[Verse 1]
Used to listen to Nas, Big L and stayed bumpin' Jay-Z,
There was a time where he would play nothing but AZ,
He grew up in the streets, no money, nothing to eat,
And his community hated him, always stuck with defeat,
Was nothing to be, dropped out soon as he hit highschool,
And when you see him he wasn't someone to say "Hi" to,
Mother busy working and his dad was always drunk,
He was always alone, always cornered, always judged,
He was in need of an outlet, a generic story to some,
So he picked up a pen and pad, let his stories to run,
Writing about a real family, or his missed birthdays,
Monday right now, he's been writing since last Thursday,
This kid is so distressed, so depressed,
His flows a mess, and yet he never goes to rest,
Everybody has their doubts but he still hopes for best,
Before he gives in he'll make sure his foes are dead.
[Chorus]
There's always something pulling you to rock bottom,
And it happens to everyone, we all got problems...
Keep your guard ready, make sure never to let up,
And whenever you fall, always make sure to get up.
[Verse 2]
So he's trying his hardest, to defy even the smartest,
But he feels even his greatest efforts are bombarded,
He has given up because last night he got a call,
Mother killed in the bank, robber shot them all,
He threw away his rhymebook, all of the time took,
From his life as a child always scribbling lines, look,
His perspective shook and vexed him, it took direction,
It's all coming to him after years of pure neglection,
He went back to his mothers house, so sudden how,
He was pulled to there, there was no running now,
He goes into her room, a letter left on the table,
From his mother to him, opened it yet wasn't able,
To believe it...What she wrote had opened up his eyes,
Mended his heart which had been broken all his life,
Went from a bum, to a thug, to a hasbeen...
Now he's someone who got rich off of rapping (rapping.)
[Chorus]
There's always something pulling you to rock bottom,
And it happens to everyone, we all got problems...
Keep your guard ready, make sure never to let up,
And whenever you fall, always make sure to get up.