Life and Times

Life of times of Michael Barber Alexander cried when there were no more kingdoms left for him to conquer I'mma be a failure surrounded by thugs, drugs, and drug paraphernalia Searching for Benjamins all my folks lost in the tenements ah Flow tight I'mma be a failure surrounded by thugs, drugs, and drug paraphernalia Searching for Benjamins all my folks lost in the tenements ah The life and times of Michael Barber volume two I flew the coop, threw em throw a loop like producers do Drag my name in the dirt, I still maneuver through Caeser was killed by his own that Brutus dude Read a bible to know exactly what Judas do But that's another story, or maybe my own nightmare I know they coming for me and they won't fight fair See me at my very best yet I know I could be better still Dark knights trying to get high on Heath Ledger pills I lost control like I can't find where the remote go I feel like I can't breathe cops got me in a choke hold All over some loose cigarettes - I can't breathe To many haters and naysayers saying they could do what I do Make a living off music but most of em tried too It could be sheep or wolves or sheep dressed as wolves They could still never do what the lion do I'm a fuckin' killer, I'm so mad about drugs, drugs, drugs, I'm mad about drugs Mr. Whisper, surgeons or Benjamins, all my posts locked in the cinnamon I'm a fuckin' killer, I'm so mad about drugs, drugs, drugs, I'm mad about drugs I'mma be a failure surrounded by thugs, drugs, and drug paraphernalia Searching for Benjamins all my folks lost in the tenements ah Flow tight I'mma be a failure surrounded by thugs, drugs, and drug paraphernalia Searching for Benjamins all my folks lost in the tenements ah I don't wanna be king, I wanna destroy the kingdom Ya claiming your free but can't define freedom These coppers who beat em and then read em they rights That's why I disappear just like a thief in the night Especially if I ain't armed or at least armed with an attorney It ain't about the end or the start it's all about the journey So I'm in a hurry, eyes blurry, until the gurney And I see the pearly gates or meet the devil at the crossroads This is just my thoughts so Take it with a grain of salt, ah oh It's hard to think I ever lost But if you got me you probably cheated You think I'm not coming back? I got the worst since of humor, I always get the last laugh Here's a penny for your thoughts see if you can coin a phrase Because before you make a million you gotta make a million mistakes Lesson learned on other snakes that I'm not revealing Not feeling these fakes just hang by myself like Robin Williams I'mma be a failure surrounded by thugs, drugs, and drug paraphernalia Searching for Benjamins all my folks lost in the tenements ah Flow tight I'mma be a failure surrounded by thugs, drugs, and drug paraphernalia Searching for Benjamins all my folks lost in the tenements ah