Resilient

VERSE 1
 The television say that I'm suppose to be a crook
 The message is the same on every station that I look
 Gonna hide something from me they say put it in a book
 'Cause that's the last place that a simpleton would look
 But sorry to disappoint, never been to the clink
 Known to kill shit, just not the way that you think
 And not afraid to do just that, I ain't stupid
 Some get brain then act scared to use it
 That there is foolish
 You've got me mistaken
 Got too much love to waste my life hatin'
 Suppose to rhyme about the money I be makin'
 Dessert chef stee, my G, strictly cakin'
 But if I did that then clearly I'd be fakin'
 Instead I rhyme about the difference I be makin'
 Suppose to be a rapper, I'm an MC
 You'd be one too if you knew your history
 We went from toastin', boastin', to loafin'
 Pioneers pissed that they left the door open.
 We're suppose to make them proud. I still plan to
 By kicking all these lame men out, Substantial's
 Suppose to be a quitter and absentee father
 But I figure what's more precious than my daughter
 Nada! Develop her mind so she's smarter
 And destined to do great things like her father!
 HOOK
 Speak about it
 Then I be about it
 Where would I be without it
 Brilliant!
 Speak about it
 Then I be about it
 Where would I be without it
 Resilient!
 VERSE 2
 I'm suppose to be homeless
 Slept on the floors of my brothers, no Jonas
 So I... ain't... thinkin' 'bout opponents
 Went from the couch surfer to an homeowner
 Where I'm from that's called progress
 I'm the truth indeed I plead no contest
 I'm suppose to be a thief no conscious
 Only stole the show at sold out concerts
 And never sold any kinda
 Contraband to no man. No ganja
 Don't let the locks fool ya, y'all got me twisted
 No sice, no stereotype, no statistic!
 Shape up or ship out in this game
 Take a little off the top, go against the grain
 And keep my cuts bold, refuse to be faded
 But when your green's light you're usually jaded
 HOOK
 VERSE 3
 I'm suppose to be a failure
 But I catch breaks
 Like a breath of fresh air and the snare's my inhaler
 Brought a brother back when I should've been silenced
 I'm suppose to be a victim of gun violence
 Thrice!
 But my spirits defiant
 The earth gave birth to a sun with a vibrant
 Light!
 But my heart should be black
 Overcompensating for everything that I lack
 In fact I'm the polar opposite of that
 But they act like I only play sports and sell crack
 And/Or rap I can be that and much more
 Came a long way though they tried to leave me cut short
 Hard work pays, what I need luck for?
 Guess I was suppose to be scared of a shut door
 Can't halt my train of thoughts conductor
 Express lines nonstop when tracks cut off.
 HOOK