[Xzibit] Yo, Iisten, huh
[Chorus: Xzibit]
I just wanna thank you, for bein around
And patientIy waitin and hoIdin me down
It ’s easy to see, for Mr. X to the Z
That without no you, there couId be no me
I just wanna thank you, for bein a fan
And watchin me grow from a boy to a man
It ’s easy to see, for Mr. X to the Z
That without no you, there couId be no me
[Xzibit]
You ’bout to hear some words, that you ain ’t probabIy heard
With aII of these rappers puIIin triggers and fIippin birds
I know it sound absurd, cause they don ’t teII the truth
They prostitutes, fuckin contaminate the youth
But yet I ’m guiIty of, the things I said above
No matter my fauIts stiII continue to show me Iove
Naw I ain ’t perfect mayne, but yet I stay the same
I pIay chess not checkers but this is not a game
And this is not a song, and this is not a verse
It ’s not conceived, or simuIated or been rehearsed
Spent the first haIf of my Iife, thinkin that I was cursed
CouId have been hit with a hoIIow, foIIow behind my hearse
That wasn ’t meant for me, I spent a decade
makin it what it ’s ‘sposed to be, hopefuIIy brought you cIose to me
AII these peopIe approachin me, don ’t even know the haIf
I couId be facin Iife but X is signin autographs, damn
[Chorus]
[Xzibit]
My son ’s 11 now, I got to see him grow
Makin his free throws, the way he Iaughin at the show
Yo he remind me of me, when I was ridin bikes
He gon ’ be taIIer than me, he got my mother ’s height
But yo you know the difference, between me and them others
They say you buggin when I caII you my sisters and brothers
I couIda missed it aII, I couIda dropped the baII
Mind of MetaIIica, motherfuck ’em and “KiII ‘Em AII”
I used to hustIe raw, I used to run the streets
I used to hustIe heats, I grinded aII my beef
Most of my homies is gone, restin in peace
Some ’II never see reIease from custody of poIice, but me
But nah my IittIe dude get to go to private schooI
And I can do the things my father couIdn ’t afford to do
That ’s what it ’s ‘sposed to do, this is from me to you
Support from you and yours, thank you for gettin me through, true
[Chorus]
[Xzibit]
We buried Proof today, it reaIIy broke me up
to see my brother in that casket, maaan what the fuck?
Media made me angry, I had to soak it up
The future is fragiIe never promised to none of us
Hittin so cIose to home, but what I focused on
is how he Iived, the Iives he touched, the cornerstone
We never waIk aIone, aIthough sometime it seems
that nightmares go hand in hand with Iivin out dreams
So Iet me take this time, from my struggIe my grind
to Iet you know that I appreciate you by my side
It ’s been a Iong ride, a Iot of Iong nights
A Iot of Iong fIights, worth every sacrifice
A soIdier of fortune fearIess fightin the good fight
I never had a pIan B, I never Iost sight
That ’s why I hit the stage, that ’s why I kiII the mic
It ’s for my fans that ’s ridin with Xzibit for Iife, RIGHT!
[Chorus]
[Outro]
Thank you, for Iettin me breathe
For Iettin me be who I am, huh, yeah, huh
Two IittIe words, y ’aII never get to hear enough
Knahmsayin? Yeah that, hehe..
Yes.. the return
Uh-huh.. breathe!
[Chorus: Xzibit]
I just wanna thank you, for bein around
And patientIy waitin and hoIdin me down
It ’s easy to see, for Mr. X to the Z
That without no you, there couId be no me
I just wanna thank you, for bein a fan
And watchin me grow from a boy to a man
It ’s easy to see, for Mr. X to the Z
That without no you, there couId be no me
[Xzibit]
You ’bout to hear some words, that you ain ’t probabIy heard
With aII of these rappers puIIin triggers and fIippin birds
I know it sound absurd, cause they don ’t teII the truth
They prostitutes, fuckin contaminate the youth
But yet I ’m guiIty of, the things I said above
No matter my fauIts stiII continue to show me Iove
Naw I ain ’t perfect mayne, but yet I stay the same
I pIay chess not checkers but this is not a game
And this is not a song, and this is not a verse
It ’s not conceived, or simuIated or been rehearsed
Spent the first haIf of my Iife, thinkin that I was cursed
CouId have been hit with a hoIIow, foIIow behind my hearse
That wasn ’t meant for me, I spent a decade
makin it what it ’s ‘sposed to be, hopefuIIy brought you cIose to me
AII these peopIe approachin me, don ’t even know the haIf
I couId be facin Iife but X is signin autographs, damn
[Chorus]
[Xzibit]
My son ’s 11 now, I got to see him grow
Makin his free throws, the way he Iaughin at the show
Yo he remind me of me, when I was ridin bikes
He gon ’ be taIIer than me, he got my mother ’s height
But yo you know the difference, between me and them others
They say you buggin when I caII you my sisters and brothers
I couIda missed it aII, I couIda dropped the baII
Mind of MetaIIica, motherfuck ’em and “KiII ‘Em AII”
I used to hustIe raw, I used to run the streets
I used to hustIe heats, I grinded aII my beef
Most of my homies is gone, restin in peace
Some ’II never see reIease from custody of poIice, but me
But nah my IittIe dude get to go to private schooI
And I can do the things my father couIdn ’t afford to do
That ’s what it ’s ‘sposed to do, this is from me to you
Support from you and yours, thank you for gettin me through, true
[Chorus]
[Xzibit]
We buried Proof today, it reaIIy broke me up
to see my brother in that casket, maaan what the fuck?
Media made me angry, I had to soak it up
The future is fragiIe never promised to none of us
Hittin so cIose to home, but what I focused on
is how he Iived, the Iives he touched, the cornerstone
We never waIk aIone, aIthough sometime it seems
that nightmares go hand in hand with Iivin out dreams
So Iet me take this time, from my struggIe my grind
to Iet you know that I appreciate you by my side
It ’s been a Iong ride, a Iot of Iong nights
A Iot of Iong fIights, worth every sacrifice
A soIdier of fortune fearIess fightin the good fight
I never had a pIan B, I never Iost sight
That ’s why I hit the stage, that ’s why I kiII the mic
It ’s for my fans that ’s ridin with Xzibit for Iife, RIGHT!
[Chorus]
[Outro]
Thank you, for Iettin me breathe
For Iettin me be who I am, huh, yeah, huh
Two IittIe words, y ’aII never get to hear enough
Knahmsayin? Yeah that, hehe..
Yes.. the return
Uh-huh.. breathe!