[Verse 1] Hey there, Swizzle, guess who it is Its your old pal Jokerr and Im giving you the biz Because socio politically, were never eye to eye But youre not a bad guy and I consider you a friend Friends dont tell friends what they want to hear Theyve always said a good friend is a human mirror I dont know who you have, but Ill be there for you Oh, I know its gotta be tough in the background Looking at the crowd go nuts over that sound And show after show, that you never headline which how you long to do Woah, I know its gotta be sad Sing your minds out Seeing what you want so bad From the sideline Oh, poor Swizzle, I cant even imagine, what you going through, I mean [Chorus] Its gotta be So, so hard, to be a sidekick Stuck living in the shadow of a giant So, so hard With everybody watching when you know theyll never understand Its gotta be So, so hard, to be a sidekick It doesnt matter how popular you might get So, so hard When your whole identitys defined by the efforts of another man Its gotta be [Verse 2] Hard on tour knowing in your mind If you didnt show up, the show would go along fine Cause nobody wants to hear the right hand man You and Krizz Kaliko could probably start your own hype man band Oh sure, you can both tour Go and hit the road and everything youve hoped for could be so yours Oh, man, itd be so grand Think about performing at a whole damn show of only your fans Thered be no Hop, no Dizzy, no Dame No half of ten percent of half the dough that the show bring Everybody singing now to your songs, buying your merch Girls wearing your shirts, screaming your name Oh, oh, think of that show The opening acts closed, the lights turn low And you step on stage to that proud dream And all ten crickets in the crowd sing [Chorus] Its gotta be So, so hard, to be a sidekick Stuck living in the shadow of a giant So, so hard With everybody watching when you know theyll never understand Its gotta be So, so hard, to be a sidekick It doesnt matter how popular you might get So, so hard When your whole identitys defined by the efforts of another man Its gotta be [Bridge] Break it down now, here we go, uh [Verse 3] Its gotta be tough on the sidelines watching all the rappers grind Tryna get a little something going While you just sit there in your room on your lazy ass Getting thousands of dollars of free promotion I couldnt help but notice how you talk about rich folks never give enough to help the people at the bottom Hey, but you sit and get your career fed to you on silver spoon of courtesy of Hopsin Its gotta be hard, its gotta be hard Its gotta be hard [Instrumental Break] [Verse 4] Oh, hey there, Swizzle, whats there to do When the whole worlds moving on without poor you? While Dizzy already dropped his album Four years and youre still sitting there without one Now, I hate to be the one to break it to you, baby boy But Im gonna make you face the fact many may avoid Youre not as good an artist as you think you are As you think you are Ha, you dont shoot your own videos Hop produces every beat youve ever rocked and even does your mixing, so How much you expecting to be given, yo? I mean, are you gonna be able to stand up and take it upon yourself to get your own? No, no, no Ha, I didnt figure so So until you get your own fans, bitch, zip it closed My apologies I shouldnt let it bother me, I mean after all [Chorus] Its gotta be So, so hard, to be a sidekick Stuck living in the shadow of a giant So, so hard With everybody watching when you know theyll never understand Its gotta be So, so hard, to be a sidekick It doesnt matter how popular you might get So, so hard When your whole identitys defined by the efforts of another man Its gotta be
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