Look, if you had one
shot, or one opportunity
to seize everything you ever wanted
One moment
would you capture it
or just let it slip?
Yo, his palms are sweaty,
knees weak, arms are heavy
there'ss vomit on his sweater
already, mom's spaghetti
he's nervous, but on the
surface he looks calm and ready
to drop bombs, but he keeps on forgettin
what he wrote down, the
whole crowd goes so loud
he opens his mouth, but
the words won't come out
he's chokin, how everybody's jokin now
the clocks run out,
times up over, bloah!
snap back to reality,
oh there goes gravity
oh, there goes rabbit, he choked
hes so mad, but he wont give up that
is he? no
he wont have it , he knows
his whole back citys ropes
it dont matter, hes dope
he knows that, but hes broke
hes so stacked that he knows
when he goes back to his
mobile home, thats when its
back to the lab again yo
this whole rap sh^t
he better go capture this moment
and hope it dont pass him
You better lose yourself
in the music, the moment
you own it, you better never let it go
you only get one shot, do
not miss your chance to blow
this opportunity comes
once in a lifetime yo
You better lose yourself
in the music, the moment
you own it, you better never let it go
you only get one shot, do
not miss your chance to blow
this opportunity comes
once in a lifetime yo
The souls escaping, through
this hole that its gaping
this world is mine for the taking
make me king, as we move
toward a, new world order
a normal life is borin, but
superstardoms close to post mortar
it only grows harder, only grows hotter
he blows us all over
these ho^s is all on him
coast to coast shows, hes
know as the globetrotter
lonely roads, god only knows
hes grown farther from
home, hes no father
he goes home and barely
knows his own daughter
but hold your nose cuz
here goes the cold water
His bosses dont want him
no mo, hes cold product
They moved on to the
next schmoe who flows
he nose dove and sold nada
so the soap opera is told and unfolds
i suppose its old potna,
but the beat goes on
da da dum da dum da da
You better lose yourself
in the music, the moment
you own it, you better never let it go
you only get one shot, do
not miss your chance to blow
this opportunity comes
once in a lifetime yo
You better lose yourself
in the music, the moment
you own it, you better never let it go
you only get one shot, do
not miss your chance to blow
this opportunity comes
once in a lifetime yo
No more games, ima change
what you call rage
tear this mothafuc^^^ roof
off like 2 dogs caged
i was playin in the beginnin,
the mood all changed
i been chewed up and spit
out and booed off stage
but i kept rhymin and
stepwritin the next cypher
best believe somebodys
payin the pied piper
all the pain inside
amplified by the fact
that i cant get by with my 9 to 5
and i cant provide the right
type of life for my family
cuz man, these goddam food
stamps dont buy diapers
and its no movie, theres no
mekhi phifer, this is my life
and these times are so hard
and it's getting even harder
tryin to feed and water my seed, plus
see dishonor caught up bein
a father and a prima donna
baby mama drama screamin on and
too much for me to wanna
stay in one spot, another jam or not
has gotten me to the
point, i'm like a snail
i've got to formulate a plot
fore i end up in jail or shot
success is my only mothafuc^^^
option, failures not
mom, i love you, but
this trail has got to go
i cannot grow old in salems lot
so here i go is my shot.
feet fail me not cuz maybe the
only opportunity that i got
You better lose yourself
in the music, the moment
you own it, you better never let it go
you only get one shot, do
not miss your chance to blow
this opportunity comes
once in a lifetime yo
You better lose yourself
in the music, the moment
you own it, you better never let it go
you only get one shot, do
not miss your chance to blow
this opportunity comes
once in a lifetime yo
You can do anything you
set your mind to, man
