I'm Alive

[Intro: Tyrese] + (Mic G)

Had a moment to myself (back y'all, it's been a struggle)

And I asked (I'm here) why me? (and that's cool, yeah)

All these ups and downs (yeah)

Ooohhhh no no why me?

[Verse One: Mic Geronimo]

A manic depressive, well what could be as bad as this

Where I'm locked in the bathroom, cuttin my wrists

Could it be that I'm tired of my life goin one way

The same-ass struggle from Sunday to Sunday

Damn, I used to keep a hundred grand

And it hurts when my girl sayin she don't understand

And she cry too, sayin baby they denied you

And you got them haters in the game who despise you

Or could it be that I've been livin in a fantasy

Thinkin niggas really cared, sayin they were family?

A bad dream, seein 'em stand around

And they watched me drown, I heard they mock me now

Well fuck 'em! Now that I'm gettin back on my feet

And I'm focused we all gon' sit down to eat

And the streets said Mic man we need you back

The game's a puzzle and son, you a piece of the rap

And I love dat, that's why I'm doin what I'm doin

Y'all and God the only things gettin me through it

And when the rain rains hard, the sun will shine

I'm only here to get mine, seen?

[Chorus: Tyrese] + (Mic G)

No one ever said it would be easy

I know it takes a lot, to get by (yeah, I'm alive)

Even when they ain't makin no room for me

I'm makin room for me, watch me fly (yeah)

[Verse Two: Mic Geronimo]

Now, now - if you could see the pain in my eyes

Shit I flew through the back windshield of my ride

And I damn near died, and uhh

What I've been goin through about three years

It's been enough winter here I couldn't shed no tears

Imagine losin everything you ever owned

From your ice, crib, your whip, your girl and home

And then, you and only you alone, gettin by

And the man in the mirror he ain't nothin but a lie

So you try hard, but you not gettin richer

And you grind hard, but they won't see the picture

So you say now, maybe I should leave the pain

Hurts so bad, there's nothin I could never explain

Then I said to myself, you control everything

That's around you, nigga you the master

Nigga suck it up, get your weight up, avoid your disaster

Longer, stronger, harder, faster

[Chorus]

[Verse Three: Mic Geronimo]

Before they speak a word against me, I have no shame

Had to run and pull my chain in the pourin rain

Before they, spread lies they best be raisin some questions

I done, made mistakes I done learned from my lessons

They gon' tell you my temper had me out of control

I was blinded by the pot and wouldn't look at the road

Some'll even say the closest motherfuckers to me got me

By genorosity, prayin that my haters'll stop me

Fuck 'em, I don't care, they gon' walk anyway

Fuck 'em, I don't care, they gon' talk anyway

And I've been through the drama, see this life's a strain

Hope you never see what I did of the hurt and pain

And I walk through this road with a cross to bear

No mistakes I can think of or care to share

Now I'm here, I'm a live mine 'til my death

Kill the game 'til nothing's left, I'm alive

[Chorus] - 2X (w/ ad libs by Tyrese)

[Tyrese]

Everything I do, everywhere I go

They don't wanna see me grow

They don't want me goin all the way

I asked myself, why me?  Why?

Why don't they love me?

They want it gone anyway, why they gotta pull me down?

Everytime I try to come up, wanna pull me down

All the way down

'Til I have nothin left

What did I do to you?  Oh no no

What have I done to set them to?