No Excuses

[Verse One]
Now the sounds you hear are crisp and clear
As I prepare to wear, tear and smear and get you outta here
My life, my struggle
My pain made paper
My name in the game made a buzz in the majors
Who's to say that this nigga from the Bronx ain't takin' over?
Got my eyes on the prize, just remember that I told ya
Fuck that, I'm changin' the game
The way that I'm rockin' the world, S Dot would swear it was chaining day
I was the best kept secret, then the word got out
Since Big, I'm the rapper with clout they yap about
From a have not to a have, seekin' to have more
The Benz pusher, once would've settled for a Rav4
Sick of being broke, then I found an antidote
A beat tape, pad and pen, then I sat and wrote
Each word with dedication
Cause I'll be damned if I'm filling out another job application

[Hook]
This is my life
If I see it and I want it I'mma take it
Now's my chance
For me to do it all, I gotta make it
This is all that I got
I'll be damned if I lose it
No sleep, no pressure, no doubt, no excuses

[Verse Two]
I can't afford to wait for an A&R to take notice
And validate me 'nice' when the streets already notice
Especially when Koch is givin' P&D deals
Me and Dho can drop these joints and make this money for real
Keep Khrysis on the boards, glue Mia to the phones
Till we all reach the top, we can never go home
We're as strong as our weakest link so now we're all Creatine
Gettin' our weight up and buildin' our team
And like the old sayin' goes, "can't stop, won't stop"
I gotta live by these laws or my albums won't drop
If I can't eat that means I can't sleep, so I'm up
More than insomniacs, in the booth is where you'll find me at
Yup
No doubt I stay on my toes
I'm controlling my Destiny Child like Matthew Knowles
I won't fall or move back to the hood I'm too good
And besides I got plans to give back to my hood

[Hook]

[Verse Three]
There was a time I had nothin'
And that ain't never stop me
Nobody in my corner
And that ain't never stop me
I could've gave up, got a job, went to school
Enlisted in the Army like a god damn fool
But I saw the bigger picture and I'm so photogenic
The very thought of me failing, my talent wouldn't let it
My drive to my competition is a nuisance
No sleep, no pressure, no doubt, no excuses

[Hook] {X2}