[Verse] Microphone fiend, nah, call it what you want More water than the coast of Haiti when the flood comes And I don't even trust none, call it what you want More work than every state prison when the cuffs come One love to my brothers up top Doin' life in a box, stuck fightin' for a spot Twelve tryna bring a change, the judge put 'em in chains It ain't a government thing, they just got 'em on a string And the apple never fall far from the tree Some said they could never see him walkin' the streets Then it happened, he was rappin' and ballin' for weeks Then it got him, heard they caught him while talkin' to police A long fall from the fortune and the fame What's important is his name, what's distorted is his brain It ain't a government thing, they just got him on a string It's a shame, 'cause the apple never fall far from the tree Man, it's a cold world More wind than a hurricane, couldn't hear the sirens And this ain't your world, if you never had to be a tyrant Said, "No pain, no gain," see a bunch of cheaters winnin' But no game, no shame, hear a bunch of people snitchin' But who am I to judge? Shit, I wasn't in that situation I was dealin' with probation, keepin' busy with creatin' But then again, I wasn't playin', I ain't ask for no applause What's it worth if you ain't earn it, tell me how you gonna ball? It's a long fall from the fortune and the fame What's important is your name, what's distorted is your brain It ain't a government thing, they just got you on a string It's a shame, 'cause the apple never fall far from the tree A long fall from the fortune and the fame What's important is your name, what's distorted is your brain It ain't a government thing, they just got you on a string It's a shame, 'cause the apple never fall far from the tree Paradox Paradox Paradox
