[Hook]
Hey… be “by myself”/
I play the same game, even when I’m “by myself/
I like the same jams, even when I’m “by myself”/
‘cause I’m a real one, even when I’m “by myself”/
You don’t change when you change lanes? “by myself”/
Hit the brakes when they ask about you? “By Myself”/
I’ma tell you the same thang, “by myself”/
Cuz at the end, I’ve gotta maintain “by myself”//

[Verse 1]
The ruling is in… I like what I like/… you worry bout that peer review, I write what I write/ but when I write, get it right. .Ain’t tryin’ to lie to a listener/ If I’m trapped in my own head, then you’re damn right I’m a prisoner. Blessed it/ If I see it, I’ma call it out/ tell me what you’re all about/ oh yea, yea. You’re ballin’ out. Cool man/ but what exactly do you do? Who are you, man?/ I bet your jewels make you an interesting human/ what it do? What it do? I’m a fool with a set of skills/ 2pac hangin’ on my wall, eyein’ up my bills/ ironed out the frills just to see it how it really is/…it’s kinda faded with a messed up lineage/ but stronger than it warrants. What’s that mean mister Lawrence?/ I’ll let you figure it out when you get this from out a torrent/ just stop on by my show and you can peep at what is on my mind/ … live by choice, revolutionary by design/ so when you see me on the street, know it’s me. And when you see me on the stage, know it’s me/ And when you see me at the job, see the smile. But you ask me what I think and you can see what it is underneath/ Now I’m buzzin’ from the beer and the compliments/ maybe feelin kinda weird from the arguments/ but it happens, bruh. It’s all in a day/ And I’ma just be laughin’ when I’m walkin’ away//
[Hook]
[Verse 2]
I play the hand that I’m dealt/ I’m even tossin’ them jokers/ Nas said that life is dice game, I’m thinking it’s poker/ my pokerface is immaculate… when I can keep it straight/ but when I mean businesses, I’ll put a head on a plate/ So fly like heads of the state, above the chaos, so safe/ that party ain’t just for anyone, but we came for the cake/ I realized that when they said “you’ve gotta be the change you wanna see”/ you put a target on your back, like “something out there’s hunting me”/ Black lives matter. Blackballed, on the blacklist/ getting woke is easy, man. It only takes practice/ pundits on the tv doing verbal gymnastics/ just spit out the facts, and that’s it (“Gawd!”)/ You ever met someone that’s all in ya crowd?/ but when they ain’t around they be hollerin’ loud/ talkin’ all sorts of noise bout the ones you around/ then comes back and it’s “ah man, I’m down”. That ain’t fine/ if you real, then you gotta wear it to the nines/ I’m a grown individual, ain’t nobody got time for that/ see em smoking on that pipe and sippin’ on that ipcecac/ words coming out like “what is that?”…/ black is black is what the abstract told me(told me)/ Life moves fast like we’re sonic in Zone Three/ just tryin’ to get the rings… LeBron doesn’t know me/ but we ain’t doing different things, now let’s go get the trophy// and after that, I’ll…//
[Hook]
[Outro]
AMP even when I’m “by myself”
A Doc Foxer, even when I’m “by myself”
My blood is Scarlet, even when I’m “by myself”/
I’m The Chruth, even when I’m “by myself”/

Goin’ Oscar Wilde, we goin’ Oscar Wilde/ (x3)
We Goin’…//