(Chorus)


I saw the sign and it opened up my eyes I saw the sign
Life is demanding without understanding
I saw the sign and it opened up my eyes I saw the sign

No one's gonna drag you up to get into the light where you belong

(Verse 1 - Eminem)


Look at these eyes, baby blue, baby just like yourself, if they were brown, Shady lose, Shady
Sits on the shelf, but Shady's cute, Shady knew, Shady's dimple's would help, make ladies swoon

Baby, {ooh baby}, look at my sales, let's do the math, if I was black, I would've sold half, I
Ain't have to graduate from Lincoln high school to know that, but I could rap, so $#&@ school,
I'm too cool to go back, gimme the mic, show me where the $#&@in' studio's at, when I was

Underground, no one gave a $#&@ I was white, no labels wanted to sign me, almost gave up, I was
Like, $#&@ it, until I met Dre, the only one to look past, gave me a chance, and I lit a fire up
Under his $$#, helped him get back to the top, every fan black that I got, was probably his in

Exchange for every white fan that he's got, like damn, we just swapped, sittin' back lookin' at
%#@!, wow, I'm like my skin is it starting to work to my benefit now


(Chorus)

I saw the sign and it opened up my eyes I saw the sign

Life is demanding without understanding
I saw the sign and it opened up my eyes I saw the sign
No one's gonna drag you up to get into the light where you belong


(Verse 2 - Ludacris)


Ever since I was an embryo, waiting to shape up and ship out
Something in my brain said, "Wake up and kick out!"
Roberta and Wayne stayed up and flipped out

Cause when I came I was draped up and dripped out
Snip the umbilical, spit the government chip out
Peace up, A-Town down and then I dipped out

And oh my gosh, the Osh Kosh was picked out
I slipped in, even my baby stroller was tricked out
Somebody get him, the little ^!$$%'s out of control

Put a little bit of rum in my bottle I'll dream about diamonds and gold
Gold gold, to grow from an infant to toddler was effervescent
The essence of adolescence got my body feeling freshen

freshing freshing, and it was a blessing to rhyme and start rapping
I was the best in my section with flows hard than erections
Still the best but now I'm grown with more range than a Texan

And I'm a heavyweight you ^!$$%s is lighter than my complexion

(Chorus)


I saw the sign and it opened up my eyes I saw the sign
Life is demanding without understanding

I saw the sign and it opened up my eyes I saw the sign
No one's gonna drag you up to get into the light where you belong


(Verse 3 - Joell Ortiz)

I ain't raised no deadbeats (but I')

Better find you a application boy, get up on yo feet' (right)
Though your E.D.'s was dirty, my rhyme book was neat (ya)
Plus I ink my heart and soul in 'em sheets (but uh)

Holla at me though (word)
I'm so unhappy yo
Don't wanna be the dude in the barbershop that coulda made it (nah)

And decipher when young boys spittin' %#@! that's outdated
And 'em ^!$$%s walkin' away like homie was overrated (damn)
Life ain't a (*##$

Life is life and I hate it
Never tried suicide, I ain't got the heart to pull it
Know your brain feel pain when it stained by that bullet (whoa)

I don't wanna live
Yet I don't wanna die (die)
And have God say 'you was about to do it, Joell why?' (why)

Daddy, do you even care that yo boy is still alive? (uhh)
Ain't seen you since '83, hello to you to (damn)
Guess I was unimportant, and you had to do you


(Chorus)

I saw the sign and it opened up my eyes I saw the sign
Life is demanding without understanding

I saw the sign and it opened up my eyes I saw the sign
No one's gonna drag you up to get into the light where you belong