[Scratch Hook] Lost cause Yeah, Im as live as it gets Royce Da 59 Boom Lost cause I have mastered, every angle of this rap shit Reef The Lost Cauze [Verse One] They dont make em like they used to DJs dont break em like they used to Cause payment what they used to Same route that your favorite rap mags take They wont give you a story unless you payin for ad space And video countdowns, real shit come in last place Matter fact, you wont even see it till mad late I miss the wop, I miss givin the gas face Modern day minstrel, stenciled in black face The games empty Thats why I remain indie It dont matter, Im met with the same envy Same shit, different day Same shit, different pay Imma do my thing, just in a different way So sit amazed while Im rippin stage, spittin flames Been nice since the days of Fat Albert and Picture Page This is gifted rage Im holdin on to the art form, yall seem eager to just give away [Scratch Hook] [Verse Two] I sit with lit thoughts, bumpin Big Smalls gettin pissed off Thinkin of the game and all its pitfalls Many get signed and ripped off but never will they get Cauze They just dont get Cauze, so I tell em Get lost Its the end of the gravy train, time to get off Your man dont feel me, oh well, thats his loss Im not breakin my neck or changin my set To appease these idiots who hear violence and sex Acknowledge the rep See that I wont be denied Id rather they ignore me for truth then know me for lies Im not another shoulder gipped MC Bitching cause the industry wont let me in for free Without an entry fee To put it simply Id rather keep my own identity And build a foundation with my extremities My favorite begins and ends with me Reef The Lost Cauze goin down in history Theyll all remember me [Scratch Hook] [Verse Three] I roll a gram and unfold a plan Blowin in the wind You see pieces of a broken man Overstand, its gettin money like the ocean sands Got me feelin so cold like a smokers hands In the world of hip hop, I barely know the land Im learning the roads, Im ready to roll again On my trek, got haters on my neck But Im too concerned about the Os on my check Im on my best run yet You aint never drop an album I got four done, Im on my next one yes Hard work plus talent equals bound to blow The keys to success homeboy, now you know Knowledge is power, consider me muscle bound The ones who used to talk shit is doin nothin now Fuck a 9 to 5, I just hustle now I dont bless the mic homeboy, I crush it now [Scratch Hook]
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