Follow My Lead
Joell Ortiz Lyrics

Uh, I got bitches on my dick, I don't want 'em there.
I have attention from women, but I don't desire it.

Closet full of brand names, I don't wanna wear.
I have expensive clothes, but I don't value material possessions.

Everybody got advice that I don't wanna hear, world in ya palm, But you don't wanna share, still, I'm followin' you.
People offer advice, but I don't care for it. You have control over the world, yet you refuse to share your power, but I still follow you.

Are you leadin' me with the weapons drawn?
Are you guiding me forcefully and aggressively?

Co-dependent on her, but got me in bed alone.
I rely on her, but I am left alone in bed.

You say if you love it, let it go.
You believe that if you love something, you should set it free.

Nothin' set in stone, plus every rock they throw, I use as a stepping stone.
Nothing is definite, and I use the adversity and criticism thrown at me as opportunities for growth.

Got questions, say the answers better left unknown.
I have questions, but it's better to leave some answers unknown.

No I may not never see you, I should know you never gone.
I may never see you again, but I should know that you are never truly gone.

So I break the mirror cause, everything it's showin' me is wrong.
I shatter the mirror because it reflects a distorted image of myself.

Grab your hand and go along, cause I'm followin' you.
I hold your hand and follow you.

Say I should be pleased, what if I'm saddened?
You tell me I should be happy, but what if I am actually feeling sad?

Always say I been through worse, what if I haven't?
You always claim that I have experienced worse, but what if I haven't?

But if that holds true, here's the lesson, If you keep your head down, you might miss out on the blessing.
If it is indeed true that I have been through worse, then the lesson is that if you focus too much on your troubles, you might overlook the good things.

I don't need the money, I don't need the fame.
I don't require wealth or fame.

I don't need the lifestyle, I don't need the pain.
I don't desire a specific way of life or the suffering it entails.

I don't need the clubs, I don't need the cars.
I don't want to be a part of the club scene or own fancy cars.

None of that really matters to me.
None of those things hold significance for me.

I don't want the bad bitch, I don't want the strain.
I don't desire a difficult relationship or the stress it brings.

I don't want the high, enough shit on the brain.
I don't want to be intoxicated or burdened with unnecessary thoughts.

I don't want whatever's gonna help me be sane, I just wanna follow your lead.
I don't want anything that will make me feel normal; I just want to follow your guidance.

You sayin', 'follow my lead, follow, follow my lead'
You are instructing me to follow your guidance and follow you.

Brought me to my knees, she must wanna holla at me.
You have brought me down and made me feel vulnerable; perhaps you want to communicate with me.

When the world feel like swallowin' me, When every decision costly, and I ain't got a dolla on me.
When the world feels like it's engulfing me and every decision comes with a price, and I don't have any money.

Check it, I don't wanna pretend, I don't wanna live a lie.
I don't want to pretend or live a dishonest life.

I don't wanna be judged, don't wanna be criticized.
I don't want to be judged or criticized.

I don't wanna talk, if nothin' I wanna say, Boy, I let 'em get to know me, the more they just runaway.
I don't want to engage in meaningless conversations; when people get to know me, they tend to distance themselves.

And that, must be your way of sayin' we should stay together.
That must be your method of suggesting that we should remain together.

I know how to fuck it up, more than I can make it better.
I am aware that I have a tendency to make things worse rather than improve them.

I figured folk around me would learn to take it better, Instead of tryna change me, I been this way forever.
I thought that the people around me would handle it better and stop trying to change me; this is who I have always been.

Time will reveal, more will be shown.
Time will uncover more and reveal additional truths.

You pushed it, I thought the door closed on its own.
You exerted pressure, but I initially thought the door closed by itself.

But uh, nevermind what caused it, livin' a dream, Nothin' in this world powerful enough to pause it.
But nevermind what caused it; I am living a dream, and there is nothing in this world that can stop it.

Sayin' 'follow my lead, follow, follow my lead'
Repeatedly stating 'follow my lead' and urging me to do so.

Cig in my mouth, prescription bottle by me.
I have a cigarette in my mouth and a prescription bottle next to me.

And even when I think you might be making a mistake, I may not know the destination but I make it there safe.
Even when I suspect you may be making an error, I may not know the final outcome, but I still arrive safely.

When I feel like I can't get weaker, you always come and make a cameo or feature.
When I feel like I can't become any weaker, you always appear and play a small but significant role.

I'm good with my insanity and fevers, Cause Pac's looking from heaven saying 'They ain't understand me neither.'
I am comfortable with my madness and emotional turmoil because Tupac, watching from heaven, would say that others also fail to comprehend him.

A lot of times you leave me exposed, And laugh at me, still thinking I could be in control.
Often, you leave me vulnerable and laugh at me, yet I still believe I can maintain control.

Help me weather the storm, altogether I ain't norm. Cause I always disagree, though you ain't never been wrong.
Assist me in enduring the difficult times, as I am not normal. I always argue even though you have never been wrong.

Listen, I was feeling nearly unstoppable, And now I'm facing what appeared to be impossible.
Listen, I was once feeling invincible, but now I am confronted with seemingly insurmountable challenges.

Feeling unimportant enough to have to bother you.
Feeling insignificant to the point where I have to burden you.

But I'm down here alone, all I got is you.
But I am alone down here, and all I have is you.

I can't fit it all in a 16, The night that I was tipsy, And all them bullets just missed me.
I cannot express everything in a 16-bar verse. That night I was intoxicated, and I narrowly escaped getting shot by bullets.

The day they rushed the block, I was strapped, but they didn't frisk me.
When they raided the neighborhood, I had a weapon, but they didn't search me.

Why I ain't fuck that stripper? Don't ask, and now she sick B.
Why didn't I have intercourse with that stripper? Don't inquire, but now she is sexually transmitted disease.

The drop on that jewelry store for 50. And I backed out last minute like 'nah, this shit look risky'.
I had planned to rob that jewelry store for $50,000, but at the last minute, I decided against it because I deemed it too dangerous.

'Nother one in the feds, he'll be there until he's sixty.
Another person is imprisoned, and he will remain there until he is sixty years old.

I wanna thank you for the blessings and the gifts. And the lessons and the messages they left, I get the drift.
I want to express gratitude to you for the blessings and gifts you have given me. I also appreciate the lessons and messages I have received; I understand their meaning.

Fuck the cheddar or whatever, it don't measure up to this.
I don't care about money or any other material possession; they do not compare to what truly matters.

I mean, never did I ever not remember you exist.
I mean, I have never forgotten that you exist.

When I hop up out my bed, here's together, And our wish, is what you is from the heart, Inside my chest, you let it tick.
When I get up from my bed, we are still united. You are what I desire from the depths of my heart; you make it beat.

I love you from my soul, with every spiritual molecule.
I love you with every fiber of my being, down to the very essence of my soul.

Fuck twitter, all a nigga gotta do is follow you.
Forget Twitter; all I need to do is follow your lead.