Arena
T.I. Lyrics

If anybody feeling fresh in the building
If anyone is full of positive energy here

Take your hand, hold it high to the ceiling right now
Raise your hand to the roof right at the moment

And say damn I'm killing them, damn I'm killing them
And say proudly that I'm making a great impact here

I know they feeling me now
I realize that they're starting to notice me now

And if you too fresh in the building
And if you're also full of positive energy here

Then take your hand, hold it high to the ceiling right now
Raise your hand to the top right now

And I'm still here with a lifestyle you would kill for
I'm here with a lifestyle that many people would kill for

Still here with the same shoes that I had on from the get-go
I still wear the same shoes I used to wear from the beginning

Straight out of Atlanta, Georgia, for any of y'all that didn't know
I'm from Atlanta, Georgia, in case anyone was unaware

And I'm never that hard to find because 420 is my zip code
420 is my zip code so I'm not hard to locate

But back then couldn't get dro, 'cause back then I was this broke
But I couldn't afford marijuana back then because I was really poor

That's why I got so many hustles, bruh man from the fifth floor
That's why I have so many jobs, buddy from fifth floor

What would you do in the middle of the winter
What would you do in the winter season

When the sun goes down and it gets cold?
When the sun sets and temperature drops?

Growin' up in a house with no stove, no doors, no walls, no windows
Growing up in a house without a stove and proper doors, walls and windows

And my brother was always fresher
And my brother was always more stylish than me

I would go to school in his clothes, when I did go
I used to go to school in his clothes with when I went to school

So that's why now this the type of life that I live for
That's why nowadays I love this kind of life

Comin' up as a youngin', man some nights I would vomit
Growing up as a child, sometimes I felt so queasy that I would vomit

I would throw up on myself 'cause I was so sick to my stomach
I threw up on myself because I was so uncomfortable

Now I'm the shit, fix the plumbing
Now I'm great at what I do, I even fix plumbing issues

Bare with my y'all, I'm this close
Please be patient with me, I'm almost there

Spent my whole life chasin' chips, where's Nabisco?
I've spent all my life chasing money, where is Nabisco?

My past memories, I miss those
I miss my past memories sometimes

Hey, all I can say is you get what you wish for
All I can say is you get what you ask for in life

I'm fresh off my pit stop, flow airtight with no Ziploc
I just took a brief break, now my flow is perfect and unstoppable

Get shit pop when my shit drop, no hip-hop, this Tip hop
The moment my music is released, it becomes famous and it's not just any hip-hop, it's Tip hop

I'm back standin' at the tip top where I belong, it won't be long
I'm back at the very top where I belong and I'm not leaving anytime soon

'Til you hear me on a B.o.B song, some chick gettin' my skeet on
Until you hear me on a B.o.B song, getting some women interested

To touch the sole of my feet, G you gon' have to get your reach on
You will have to stretch to touch my feet

I'm up all the way high, all the way fly on the ground and I'm off the radar
I'm up way up high in the air and in real life, I'm not visible

Bernie Madoff money, dawg got killers paid off with it all
I have a lot of money just like Bernie Madoff that I use to pay off killers

I got the juice, could you place a call and we place a call to who place a call
I have the power, and when I make a call, people will answer and do what I say

Beg your pardon, I'm too hard, I disregard what you say
I'm too tough to care about what you say

Back up the trunk and pass the buck, here's where I'm stoppin' today
I have stopped by this point with my trunk and everything

Got swag all on me, homie, can't wipe it away we too ill, ill
I've got too much swag to wipe it away, we're too ill and unique

That's how we got arenas, domes, and stadiums feel
That's how we get people to fill up arenas, domes, and stadiums

How you feel?
How are you feeling right now?

And I'm still here in a black whip full of strange clouds
I'm still here, driving around in a black car and smoking weed

And I'm still here with the same team, nigga stay down
I'm still with the same team and they've been loyal

Still here for the east side, ain't a thing change but the bank account
I'm still here for the east side and the only thing that has changed is my bank account

Hands high when I come 'round 'cause I'm killin' this shit nigga, hands down
When I'm around, people raise their hands high because I'm the best

And I go hard, my passport's like a postcard
I work really hard, and I travel a lot as shown by my passports full of stamps

Give a fuck if I'm solo, I'll go toe to toe with your whole squad
It doesn't matter if I'm alone, I can fight a whole team by myself

With the soul of a soldier but even still I don't want no parts
Even though I have the mentality of a soldier, I still don't want to be involved

And no niggas with no hearts, you cocksuckers need throat guards
I don't want to deal with people who don't have any hearts and/or people who talk too much

I'm throwed off for the most part, a young dog with an old bark
I'm a little strange but I'm still very talented

Flow dumb, but I'm so smart, I compose art, call me Mozart
I may seem silly sometimes but I'm actually very smart and my music is art

My nightlife's like a soap opera with two chicks like it's Noah's ark
My nightlife is like a soap opera with so many women that it's a bit ridiculous but also fun

They got nice dresses with no bras with good bodies like "Oh God!"
They're wearing really pretty dresses without bras and their bodies are amazing

From a poor child to on top like a mohawk
From being really poor to being on top and successful

But I always knew I'd go far, like a gas truck with no park
I always knew that I would succeed just like a gas truck with no brakes

So no applause, hold the applause
So there's no need to applaud

Just put your hand up if you know the song
Just raise your hand if you know the song