Royce da 5'9" - Merry Go Round

[Hook] I have tried in vein Never had success So it seems my life is nothing but a mess I have lost, my only friends Now it seems I have to start again MERRY GO ROUND [Verse 1] My lifes been goin around 'n' round since '95 Went from goin where about to die Went from callin' my chick a chicken cause she look like she got poultry around her thighs To callin' your piece a chicken cause she got no teeth and she got crow feet, around her eyes How hard are y'all? I got a heart the size of Arkansas Count to five, these birds gon' hit the ground and they ain't from out the sky Went from havin' an outta-this-world-flow, to doin' the pity, or doin' the coon dance To watchin' my good friend Eminem winnin' a moonman I remember cause I was in New York with all of my boys to start shit Lettin' 'em stay with me, long story short, they tore my corporate apartment Went from bein a kid addicted to basketball To bein an ignorent nigga addicted to alcohol Round and round we go is how this movie would end Self-proclaimed King of my city, not really just truely the King of losin' a friend Who would've thought this goof in the park whos true to his ark would lose Or win just by givin' his thoughts 'n' views [Hook] I have tried in vein Never had success So it seems my life is nothing but a mess I have lost, my only friends Now it seems I have to start again MERRY GO ROUND [Verse 2] You would hear that Ryan's skilled Might even hear Ryan kills You will never hear Ryan Stiles Here to put the "i" in ill My mind is still Like a merry-go-round spill Like leavin' only guns to my kids when I'm killed I got an iron will Intellect as ion(?), I went from high on pills To triumph, to hidin' from bills, to buyin buildin's Then I went from writin' for Dre To wonderin' if my head was on straight on the sidelines Feelin' I forgot about listenin' to "Forgot About Dre" From there I went to about a bottle a day Tellin' who we know "Get outta my face!" okay I know what Kino said about Dre I look at Kino to this day like that was a stupid mistake But if it wasn't for him doin that, what would I be doin today? If it wasn't for Ca$his sayin' that he gonna beat my ass Then me and Em prob'ly wouldn't be laughin bout us gettin past it If it wasn't for me bein outcasted I woulda never been on the underground rappin wit SLAUGHTERHOUSE! [Hook] I have tried in vein Never had success So it seems my life is nothing but a mess I have lost, my only friends Now it seems I have to start again MERRY GO ROUND