Sacrifice

[Intro: Tech N9ne]

I ain't really get to do a lot of fun things other teenagers got to do

So sacrificing all that, I worked on my craft

[Chorus: Jehry Robinson]

So one day I'll be old enough to get it right

'Cause Lord knows we don't put up with the sacrifice

So inside your head, don't you give up

Just know I done my best while we living

But some days I can't see all the sun through the rain (sun through the rain)

And I won't give up until you know why we came

It's the sacrifice

[Verse 1: Tech N9ne]

Living under strict rules

In the house, so then I skipped school

Because that choice I did choose

Didn't get to hang with Mike, Will, or Big Scoob

My step father had some issues

With the way that I conducted myself so this muse

Sat up in his room and created sick grooves

With blues of a juve', it was the lit fuse

At home in the room I'm distant

But my step daddy was persistent

Saying I should change my mission

'Cause out of all these rappers, what makes you different?

I was in the stars and that brought me back to life

Could not rap until the rap was right

Other activities I'd sacrifice

[Chorus: Jehry Robinson]

So one day I'll be old enough to get it right

'Cause Lord knows we don't put up with the sacrifice

So inside your head, don't you give up

Just know I done my best while we living

But some days I can't see all the sun through the rain (sun through the rain)

But I won't give up until you know why we came

It's the sacrifice

[Verse 2: Tech N9ne]

This happened

Instead of kicking it with the homies I worked on his passion

The food business made me really miss rapping

On fish and cheese steaks I was knick-knacking

But it's blasting inside of my head

When grease right on my red Puma's

The kicks wack and I miss laughing with the fellas

Miss that when I'm working at Steak & Take and at Fish Captain

But when I get home

The music flicks on

And I get lost in that shit, my lonely feelings get gone

I guess my time to kick it with the homies gonna be in the afterlife

The rap delights, I got other things

That's the price and what I had to sacrifice

[Chorus: Jehry Robinson]

So one day I'll be old enough to get it right

'Cause Lord knows we don't put up with the sacrifice

So inside your head, don't you give up

Just know I done my best while we living

But some days I can't see all the sun through the rain (sun through the rain)

But I won't give up until you know why we came

It's the sacrifice

[Verse 3: Tech N9ne]

Senior prom

This working teen was gone

When I was a young man and I missed all that

All I thought was "mean Hassan"

But the green was bomb

That I made while working

Things was calm but had gripes

Woes working on flows

When everybody else had worlds of fun, grad night

Inside I was hurting

But now I'm a surgeon

When it comes to writing rhymes

The practice made this be certain

Yes, I guess I missed a lot as a kid but rap was caught by Tech

And back in the day unconsciously I got the "Sacrifice" tatt across my chest

[Chorus: Jehry Robinson]

So one day I'll be old enough to get it right

'Cause Lord knows we don't put up with the sacrifice

So inside your head, don't you give up

Just know I done my best while we living

But some days I can't see all the sun through the rain (sun through the rain)

But I won't give up until you know why we came

It's the sacrifice

[Outro: Reign Yates, Tech N9ne]

These are really good stories, dad

I'ma have to hit you back, baby, uh

I got a missed call from Bella

Alrighty, talk you later

I love you

Love you too

Peace