Lupe Fiasco - Till I Get There

[Verse 1] I'mma ho, whole word on hold The crowd is like "ho!", operator's like "hold" Man, now ain't that cold? I'm just trying to talk to my homie, that's something to hold Homegirl ain't trying to be a hole, even though she on a pole Can she get a second chance? NO! Whoa! Like the opposite of gold That's how it's supposed to be: a butterfly For the sake of rhyming let's just say "butterflyee" The truth stings like Muhammad Ali I tell 'em tell 'em don't homocide me I just a little old hope with his back against the ropes Fighting for his fans and, fighting for his folks But the boo's from the crowd they become so loud If I could block em out then, I could knock em out then Dance around the ring, but until then I'll say Hook: I'mma keep it cool, and I'mma do me It is what it is and that's how it's gon' be Until I get there Until I get there And yeah I got flaws, I know I'm not perfect But all ups and downs, will soon be worth it When I get there When I get there [Verse 2] "Doctor doctor please! The fame ain't painless enough" That's cause you ain't famous enough You got a little name, but your name ain't ringing enough He said "take 2 of these and put change in my cup" I said I wasn't poor, he gave me some more Grabbed me a publicist and pointed me to the door "Out!" Ouch.. I'm telling you this all from a therapist's couch "Tell me about your mother? What she's all about?" Prescribed me an interview and then told me to bounce Damn..geez. The world is so cold, I'm glad I bought these skis Went right off of the bunny sloped and right into the trees Went unconscious, they rushed me to a concert Instead of green jello, they made me chicken soup They fed me magazine covers and video shoots Hook: I'mma keep it cool, and I'mma do me It is what it is and that's how it's gon' be Until I get there Until I get there And yeah I got flaws, I know I'm not perfect But all ups and downs, will soon be worth it When I get there When I get there [Verse 3] And when I finally make it, I'mma stunt so hard Evil as Knievel, I'mma jump so far Way up in the atmosphere, I ain't coming back Be a jerk to these jerks, yeah that'll make em hurt Huh? Instead of young boy in the mirror A young version of me, so I started to tear up He said "you need to cheer up, your mind need to clear up You're already here" Then he disappeared and I felt something familiar Something I was taught, something I had lost If you are afraid, the fear that you gon' change some All you gotta do is just remember where you came from