Do Tell-Joe Budden

[00:11.00]@ @ [00:16.00] [00:17.11]Tell my mother I'm sorry, I never meant to hurt her [00:20.59]& Even when I did I never meant to take it further [00:23.66]Tell my father I love him, dot dot excetera [00:26.47]He used to give me advice like a plethora [00:29.39]I tried to find myself but I was your replica [00:32.35]I mean I only tried to be what you never was [00:35.15]Tell my older brother I'm bad at being a brother [00:37.99]I know I never told you just how highly I think of ya [00:40.74]Tell my grandmother she always been a friend to me [00:43.84]I would have visited more if I wasn't into me [00:46.92]Tell Trey I think his mother is an asshole [00:49.79]When you get older you might understand how that go's [00:52.66]Tell the hood I left, not for greed or wealth [00:55.43]I did it for my own sanity & keep my health [00:58.29]I tried to bring a few with me, hoping we could cash in [01:01.37]But all they said is that I aint do it in a timely fa*****on [01:04.15]Tell... music she saved me when *****t was adverse [01:07.35]My first love I give my life so she can have hers [01:10.21]Tell my friends, each one, they taught me how to be one [01:13.19]I owe them part of everything I've become [01:16.29]Tell fame I aint want it, nah I'll keep it a hunnid [01:19.05]I try my best to go and get it but the ***** fronted [01:21.94]SO! I lie dormant, living through torment [01:25.15]Tell cops I've got warrents I don't warrent [01:27.92]Tell the therapist "look I never thought I'd get here" [01:30.77]Somebody ask love why she aint wanna live here [01:33.86]So in it's place is a lot of pride [01:36.49]Anybody thinking they know me, I apologize [01:39.61]Grandpa is eighty plus still being strong [01:42.57]Tell the fake *****s "keep on keeping on" [01:45.65]Faithfully tell anybody who hated me [01:48.33]Hastily, all it ever did was motivated me [01:51.24]They say I'm difficult, so to put it simply [01:54.22]Tell the world I never cared it was against me [01:57.28]Tell god to be there in case I fall [02:00.13]Tell fans I never gyped em I always gave them my all [02:02.86]Tell my girl she put me through it [02:04.62]But if I had to go through it with anybody I'm thankful it's her [02:09.02]Tell every member of my family [02:10.48]For too long I hid behind my own insanity & got me caught up [02:14.62]& then Somebody tell currency I chased him to the death [02:17.58]I thought I'd catch the ***** until I ran out of breath [02:20.55]Tell my bruises "I'm fine, I'm good, I normally heal quick" [02:23.57]Tell the rain come down, I need to feeeeel it [02:26.85]I told a ***** give me a hand but he wouldn't [02:29.38]I kept telling myself I can't until I couldn't [02:32.13]If *****s wanna kill me tell em I already died [02:35.15]Tell anybody that will listen I tried [02:36.75]Til the water ran dry [02:38.59]Tell the water to get the ***** out my eyes [02:41.03]Tell the crust it tastes great but I much rather the pie [02:43.63]Ask success what I got to do to succeed [02:46.63]Then tell my twin brothers I look at em like my seeds [02:49.78]Ya'll will be the mouths I feed [02:52.07]If a ***** ever tell me how to rid myself of some of this greed [02:55.12]I tell them that I'm grown, really I aint finish growing [02:58.40]Look, tell failure I aint wanna get to know him [03:01.21]Tell the stick up kids to come and get me [03:04.05]Tell the stereotypes, look I tried them *****ts on...they didn't fit me [03:07.32]Tell whoever I wronged I apologize [03:09.90]& Tell me though it's bumps in the road, still I gotta ride [03:13.32]They tell me I got a lot of pride [03:16.16]I tell them how the ***** you gon' tell me what I got inside [03:19.08]Then they wanna lecture a ***** [03:21.10]Tell me life is what you make it [03:22.60]That when I tell them I beg to differ [03:25.93]