Inner Ninja (feat. David Myles)

I read the rules before I broke 'em
 I broke the chains before they choked me out (uh)
 Now I pay close attention (yeah)
 Really learned the code (uh-uh)
 I learned to read the map before I hit the road
 Hey yo, I know you never heard this before (yeah)
 But I'd rather lose a fight than miss the war
 And I ain't wishing competition or fishin' for it
 I'm just living in the system, conditions are poor (yeah)
 I've been lost in the rhythm and misinformed (uh)
 Too many late nights hittin' the liquor store (yeah)
 Too many bad decisions, half-assed attempts
 No sweat, no fear, no blood, no tears
 I go hard, and I ain't makin' up no excuse
 I'm overdue, I don't do what I'm supposed to do
 'Cause you can think about it man, we're supposed to lose
 It ain't all picture perfect, ocean views
 No, I was a first class rookie
 Takin' out bullies in my all black hoodie
 Man of mystery, you know the history
 Get it or forget it, 'cause poof, I'm outta here
 I read the rules before I broke 'em (I broke 'em)
 I broke the chains before they choked me out
 And I paid close attention (c'mon)
 Really learned the code
 I learned to read the map before I hit the road
 (We say) nobody's gonna see me comin'
 Nobody's gonna hear a sound
 No matter how hard they're tryin'
 No stoppin' me since I've found
 My inner ninja
 My inner ninja
 My inner ninja
 My inner ninja
 Hey yo, I've been high and I've been real low (yeah)
 I've been beaten and broken but I healed though
 So many ups and downs, roughed up and clowned
 We all got problems, but we deal though
 I'm tryin' to do better now, find my inner peace
 Learn my art form, and find my inner Chi
 When my backs on the wall, I don't freeze up
 Nah, I find my inner strength and I re-up
 Here we go
 I know I've never been the smartest or wisest
 But I realize what it takes
 Never dwell in the dark 'cause the sun always rises
 But gotta make it to the next day (day)
 It's a feeling that you get in your lungs when you run
 But you're runnin' outta air and your breath won't come
 And you (uh) wheezin', gotta keep it movin'
 Find that extra (uhn) and push your way through it
 I've had bad habits but I dropped 'em (I dropped em)
 I've had opponents, but I knocked them out
 I climbed the highest mountains
 I swam the coldest seas (woo)
 There ain't a thing I've faced that's been too much for me
 Let me hear you say
 Nobody's gonna see me comin'
 Nobody's gonna hear a sound
 No matter how hard they're tryin'
 Nobody's gonna bring me down
 (Say what?) Nobody's gonna see me comin' (yeah)
 Nobody's gonna hear a sound (shh)
 No matter how hard they're tryin'
 No stoppin' me since I've found
 My inner ninja
 My inner ninja
 My inner ninja
 My inner ninja (break down)
 I've had bad habits, but I dropped 'em (I dropped em)
 I've had opponents, but I knocked them out (kapow!)
 I climbed the highest mountains
 I swam the coldest seas
 There ain't a thing I've faced that's been too much for me
 My inner ninja!