I could feel the hate/ tell the real from fake /and i couldn't do that before/ wish i woulda new that/ before /wish i would've did my homework/ before pumping my fist /and saying tru dat/ before/ before i/ fell on the floor/ before I fell flat on my face/ its like I'm in the last lap of the race/ and if that's the case igotta slow down/ cant pick up the pace/ trynna live my life long and strong/ whats goin/ wasn't till this day/ now I understand what Mr gay/ was trynna say/ often I think of the coffin /were imma lay/ then think about the past / wish I had more time in a day /wish I had a way to make it last /been to the other siide and ain't a damn thing funny do you know a nigga had to laugh/