Maintain
Organized Konfusion Lyrics

I'm sitting at the edge of my bed and I'm fed
I'm sitting at the edge of my bed, feeling full of negative thoughts.

All the negative thoughts running straight through my head
My mind is full of negative thoughts and it's tough to push them away.

Lights red, and I can't make moves, I work hard
I'm under a lot of pressure and can't seem to make progress, despite my hard work.

And I thought it would have been nice to buy papa dukes some shoes
It would have meant a lot to me to be able to buy my father a pair of shoes.

Niggas try to get over, pressure on my shoulders
There are always people trying to take advantage of me, which puts a lot of pressure on me.

Dropped the fat LP in '91 of October
I released a great album back in October '91.

Now that I'm older and my man pops is gone
Now that I'm older and my friend, who was like a father figure to me, has passed away.

My focus is stronger, mom pick up your head, we gotta move on
I'm more focused than ever and want my mother to stay strong and move forward with me.

Do you remember Mr. J used to say the beats was fat
Do you remember how good Mr. J thought our beats were?

But when it comes to business, nigga don't play
But when it comes to business matters, we have to take things seriously.

I look beyond all this stress to seek faith
I try to see past all the stress and focus on having faith.

Mad homicides, unemployment rates sky high
There's a lot of violence and unemployment in our community.

Shorty busting caps, cops caught him out there
A young person was shooting a gun and got caught by the police.

Daytime drama and his mama didn't care
Everyone was watching the drama unfold during the day, but the person's mother didn't seem to care.

That's why I shouldn't be rapping and packing pistols on the bully
That's why I shouldn't be rapping about violence or carrying a gun.

But niggas be stressing me and I ain't paid in fully
But people are putting a lot of pressure on me and I haven't been paid what I deserve.

So I'm dropping something fatter, not for props
So I'm releasing something really great, not just for the sake of getting attention.

We're respecting the matter, hops
We take the subject matter of our songs seriously and with respect.

I'm fat, check my stats, Prince drops data for me and my man Pops
I'm successful and have the data to prove it, just like Prince, who was also successful.

Rolls-Royce and myself are always getting mad harassed by the cops
The cops are always giving me and my car a hard time.

So now I'm in the chop shop creating masterpieces
So now I'm working on making great music in the chop shop.

So it don't matter money what my funny label releases
It doesn't matter how much money the label spends on promoting my music, because it's great regardless.

This is thanks to the streets and my peeps that made me
I owe my success to the streets and to the people who supported me.

And the la-la-lee, la-la-lee
And the music that drives me forward.

We gotta maintain
We have to keep pushing forward and working hard.

Now it's been said, a grown man ain't supposed to cry
It's been said that a grown man isn't supposed to cry.

So why, are there tears inside my eyes?
So why do I have tears in my eyes?

I wake up in the morning, it's a new problem
Every day I have a new problem to face.

I just can't solve 'em
I just can't seem to figure out how to solve them.

Yo, extreme kid, I'm telling you man, I'm on the brink of robbin'
I'm really struggling and I feel like I'm about to do something drastic, like rob someone.

Who's that man in the mirror? Ha!
Who is that man staring back at me in the mirror?

The picture's getting clearer and clearer, ha!
I'm starting to see things more clearly.

The end is coming nearer and nearer, ha!
The end is approaching quickly.

Take a good look at what you fear, ha!
Take a good look at what you're afraid of.

Time marches on and it's a new song
Time keeps moving forward and things keep changing.

It's a new morning, it's a new dawn
Every day is a new opportunity to start fresh.

Feet don't fail me now, I got to make it to the studio someway somehow
I need to make it to the studio, no matter what.

But I need a little bit of nourishment first
But first, I need to eat something to give me energy.

I stop at the store to quench my thirst
I stop at the store to buy something to drink.

Why are they watching me buy my juice?
Why are these people staring at me while I buy juice?

Why must they clock me buy my juice?
Why are they paying such close attention to me buying juice?

Just give me my change and please put my change into my hand
Just give me my change and place it directly into my hand.

Man would you listen to me if I didn't have a tan?
Would people still pay attention to me if I didn't have a tan?

All you have to do is show some decency
All you have to do is treat me with respect.

But you want to bring out the beast in me
But you're trying to push me to my limits.

Papa always told me, be all you can be
My father always told me to strive for greatness.

And maintain, gotta maintain
And keep pushing forward, always maintain.