Lupe Fiasco - Till I Get There

[Verse 1]
Album on hold, whole world on hold.
The crowd is like “hooo!” Operators like “hooold.”
Man, now ain’t that cold? I’m just tryna talk to my homie that’s up in the hole
The homegirl not tryna be a hoe even though she on the pole
Can she get a second chance? No!
Whoa..like the opposite of gold, that ain’t how it’s supposed to be
A butterfly. But for the sake of rhyming let’s just say butterfly-he
The truth stings like Muhammad Ali
I tell em, tell em don’t homicide me
I’m just a little ol’ hope with his back against the ropes
Fightin for his fans and fightin for his folks
But the boos from the crowd can become so loud
If I can block em out then I can knock him out
And dance around the ring, but until then I’ll sing

[Chorus]
Imma keep it cool and I'mma do me
It is what it is and it’s how it’s gon be
Until I get there
Till I get there
I know I got flaws, I know I’m not perfect
But all the ups and downs will soon be worth it
When I get there
When I get there
Whoa

[Verse 2]
Doctor, doctor please. The fame ain’t painless enough
That’s cause you ain’t famous enough
You got a little game but your name ain’t ringin enough
He said take two of these, put some change in my cup
I said I wasn’t poor, he gave me some more
Prescribed me a publicist and pointed to the door

Out
Ouch

I’m tellin you this all from my therapists couch
Tell me bout your mother, what she’s all about
Prescribed me a interview and then told me to bounce

Damn
Geez

The world is so cold, I’m glad I bought these skis
Went right off of the bunny slopes and right into the trees
Rendered unconscious, they rushed me to a concert
Instead of green jello and maybe chicken soup
They fed me magazine covers and video shoots

[Chorus]
Imma keep it cool and I'mma do me
It is what it is and it’s how it’s gon be
Until I get there
Till I get there
I know I got flaws, I know I’m not perfect
But all the ups and downs will soon be worth it
When I get there
When I get there
Whoa

[Verse 3]
And when I finally make it, I'mma stunt so hard
Evil as Knievel, I'mma jump so far
Way up in the atmosphere and I ain’t comin back
Be a jerk to them jerks, yeah that’ll make em hurt

Huh?

Said a young boy in the mirror
A young version of me, so I started to tear up
He said you need to cheer up
Your mind need to clear up
You’re already here, just be yourself from here up
Then he disappeared and I felt somethin familiar
Somethin I was taught, somethin I had lost
If you are afraid or fear that you gon' change some
All you gotta do is just remember where you came from

[Chorus]
I'mma keep it cool and I'mma do me
It is what it is and it’s how it’s gon be
Until I get there
Till I get there
Yeah I got flaws, I know I’m not perfect
But all the ups and downs will soon be worth it
When I get there
When I get there
Whoa