This is business, and this shit just isn't none of my businessīut still knowin' this shit could pop off at any minute 'cause Who literally saved my life, like fuck it, I understand While he's all over TV, down-talkin' the man

So I did, I just fell back, watched and gritted my teeth Plus Dre told me stay out, this just wasn't my beef I went through my whole career with out ever mentionin'Īnd that was just outta respect, for not runnin' my mouthĪnd talkin' about somethin' that I knew nothin' about It wasn't my intentions, my intentions were good Why would I wanna destroy somethin' I helped build? That was never my object, for someone to get killed This ain't what I'm in hip-hop for, it's not why I got in it I spent so much energy on it, honestly, I'm exhaustedĪnd I'm so caught in it, I almost feel I'm the one who caused it It was crazy, this shit went way beyond some JAY-Z and Nas shitĪnd even though the battle was won, I feel like we lost it I heard him say Hailie's name on a song and I just lost it There's a certain line you just don't cross, and he crossed it That Ja shit, I tried to squashed it, it was too late to stop it If some shit ever does pop off I'm suppose to be beside 'em I'm suppose to set an example, I need to be the leader I never drag 'em in battles that I can't handle, 'less I absolutely have to I ain't never suppose to show it, my crew ain't suppose to know itĮven if it means going toe to toe with a Benzino, it don't matter

I'm supposed to be the soldier who never blows his composureĮven though I hold the weight of the whole world on my shoulders We never win, but the battle wages on for toy soldiers Step by step, heart to heart, left, right, left

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