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Step by step, heart to heart, left right left
We all fall down
Step by step, heart to heart, left right left
We all fall down like toy soldiers
Bit by bit torn apart We never win
But the battle wages on for toy soldiers]
IÂm suppose to be the soldier who never blows his composure
Even though I hold the weight of the whole world on my shoulders
I ainÂt never suppose to show it, my crew ainÂt suppose to know it
Even if it means going toe to toe with the Benzino, it donÂt matter
I never drag Âem in battles that I can handle less I absolutely have to
IÂm suppose to set an example, I need to be the leader
My crew looks for me to guide Âem
If some shit ever just pop off IÂm suppose to be beside Âem
That Ja shit, I tried to squashed it, it was too late to stop it
ThereÂs a certain line, you just donÂt cross it, and he crossed it
I heard him say HailieÂs name on a song and I just lost it
It was crazy, this shit went way beyond some Jay Z and Nas shit
And even though the battle was won, I feel like we lost it
I spent so much energy on it, honestly IÂm exhausted
IÂm so caught it I almost feel like IÂm the one who caused it
This ainÂt what IÂm in hip-hop for, itÂs not why I got in it
Now itÂs never my object to for someone to get killed
Why would I wanna destroy something I helped build
It wasnÂt my intentions, my intentions were good
I went through my whole career with out ever mentioning ____
And thatÂs just outta respect for not running my mouth
And talking about something that I knew nothing about
Plus Dre told me stay out, just wasnÂt my beef, So I did
I just fell back, watched and gritted my teeth while heÂs all over TV
Now IÂm talking a man who literally saved my live, like fuck it
I understand, this is business and this shit just isnÂt none of my business
But still knowing this shit could pop off at any minute
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It used to be time when you could just say a rhyme
And wouldnÂt have to worry about one of your people dying
But now itÂs elevated cause once you put someoneÂs kids in it
Shit gets escalated, it ainÂt just words no more, is it
ItÂs a different ball game, call names and you ainÂt just rapping
We actually tried to stop the 50 and Ja beef from happening
Me and Dre had sat with him, kicked it and had a chat with him
And asked him not to start it, he wasnÂt gonna go after him
Until Ja start gabbing in magazines how he stabbed him
Fuck it 50, smash him, mash him, and let him have it
Meanwhile my intentions pulleyÂd in other directions
Some receptionist said the source who answers phones at his desk has an erection for me and thinks that IÂll be his resurrection
Tries to blow the dust of his mic and make a new record
But now heÂs fucked the game up cause one of the ways I came was through that publication, the same one that made me famous
Now the owner of it got a grudge against me for nothing but fuck it
That motha fucker can get it too, fuck Âem then
But IÂm so busy being pissed off, I donÂt stop to think
That we just inherited 50Âs beef with murder inc
And heÂs inherited mine, which is fine, ainÂt like either of us mind
Still have soldiers that is on the front line that's willing to die for us
As soon as we give the orders, never to extort us
Strictly to show they support us
Maybe shout Âem out in a rap or up in chorus to show we love Âem back
And to let Âem know how important is to have Runyon Avenue soldiers up in
our corners
Their loyalty to us is worth more then any award is
But I ainÂt trying to have none of me people hurt or murdered
It ainÂt worth it, I canÂt think of a perfecter way to word it
Then to just say that I love yÂall too much to see the verdict
IÂll walk away from it all before IÂll let it go any further
Now donÂt get it twisted, itÂs not a plea that IÂm coping
IÂm just willing to be the bigger man
If yÂall can quiet popping off at the jaws with the knocking
Cause frankly IÂm sick of talking
IÂm not gonna let someone elseÂs coffin rest on my conscious
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