[Intro] Man, my life, man. Catch it whether I dont, catch it whether I do So it really dont matter. Know what Im sayin? [Hook] 4x Catch 20, catch 20, catch 22, 22, 20, 22 [Verse 1 The Tonic] Im comin out slippery as a trout Here is my handle here is my spout Fresh brand new born baby on the planet Almost aborted taken for granted Sticky from the womb And I feel doom After the scrub I cant feel no love Doctor says get the fix cause my bodys throwing fits Even though I dont know what it is I need a hit Everythings shaking. Why cant I stop? Dont warm me up no bottle, spark me up a rock Almost evicted, blood vessels constricted I just got here and Im addicted Live or die what should I do? Lord help me Im in a catch 22 [Hook] [Verse 2 The Tonic] Yeah, I survived And at the age of five My mommys off crack Said she aint going back And from the looks of it you would think I got it made Ever since mommy married Reverend Kinkade But even at this age I feel the sickest kind of gloom Cause each and every night he keeps sneaking in my room Touchin me and feelin me I wanna ring the bell But he says if I tell then Imma go to hell And Lord I dont wanna go to hell I wanna be with you Im in a catch 22 [Hook] [Verse 3 The Tonic] No, I never told, and now Im 18 years old Sometimes chill sometimes bold Girls say Uh, check him out he kinda fly And I cant relate no matter how hard I try Im afraid ever since Reverend Kinkade I dont understand how Im made Somethings gone wrong in my head I wish I was dead The cuts on my wrist bled I guess that stuff about God aint true Cause why would he leave me in a catch 22 [Bridge] Catch 22, catch, catch 22, you catch it if you dont, you catch it if you do Catch 22, catch, catch 22, but the catch 22 aint true. Im tryina tell yall Catch 22, catch, catch 22, you catch it if you dont, you catch it if you do Catch 22, catch, catch 22, catch 22 aint true [Verse 4 The Tonic] Yo kid ya gotta live to get fed up You gots to come head up And just dont let up I know lifes been bangin, boomin, hittin You cant catch a break so your thinkin bout quittin But listen, the life lesson is in launchin out into the deep, yo you gotta keep fishin. Theres one who controls who you are and be Which is a slight definition of the Almighty But dont get it twisted, Hes faithful and cares And wont allow you to go through more than you can bear But with all your temptation, Hell give you an escape So whether youve been molested or whether youve been raped Or born in the ghetto in a cold water flat Blind, or deaf, handi or capped Hold on deliverance is nigh Cause you can get you piece of the pie In the twinkling of an eye And God cant lie, its a test, a plan So will you still hold on when you cant understand? Will you hold on so that God can get the glory? Youll get the reward Hell tell the story About a person that had a hard life The stress and the strife And nothin went right And so much pain, didnt know what to do... But still serve God despite the catch 22 [Hook] [Outro] Indeed for real We tryina say, catch 22, catch, catch 22, you catch it if you dont, you catch it if you do. Catch 22, catch, catch 22, but the catch 22 aint true. Ya! Catch 22, catch, catch 22, you catch it if you dont, you catch it if you do Catch 22, catch, catch 22, but the catch 22 aint true for real. Word life To my man Tubb, thanks for the phat track We be The Gift. With my man Earthquake, ya, and I be the Tonic
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