Don’t Mean a Thing

[Instrumental Intro]

Enough of all that, let's switch up the format
And talk some more trash, I'm gettin' bored fast
Ain't gonna talk 'gats, just hand-to-hand combat
Man-to-man, full contact on the floor mat
Your weak blows are deflectable
I'll go toe-to-toe with you at your own dojo
Want none of you bozos at my show
Where some silly ho's shakin' her ass up in my video
I didn't kick flows in the cold 'til my lips froze
So folks can always tell me how my shit goes
I grab a pencil like it's a pistol
But this way it isn't my problem when it hits you

You won't see what you want from me
So don't come to me with "What's it all mean?" 'cause
It don't mean a thing
Your lies is all I despise
Been fightin' guys like you all my life and
They don't mean a thing

My best shit ain't even on my setlist
'Cause half the listeners won't even get this
So what, you sold records? You ain't respected
You went too far and tried too hard to be accepted
This can never be a thing of jealousy
Just don't be tellin' me to check the melody
I got the better beats, got the better rhymes
I made sure I bettered mine ahead of time
So, what's up kid? Your big head's been busted
Don't get disgusted, I'm just servin' justice

You won't see what you want from me
So don't come to me with "What's it all mean?" 'cause
It don't mean a thing
Your lies is all I despise
Been fightin' guys like you all my life and
They don't mean a thing

[Short Instrumental Break]

So don't attempt to beg for my pardon
'Cause I'll keep talkin' 'til my arteries harden
I've taken losses, told off some bosses
Sick of all them jobs that all make me nauseous
It ain't worth it, workin' for no purpose
For cash I'm hurtin', future's uncertain
So I keep searchin', livin' and learnin'
Earnest to earn everything I'm deservin'
If I can't be on the stage with my band jammin'
I'll be standin' on the street corner panhandlin'

You won't see what you want from me
So don't come to me with "What's it all mean?" 'cause
It don't mean a thing
Your lies is all I despise
Been fightin' guys like you all my life and
They don't mean a thing

You won't see what you want from me
So don't come to me with "What's it all mean?" 'cause
It don't mean a thing
Your lies is all I despise
Been fightin' guys like you all my life and
They don't mean a thing

[Instrumental Outro]