 'til the feds finish me

Mouse'll do the gat shit, put a tool to the bastard

Joe says to kill 'em breathing and pursue this rap shit

Fall back or cock back, I ain't fighting no more

I tried to show niggas love and they ain't like what they saw

Lord this gotta be me with 2 guns on my waist

Cause what I look like, running away, never the case

Throwing blows at my set gettin bold with threats

Only reason your block breathing is I sold my tech

Now snakes are gettin smarter

And when the haters wanna hear something in particular they listen harder

I left town looked that shitty coming back

But fuck I'm just tryin to put my city on the map

It's becomin to be a problem that I rap this hard

I tried to start the takeover and come back for ya'll

Lord should I start to war wit a bunch of felons?

Should I hold the city hostage put it under surveillance?

Somebody's trying to knock down the shit that I built

Is that enough to make me live with the guilt? answer back

What if I get off family grieving within?

Friends sayin what a great rapper he could have been

But Lord if that happens then revenge is next

What if my dogs get killed tryin to avenge my death?

I'm thinkin all love ya thinking the kid is nervous

I think partners, you think I reneged on purpose

Should I shed the blood of a cat I once shed blood for?

Should i kill a nigga that I once had love for?

Aight partner since you love to hate

Wanna play the ace of hearts like I won't cut with a spade

Figure worse case scenario is you and me dead

Lord this nigga won't get the picture til the eulogy's said