´Round the age of thirty-five, I began to lose my drive I was wasted, chasin´ time as if I was losin´ my mind
If you´re listenin´, there´s a way to make it to that other side When you´re driftin´ and you need somethin´ upliftin´ in your lives Take my eyes, all this blue and black and ebony inside They done cried ´cause they seen too much to ever be surprised Then they dried, used to be so full of light and damn near died Searchin´ for them whens and whys, tyin´ up loose ends and odds Sins of mine, crimson tides, close family and friends of ours You decide, said I probably should forget my foolish pride And my sneakers made of gasoline while tippin´ through this fire
Listenin´ to this choir, asked a simple question, "Who is I?" I perfected imperfection, I´ve dealt with debt collection All my demons, I respect them, I´m a breathin´ intersection On the crux of my redemption, not to mention reinspired Lookin´ out for me and mine since I told my alter ego goodbye
Yo, when I was runnin´ on empty, that emptiness would tempt me
And I felt like everything, even my shadow worked against me I sit there in the mirror, starin´ at myself intensely Thinking, "I should act my age, shit, I´m approachin´ half a century" Accidentally, I be mentally taken to my point of entry And shown the bigger picture like I´d watched a documentary I decided if I´m ridin´, I´m gon´ do it positively Undeniably, sobriety´s influenced my delivery In a world of flowers, where heaven´s beauty and hell´s power Money that smells sour, bats in a bell tower That´s who you lose interest in after the first hour
Teachable memories that I found resound louder Than a bomb, losin´ track of a reason to correspond When your conscience kick you in the ass like a chorus line On the crux of my redemption, not to mention reinspired Lookin´ out for me and mine since I told my alter ego goodbye