The One

This ain't the encore, this ain't the outro Just got one more thought before I'm out, yo But I'ma let it out slow, the casserole slow simmer Been a cold winter, that I know No chin chillin', no rizzler Outdoors without an outpost, cold coming from my mouth Know, blowing out smoke, not never, not hot air Gwop behind but the pot better, now the low Whatever they had to grab or have I had to smoke But now that I'm back home, want the whole pound though and one more Couple ounces not enough for this scoundrel Held myself accountable, never got counselled Wasn't proud of it, that's just how it went But things could go south, polar opposite of how you'd expect Broke, nothing to show for all your struggle Don't fold, back on the wall, lost your job, album ain't sold Can't do it, a face to the wall ain't do it Can't prove it, got by the law Locked behind bars But God knows how long, no one to console And after all that, they gon' pile more on top of the load Even when they let you out, still out on parole But I swear you gon' get out of that hole, that hold they had on you Shed and show how you were shrouded in gold There's always one more thing to do before you let it all go Get that rope up off of your throat (one more thing) Thought it was lost, came back, washed on the shore Saw in awe, thought it was gone, had it all wrong And that goes for anyone, e'ry last soul E'ry last penny, all my valuables, anything owned No, it don't account for half of my vote At the crib, had to make something more out of it, bro The extra matches on the ground, sleeping back with a flow Now the house, the Al cove going out of control And MIKE still got one more part I haven't told (I would like to add) There's really only thing you gotta know One more thing All listen, forgot to mention What? (MIKE, think about it) Lost sight, now I'm seeing more I can't pretend to live the life I know that she adore Long nights, less reinforced All the friends, the ties were sure mi amor It's a'ight, it's not either or Or cold eyes, all ice, that just need a torch I know niggas gon' lie in the heat of war And some niggas stay inside, they ain't reached the door Can't be stingy with this pride like I ain't eat before I hear her singing through the skies, such a sweet allure A little phoenix when I rise from beneath the floor I put my soul inside these lines, now I'm competing for it Put some hope into the guy and I'ma bring a fortune A poltergeist that bummed the creaky floor I'm more behind of where I need to orbit It's this one thing that I need of course, but for most it might not be important Be redundant when they keep it short It's some missions that can't be aborted If you flunked, it got to be a sport It's for my nieces 'cause they need a portion And be cautious with who leading, you could be extorted I remember since a teen when the dreaming foreign Being careful not to scream when I be recording Big MIKE Big Wiki (You can't control-) Wik' set (You can't control-) (You can't control-) (You can't control-)