Act Like I Ain't

Lyrics

Oh, so we pretendin' now?
Like I ain't been puttin' in work?
Like I ain't earned my respect?
Okay then
Act like I ain't been cold with the rhythm
Act like I ain't been breakin' the system
Act like I ain't been puttin' in work
Act like I ain't been here since the beginning
I ain't that, what?
I ain't him, huh?
I ain't been through the fire and back again
I ain't real, nah
I ain't real, what?
Then tell me how the hell I did what I did
They wanna talk like I ain't been working
Like I ain't been putting the time in
Like I ain't been down in the dirt
When nobody was standing beside
Hold up, you got a problem, then say it
Don't throw a shot, then evade it
I built a name from the ground
And you acting like somebody gave it
That's funny, I don't remember you helping
I don't remember you calling
I only remember the silence
Whenever everybody was watching me fall
And now I'm back with a vengeance
Got them all paying attention
Funny how people remember your name
When you finally want it
Act like I ain't been caught with the rhythm
Act like I ain't been breaking the system
Act like I ain't been putting in work
Act like I ain't been here since the beginning
I ain't that, what?
I ain't him, huh?
I ain't been through the fire and black again
I ain't real, nah
I ain't built, what?
Then tell me how the hell I did what I did
Look, I ain't the type to be chasing approval
I ain't the type to be begging for favors
I got a mind that be moving unusual
I got a mouth full of razors, wait
Everybody wanna judge my position
Everybody got a little opinion, but nobody wanna come with a reason
They just mad, I ain't asking permission
I've been the problem, I've been the menace
I've been the beast with a bad intention
I've been delivering verbal aggression
While they've been begging for recognition
Slow down, let me explain what I mean
You ain't a king with a crown, just cause you calling yourself one
Don't mean you deserve to be seen
I got the proof in the pudding, I got the scars from the struggle
You got a mouth full of nothing and a whole lot of trouble, wait a minute
You telling me I ain't got talent?
You tellin' me I ain't got skill You tellin' me everything I build ain't real
Man, you must be out your damn mind
I got the delivery mix with a little insanity I got the divinity, you can copy the strategy
I don't compete for romantic and I don't get complicated attention
You wanna question my record to pay a little attention
I'm a lyrical animal, never been average Comin' with damage, causin' a panic
I got a habit of snappin' on tracks and makin' the critics regret what they said
Now tell me I ain't done nothin' Tell me I ain't got hunger
Tell me I ain't been a problem since the moment I came from under
Act like I ain't been cold with the rhythm Act like I ain't been breaking the system
Act like I ain't been putting in work Act like I ain't been here since the beginning
I ain't that, what? I ain't him, huh? I ain't been through the fire and back again
I ain't real, nah, I ain't built, what? Then tell me how the hell I do what I did, yeah
Yeah, keep acting like I ain't I know what I did
You know what I did
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