Yo, listen, huh

[Chorus:]
I just wanna thank you, for bein' around
And patiently waitin' and holdin' me down
It's easy to see, for Mr. X to the Z
That without no you, there could be no me
I just wanna thank you, for bein' a fan
And watchin' me grow from a boy to a man
It's easy to see, for Mr. X to the Z
That without no you, there could be no me

You 'bout to hear some words, that you ain't probably heard
With all of these rappers pullin' triggers and flippin' birds
I know it sound absurd, cause they don't tell the truth
They prostitutes, fuckin' contaminate the youth
But yet I'm guilty of, the things I said above
No matter my faults still continue to show me love
Naw I ain't perfect man, but yet I stay the same
I play chess not checkers but this is not a game
And this is not a song, and this is not a verse
It's not conceived, or simulated or been rehearsed
Spent the first half of my life, thinkin' that I was cursed
Could have been hit with a hollow, follow behind my hearse
That wasn't meant for me, I spent a decade
Makin' it what it's supposed to be, hopefully brought you close to me
All these people approaching me, don't even know the half
I could be facin' life but X is signin' autographs, damn

[Chorus]

My son's 11 now, I got to see him grow
Makin' his free throws, the way he laughin' at the show
Yo he remind me of me, when I was ridin' bikes
He gonna' be taller than me, he got my mother's height
But yo you know the difference, between me and them others
They say you buggin' when I call you my sisters and brothers
I coulda' missed it all, I coulda' dropped the ball
Mind of Metallica, motherf*** 'em and "kill 'em all"
I used to hustle raw, I used to run the streets
I used to hustle heats, I grinded all my beef
Most of my homies is gone, restin' in peace
Some'll never see release from custody of police, but me
But nah my little dude get to go to private school
And I can do the things my father couldn't afford to do
That's what it's 'sposed to do, this is from me to you
Support from you and yours, thank you for gettin' me through, true

[Chorus]

We buried Proof today, it really broke me up
To see my brother in that casket, man what the fuck?
Media made me angry, I had to soak it up
The future is fragile never promised to none of us
Hittin' so close to home, but what I focused on
Is how he lived, the lives he touched, the cornerstone
We never walk alone, although sometime it seems
That nightmares go hand in hand with livin' out dreams
So let me take this time, from my struggle my grind
To let you know that I appreciate you by my side
It's been a long ride, a lot of long nights
A lot of long flights, worth every sacrifice
A soldier of fortune fearless fightin' the good fight
I never had a plan be, I never lost sight
That's why I hit the stage, that's why I kill the mic
It's for my fans that's ridin' with Xzibit for life, right

[Chorus]

Thank you, for lettin' me breathe
For lettin me be who I am, huh, yeah, huh
Two little words, y'all never get to hear enough
Knahmsayin? Yeah that, hehe
Yes.. the return
Uh-huh.. breathe

Writer : CAMPBELL, WARRYN/JOINER, ALVIN N
Copyright : Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC