If I was granted one wish
It would be for you to see me
For who I really am

Because these looks can be deceiving
And I swear to god
If you really listen closely

By the time this song is over
You will truly know me.


'Cause I am not a monster
I am just a man
And I'm getting sick and $#&@in' tired

of these fans
That expect me to be some perfect version
of a $#&@in' person

And it's hurtful
I feel worthless
I just wanna feel I'm worth it


And it's hard
but I'm learning to be honest

And discerning
And I am gaining all my courage
to be better

I am searching

But it's so damn hard

To keep it calm when
Everything I've known
Is broken and scarred

And I'm not trying to complain
About my problems at all
Because my problems

Are the reason I have gotten this far
So I am thankful for adversity
And makin' me strong

I'm just trying to explain
How I feel in a song
It goes


I really can't believe that
I'm here right now

I'm hanging on an airplane
Falling through the airwaves
in the clouds


I never ever want to touch the ground
I'm walkin' on a tight rope

Searching for the right note
Play that sound


Let's take it back to '92 when I was eight
My brother gave me a tape
By mistake

Dr. Dre
It was December 15th to the date
The Chronic

On my birthday
Must have been fate


Now let's flash forward
To the first time in '99
When I heard Shady on the radio

And to my surprise
That this is really happenin'
A white boy is rappin'

From the bottom to the top
That mother$#&@er made it happen


So I grabbed a pen and pad
And started writin' down madness
Later joined a band

And wrote my songs around my sadness
Formulated all my tragic moments into magic
Now I'm sellin' tickets to my shows and

have 'em packed in.

You best believe it
'Cause I'm tellin the truth
I bought a mother$#&@in' caddy

And a house with a view
Don't need to prove that I'm amazin'
And I'm keepin' it true
So before you try and hate me,
Try to walk in my shoes

It goes

I really can't believe that
I'm here right now
I'm hanging on an airplane

Falling through the airwaves
in the clouds

I never ever want to touch the ground
I'm walkin' on a tight rope

Searching for the right note
Play that sound

And after all that I've been through
I can say I've made it
Through the $#&@in' bull%#@!

To the other side safely
I can truly say I can feel myself changing
Into a better person
Don't give a $#&@ if you can hate me
Never gonna let you $#&@ing take me down
That path I'm used to taking
And I know that in my heart of hearts

The problems that I'm facing
Is in half the battle that I'm fighting
Energy I'm wasting
I'm so sick of these $#&@in' (*##$es
Always changing what I'm saying
Into something that it's not
Man this %#@! has got to stop

%#@! I'll wear the clothes I want
And I'll cut my hair all off
And I'll do it just to prove
That I'm a mother$#&@in boss
And my music keeps me movin'
And I will not slow or pause
I'd like to think that I'm a-okay

And all my worries are so foolish
And will fade away
One day I'd like to think that
I faced my fate
And my legacy lives on,
You'll remember my name
And it goes


I really can't believe that
I'm here right now
I'm hanging on an airplane
Falling through the airwaves
in the clouds


I never ever want to touch the ground
I'm walkin' on a tight rope
Searching for the right note
Play that sound