Champion
99 NEIGHBORS Lyrics

Look me in my eye
I want you to see me and understand who I am.

Tell me whatchu see
What do you really perceive when you look at me deeply?

When you see somebody like me
When I reckon you view someone like myself.

Look me in my eyes
Gaze into my eyes to see the truth.

I'm still alive
I have crossed hurdles that could have killed me, but I am still here standing and fighting.

And I'm still here
I'm still present and coping with the challenges in life.

Tell me what you see
Disclose your honest perception of me.

Head above water
I am barely surviving amidst all these difficulties.

But I'm in too deep
I'm overwhelmed and trapped in my complex dilemmas.

Toss and turn in my sheets
I'm restless and sleepless, trying to confront my demons.

I need TLC when I creep
I need some tender loving care when I creep.

I got skeletons in my closet
I'm haunted by many secrets and struggles that I've locked away.

Takin' medicine out my cabinets
I've had to seek medical and psychiatric care to help cope with my troubles.

Got a lot of dead homies
Many of my closest friends have passed away.

And I know they waitin' for me
I have a sense that my departed friends are watching over me.

Since '97 I've been striving for greatness, 'Til the days end
Since 1997, I have been ambitious and relentless in pursuing excellence until my time is up.

'Til i can't breathe and lights off
I will continue fighting until I have no more breath left in me, even when doubt tries to snuff out the light inside me.

Six feet deep in pavement
Refers to death, being six feet under the pavement.

Tell me what the fuck I look like
What do I appear to you? Am I a hopeless case?

I'm an outsider on the inside
I'm an outsider because I'm different, which makes it tough for me to fit in.

Want me to talk like that but I walk like that
Asked to behave like others, but I cannot change my ways.

But I'd rather watch paint dry
I prefer being alone than conforming to the crowd.

Stuck between a rock and fuckin' hard spot
I have little to no options left that could benefit me.

I'ma keep tryin' 'til my fuckin' heart pop
I will relentlessly fight for my dreams until I take my last breath.

Lord take me if I never make my momma proud
I would rather die than let my mum down.

Until then, I'ma hold it down
I will keep fighting, enduring, and persevering for my dreams.

So I keep my head above water
I'm trying my best to not drown amidst everything that's happening to me.

And I'ma tread lightly
I'm taking things carefully with much thought and caution.

For a minute i was sinking
For a brief moment, I was on the verge of giving up.

Still think that I'ma die with the perfect timing
I'm convinced that everything, including death, happens for a reason.

Hittin' 89 on the 105; I might crash
Driving with a possible reckless disregard for my life.

99 on my dash
I'm going somewhere quickly, but I'm not angry or in a hurry.

Safe to say I don't care
It's safe to say that I'm indifferent to danger and death.

Day to day I'm all in
Every single day, I give it my all to achieve my dreams.

Wake and bake with my friends
I wake up and smoke marijuana with my friends to ease the pain and enjoy each other's company.

Almost a high school drop out
I almost didn't graduate from high school.

But I'm up now, can't stop, what the fuck now (uh)
I can't be stopped now that I'm succeeding in life.

Still independent if you wanna come and get it
I'm independent and not at the mercy of others.

'Cause I'm headed to the top now
I'm on my idea of the right track to success.

Way too sick when I hop on the beat
I'm a skilled rapper and record artist.

Anything goes when I tap into me
I can draw strength and innovation from my intuition and inner self.

I was down for the count, ru-runnin' around
I was knocked out, but I picked myself back up and kept moving.

Head the ground with the blood on the sink (oh)
I’ve had various brutal moments and come face to face with depression.

I'ma champion, I'ma champion
I succeeded in overcoming my struggles, and I am the best.

Came from a broke home
I grew up in poverty.

Goodwill clothes
Most of my clothes were donated to me.

Now I'm grown with my dead homie's kicks on my feet
I have grown into a man who still remembers his departed friends by wearing their shoes.

What a life this be, R.I.P
What a life we have had; Rest in peace to all of my departed friends.

Tell every other nigga that he ain't like me
I can guarantee that no one else is quite like me.

Got a heavy heart from the loss in my art
My music carries the weight of my struggles and the loss of my loved ones.

It come out when I open up a little bit of me (yea)
I showcase my vulnerability when I reveal a bit about myself, and it helps me release the emotions I've bottled up.