By myself
H.O.J., even when I'm by myself
Little Brother, even when I'm by myself

even when I'm by myself
Zo! & Tigallo, even when I'm by myself
Justus League, even when I'm by myself

Phontigallo for dolo
Smile for the camera, ^!$$%, pose for the photo
Pause for the promo 'cause failure's a no-no

Back on my fly %#@!
So green with envy, kiss me, I'm Irish
^!$$%s be asking me "Who we got to ride with? "

They saying "Come back Tay, we been craving"
We need LB to come and save the rap
But, truthfully, I don't think the %#@! needs saving

I think we got wives and sons that need raising
New dreams to fill and for that, we need patience
Twenty-one years old, I used to slang verses

But ten years later, I am not the same person
Whole new perspective, not the same purpose
And sometimes I have to question if I even want it

Not mad at the game 'cause it is what it is
And not mad at the radio 'cause I don't know what's on it
Be in my own universes when I be doing verses

Burn 'em down like the Klan used to do to churces
Back in the day in my town, ^!$$%
Don't come around if you a clown ^!$$%, then go and do the circus

First, do the knowledge, then do the purchase
Understand why, against me, a coup is worthless
Battle Tay [? ] That's the dumbest thing I ever heard

Since ex-hoes claiming that they're born-again virgins
Feeling like a born-again version
Of myself, thought I left the %#@! I used to listen to

'Til one day, I was playing my old %#@!
Like "Who the $#&@ is this? I kind of miss this dude."
It's the same old Tigga that slowed your whole movement

And y'all dudes just all show and no proving
But honestly, I like what them young boys is doing
But my ^!$$%s like "Tay, they close, but no Cuban"

Like I was the chosen one for flowing
I'm done, the rap game's no country for old men
I'll always spit whenever the spirit hits me

But $#&@ if I'm a be doing this %#@! when I'm sixty
And that's no disrespect to KRS
I'm just trying to make my art and do what's smart

I'm saying, rapping Tay, four-and-half-mic honoree
Or singing Tay, first-time Grammy nominee
^!$$%, you do the math, ^!$$%, you add it up

That's on my mind when I press record
A lot of ^!$$%s probably mad at me
But I would rather be a lonley wolf than a sheep that's bored

So $#&@ it, be by myself
Big Pooh, even when I'm by myself
Big Dho, even when I'm by myself

Nicolay, even when I'm by myself
My ^!$$% Zo!, even when I'm by myself
Median, even when I'm by myself

Yazarah, even when I'm by myself
DJ Flash, even when I'm myself