[CHORUS]
A B
Now you see me standin' in the lights
C#m E
But you never saw my sacrifice
E/G# A B C#m
Or all the nights I had to struggle to survive
E/G# A B
Had to lose it all to win the fight
C#m E E/G# A
I had to fall so many times (Oh oh oh)
B C#m
Now I'm the last one standin'
[VERse]
C#m
Uh, you weren't with me on the cold block nights
C#m
Now you front row for the spotlight
C#m
Now the diamonds in the Audemars bright
C#m
Jets overseas for a far flight
C#m
Young nigga on bullshit, and I ball on 'em, Bill Cartwright
C#m
Knew I could shine through the darkness
C#m
I guess I always been a star type
C#m
That lion in me made my heart fight
C#m
Could've been a victim of a opp pipe
C#m
Took a million risks just to get to this
C#m
'Cause we ain't the ones that the cops likе
C#m
Been so many times God tested mе
C#m
They only see the answers I got right
C#m
They commentin' all on the blogs
C#m
Tryna tell me how to live my life
A
And I waited so patiently
B
If you could take off, don't wait for me
C#m
No days off, grind faithfully
E
I keep thankin' God for savin' me
A
Front line, showcasin' our bravery
B
I know that top spot, it was made for me
C#m E
It all paid off, so we felt the struggle so painfully
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[CHORUS]
A B
Now you see me standin' in the lights
C#m E
But you never saw my sacrifice
E/G# A B C#m
Or all the nights I had to struggle to survive
E/G# A B
Had to lose it all to win the fight
C#m E E/G# A
I had to fall so many times (Oh oh oh)
B C#m
Now I'm the last one standin'
[VERSE]
C#m
Yeah, you know the code we gotta live by
C#m
Never mind all the ice cubes on this wrist, wearin' the big body
C#m
Live by the gun, get bodied, or it's hella time in that cell
C#m
It was hella times where I failed
C#m
When I had to double back from them Ls
A
Bet he don't double back when he tell
B
'Cause it ain't no comin' back when you tell
C#m
Why would you leave me here by myself? A nigga be lonely
A B
Ayy, I blew the whole bag on they flights, ain't leavin' the homies
C#m
If he really gang, then get him a chain, no cubic zirconies
A B
Why's arm in a stogie, stood firm, never folded
C#m E
Furthest thing from a rodent, you put the jacket on and you bogus
A
Yeah, big dawg and they know it
B
I had to spin off to stay focused
C#m
Longev' on the motion
C#m
We don't abandon ship when it's hopeless
C#m
Sound of the microphone, and they know
[BRIDGE]
A B
I make it look easy
C#m E
Like I made it overnight
E/G# A B
I make it look easy
C#m
But you don't see the dark side
E/G# A B C#m
And all of the monsters I had to fight (Fight)
E E/G# A
And all of the nightmares (Nightmares)
B C#m
made me stronger than life (Yeah)
[VERSE]
A B
Y'all say (What?), I've changed (Huh?)
C#m
Really, though? (Tell me) How so? (I got)
C#m
Got all (What?), this bread (Yeah)
E
I'm still (What?), sour though (Huh)
A B
I don't know (I'm a), square peg (In a), round hole (Yeah)
C#m
Like a block of cheese in a paper towel roll
Rocky Balboa (I), never been no (What?), towel thrower
A
Even when I got kicked to the curb (Yeah)
B
Life knocked my dick in the dirt
C#m
I got back up, flipped it the bird
E
'Til I earned the attention I yearned
Not to mention, I learned
A
How to turn resentment and hurt
B
To an unquenchable thirst, in the simplest terms
C#m
It's revenge of the nerd, in every sense of the word
A
But all you see is the fame and the millions
B
You don't see the strength, the resilience (Nah)
C#m E
How I rack my brain but it feels as if I'm tryna explain it to children (Damn)
A B
So a lot of this pain isn't healin', no escapin' it, this anger is spilling
C#m E
Almost like recreatin' a feelin' of /11 when the second plane hit the building
A
So let 'em paint you the villain
B
Some of this just may be a symptom (Yeah)
C#m
Of havin' way too much income (Mm)
E
But when you struggled every day just to get some (Yeah)
A
Now all of this hate is a syndrome (Yuh)
B
When they can't relate, and that stems from (What?)
C#m
Money lookin' like it grows on trees
C#m
Yeah, they're green but those aren't leaves (Leaves)
A B
Sufficed to say, with every sacrifice I made
C#m
It's like I gave up my life to fame
C#m E
All the nights that I laid awake
A
Nights I stayed up to write and pray
B
Had to claw, scratch, and fight my way
C#m
Just follow me, and I'll light the way
C#m
Look to the hook if your sky look grey (Skylar Grey)
A B
And rappers, how can we be on the same level now
C#m
When I gotta look down and see these clowns that are on the ground?
E
Bitch, I got the clouds beneath me
A B
Ever since I put out the EP to the height of 2003 me
C#m
You ain't see the struggle to make it out the D
E
Because I made it somehow look easy
[CHORUS]
A B
Now you see me standin' in the lights
C#m E
But you never saw my sacrifice
E/G# A B C#m
Or all the nights I had to struggle to survive
E/G# A B
Had to lose it all to win the fight
C#m E E/G# A
I had to fall so many times (Oh oh oh)
Now I'm the last one standin' (Oh oh oh)
Now I'm the last one standin'