[00:12.15]Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this[00:14.41]Be like this, be like this[00:17.09]Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this[00:20.07][00:20.78]Yeah, life is a balance[00:22.91]You lose your grip, you can slip into an abyss[00:25.13]No doubt you see these niggas trippin'[00:27.06]Ego in charge of every move, he's a star[00:29.13]And we can't look away[00:30.39]Due to the days that he caught our hearts[00:32.06]He's fallin' apart, but we deny it[00:34.24]Justifying that half-ass bullshit he dropped, we always buy it[00:37.54]When he tell us he a genius but it's clearer lately[00:40.14]It's been hard for him to look into the mirror lately[00:42.68]There was a time when this nigga was my hero, maybe[00:45.47]That's the reason why his fall from grace is hard to take[00:48.10]'Cause I believed him when he said his bullshit was purer and he[00:50.69][00:51.24]The type of nigga swear he real but all around him's fake[00:53.32]The women, the d**kriders, you know, the yes men[00:55.90]Nobody with the ****** to say somethin' to contest him[00:58.63]So he grows out of control[00:59.96]Into the person that he truly was all along[01:02.61]It's startin' to show, Damn, wonder what happened[01:05.85]Maybe it's my fault for idolizing niggas[01:07.82]Based off the words they be rappin'[01:09.44]But come to find out, these niggas don't even write they shit[01:12.18]Hear some new style bubblin' up, then they bite the shit[01:14.60]Damn, that's what I get for lyin' to myself[01:17.12]Well, **** it, what's more important is he's cryin' out for help[01:19.69]While the world's eggin' him on, I'm beggin' him to stop it[01:22.58]Playin' his old shit, knowin' he won't top it, false prophets[01:26.09][01:26.70]Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this[01:28.97]Be like this, be like this[01:31.86]Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this[01:34.99]Be like this[01:35.64]False prophets (La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la…)[01:37.41]Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this[01:39.54]Be like this, be like this[01:42.42]Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this[01:44.96]Yeah, false prophets[01:46.57][01:46.78]I got a homie, he a rapper and he wanna win bad[01:48.70]He want the fame, the acclaim, the respect that's been had[01:51.79]By all the legends, so every time I see him, he stressin'[01:54.33]Talkin' 'bout, niggas don't **** with him, the shit is depressin'[01:56.97]And I know he so bitter he can't see his own blessings[01:59.54]Goddamn, nigga, you too blind to see you got fans, nigga[02:02.69]And a platform to make a classic rap song[02:05.22]To change a nigga's life, but you too anxious livin' life[02:07.61]Always worried 'bout the critics who ain't ever ****ing did it[02:10.33]I write what's in my heart, don't give a **** who ****ing with it[02:12.96]But in a sense I can relate, the need to be great[02:15.70]Turns into an obsession and keeps a nigga up late[02:18.28]Writin' words, hopin' people observe the dedication[02:20.81]That stirs in you constantly, but intentions get blurred[02:23.71]Do I do it for the love of the music or is there more to me?[02:26.50]Do I want these ****ers to worship me? False prophets[02:29.49][02:30.50]Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this[02:33.32]Be like this, be like this[02:35.51]Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this[02:38.34]Be like this[02:39.29]False prophets (La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la…)[02:41.16]Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this[02:43.34]Be like this, be like this[02:46.02]Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this[02:49.61]Yeah, false prophets[02:50.43][02:50.79]These rappers insecure[02:52.05]They talk about being a man so much[02:53.67]I finally understand that they ain't even sure[02:55.80]'Bout who they are and why they do this[02:57.62]Guess I'm included in that category[02:59.54]As a mother****er who done had the glory[03:01.11]My highest moments come from tellin' all the saddest stories[03:03.75]I've seen in my life, I be fiendin' to write[03:06.12]Songs that raise the hair on my arms[03:07.94]My lowest moments came from tryin' too hard[03:10.11]To impress some mother****ers that couldn't care if I'm on[03:12.19]Therefore from here on out, my hair grow out[03:14.67]I care nothin' bout opinions[03:16.90]I wanna give hope like the fountains you throw pennies in[03:19.42]Hit the store, take your diss, make your wish[03:22.21]This is dedicated to the ones[03:23.88]Who listen to me on some faithful shit[03:25.90]I'm on some thankful shit[03:27.57]But the real god is in you, not the music you coppin'[03:30.00]I hear my old shit and I know I can top it; false prophets[03:32.88][03:33.55]Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this[03:36.22]Be like this, be like this[03:39.26]Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this[03:41.94]Be like this[03:43.11]False prophets (La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la…)[03:44.83]Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this[03:47.30]Be like this, be like this[03:49.89]Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this[03:52.52]Yeah, false prophets