[Spoken] This is the autobiography of Nicki Maraj [Hook Nicki Minaj Shawn Wright] May the lord protect me, as the world gets hectic My voice projected, my life reflected The more I cry, the more I try Can you hear me? Yeah [Verse 1] Daddy was a crack fiend, two in the morning Had us running down the block like a track team When you burnt the house down and my mother was in it How could I forget it? The pain is infinite Shes my Queen and I aint even British, shes the only reason That I went to school and I finished yeah She told me that I had talent, got on her knees And prayed for me when I started being violent okay She saw something in me that til this day I dont know if I could be that yeah But Ima die tryin and when Im done cryin grab the iron And black out like Im retiring kyuh Nightmares of you killing my mother The reason that I sleep with my head under the covers And they shouldve thrown a book at you Cause I hate you so much that it burn when I look at you [Hook Nicki Minaj Shawn Wright] May the lord protect me, as the world gets hectic Ill keep trying My voice projected, my life reflected keep, keeping on May the lord protect me, as the world gets hectic My voice projected, my life reflected The more I cry, the more I try [Verse 2] Damn, I wanna run to you, hold you and kiss you And tell you how I miss you I miss you baby Thought I would have a son for you but now its official Its over and I cant let you go oh But I gotta let you know, all the shit I did made me feel like Im dying real slow Cause no one understands me They dont know what to do when Im hurt And when Im angry kyuh You was my friend and my man and my daddy You was there when that bitch tried to stab me Anything I ever needed, knew you had me Cause of you, all them chicks couldnt stand me So why I hurt you? Thats the question It took this long, for me to learn my lesson Cause now all I want is peace and get drama Finally understand the true meaning of karma [Hook Nicki Minaj Shawn Wright] May the lord protect me, as the world gets hectic Ill keep trying My voice projected, my life reflected keep, keeping on May the lord protect me, as the world gets hectic My voice projected, my life reflected The more I cry, the more I try [Verse 3] Please baby, forgive me, mommy was young Mommy was too busy tryna have fun Now, I dont pat myself on the back for sending you back Cause God knows I was better than that kyuh To conceive you, then leave you, the concept alone seems evil Im trapped in my conscience I adhered to the nonsense, listened to people who told me I wasnt ready for you But how the would they know what I was ready to do? And of course, it wasnt your fault no Its like I feel you the air, I hear you saying Mommy dont cry, cant you see Im right here? yes I gotta let you know what you mean to me When Im sleeping, I see you in my dreams with me Wish I could touch your little face, or just hold your little hand If its part of Gods plan maybe we can meet again [Bridge Nicki Minaj Shawn Wright] The more I cry, the more I try, gotta keep on My voice projected, my life reflected The more I cry, the more I try, gotta keep on The more I cry, the more I try, gotta keep on My voice projected, my life reflected The more I cry, the more I try, gotta keep on May the lord protect me, as the world gets hectic More, more, more, more, more, gotta keep moooo The more I cry, the more I try, gotta keep on May the lord protect me, as the world gets hectic The more I cry, the more I try, gotta keep on The more I cry, the more I try, gotta keep on [Outro] May the lord protect me, as the world gets hectic My voice projected, my life reflected May the lord protect me, as the world gets hectic My voice projected, my life reflected May the lord protect me, as the world gets hectic My voice projected, my life reflected Can you hear me? Yeah May the lord protect me, as the world gets hectic
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