Heart Of A Lion

It's like I woke up one day and felt this chest pain As a young kid, I couldn't figure it out. Something wasn't right Felt like a hunger inside. Like there was some kind of animal trapped inside of my heart One last chance to make the earthquake. Show em why you was put here in the first place In the distance, see the hospital, my birthplace. I recognize now the shock upon the nurse face A king was born, sent to tackle all his dreams like Andre the Giant versus Hogan, what it seems like So defiant as a youngin', now I see right through the soul of that boy He was scared to face the brightness of that beam of light Screaming at night, cause his future didn't seem bright Screws loose, yeah, the structure didn't seem tight But who knew there was a lion inside. The others thought he was different and so he swallowed his pride Get it? As he grew, he vowed he wouldn't be denied He stayed with it, committed to the ways of the daily grind It was the two of us, the only one that he knew to trust Was a second voice that he grew to love One day his heart let out a sound he didn't recognize Sounded like a demon that a priest would love to exorcise Scared him at first until he realized what it was Gave the mirror a smirk, grabbed his bag and hopped on the bus Writing verses at night, he tried not to cuss Mom and dad watchin TV while he perfected his touch So when it came time, he'd come through in the clutch And when it's game time, he knew he would light it up like a Dutch Talent show came around, now was his chance He spit his bars and told his friends to all throw up their hands That night, he turned his fellow students into fans All the popular girls invited him to the dance And while he did the Roger Rabbit, well the lion slept In his cage, peacefully, until it's time again To show his teeth, just the two of us is all we need I know I'll hear him when it's time to eat One last chance to prove it's mine One last dance to prove that I refuse to be subdued by the shackles in my mind There's a lion deep inside And he's ready to come out and chew a hole in you So it's best that you stay kind Fast forward, now he was a proven lyricist A young phenomenon just like the pyramids Him and the beast ate together and they drank together Making songs left and right, they even sang together Laughed in the sun and cried when it was rainy weather Rhymes were second to none, it's like the spirits were chained together He had a son and three daughters that remained forever A part of his heart, but a never part With a part where he taught his artists a part from the start He said it would make it better, and he did Since he was a kid, he was so clever Underestimated his skill from the beginning Now it's nice to see him finally winning Grinning ear to ear, it's like their Utred and Finnin With a sword and shield, testing him will lead to your ending Now tell him all to yield Tell him we're ready like coach Drake meet us in the field Yeah we ruthless, but you clueless like Beverly Hills I tried to tuck him away, but it was similar to Michael Jackson in Thriller The beast inside just wouldn't stay When I slept at night, he would come for prey But it felt good like a crisp breeze on a summer day That's when I knew I had an issue Tried to contain it, but I couldn't tame it Kept firing off like a missile Historically, I would kill them all metaphorically But now since they ignore me, they felt my wrath after 40 Put them all under pressure just like I'm Jason McCourty The only thing that saved us was the blessing from Shorty She held us down, kept us still when we was feeling naughty When it was time to chill, she let us out so we could party We get a chance to show our true skill to everybody Prove that we was a true boss like John Gotti The lion inside me came out the dark like a giant Roddy And AR approached said after the show meet us in the lobby One last chance to prove it's mine One last dance to prove that I refuse to be subdued by the shackles in my mind There's a lion deep inside And he's ready to come out and chew a hole in you So it's best that you stay kind