"Gift & A Curse" lyrics
Don Trip & Starlito Lyrics
Chh-yeahh
Now I normally don't have much to say
I usually let the music speak for itself
A nigga been up, a nigga been down, we been everywhere in between
All this shit, you know when they say all that glitters ain't gold
We been runnin' this shit, we been runnin' this shit for quite some time
Shit, all this shit look fun
You know it's a give and a take, it's pros and cons
I guess it's um... I guess you can say it's a gift and a curse
For lack of a better word
Lito...
[Starlito:]
Making a living from a microphone, come with microaggresions
One of the many downsides of putting your life on these records
I got a life outside of rappin', niggas act like that come second
So I might sound aggressive when you write me a message
Guess that's the price of fame, never be quite the same
They say I love you Lito, you might not like Jermaine
Everybody switched up on me, I got the right to change
Niggas know I got shit to lose, get to playing all types of games, indictments came a few times...
I fought though, advise you not to do crime, they say crime pays but it cost more
Also you want peace of mind, yeah I thought so
Somedays I got to keep from crying, cause me and Dolph was close
I don't really fuck with talk shows, nor interviews, wanna interrogate me on Youtube?
I was in the streets, ain't got shit to prove, if you knew the truth it's a lose lose
I was really in the headlines, reporting live, talkin' news crew
Talkin' top stories, that's paranoia, gettin' all this money and you can't enjoy it
How you having problems that ain't even yours, got to weather the storm when it rains it pours
Say you love me, but you ain't loyal
When it goes wrong, I get blamed for it
Clear my mind, I try to cope by grindin' more
Tell you the truth I ain't even trippin', that's what I signed up for
How Much Is It?
Tell you the truth this what I signed up for
[Don Trip:]
Yeah
What's the price for fame?
Yeah, let me find my receipt and I can tell you how much that I paid
I was pushin' them pounds, before I made a single penny out of music
Now I hear a check clears, everybody feel entitled to it
Old homies think I owe them something, cause they knew me back when I ain't had shit
That's why I never had a future, cause them niggas stuck living in the past tense
I got a bag and they been on my ass sense
Niggas passed on me, till I passed them
What they really want me is to crash out like a crash dummy in a crash test
Mad I ain't waved the white flag yet, bet against me then you placed a bad bet
Never walk in my shoes, cause I don't half ass or half step
What comes around goes around, I bet they get the message like I sent the mass text
I used to rock Payless, now I'm so fly forgot to get my bags checked
Had a taste of success, that created adversaries that I ain't ever met
And a few I really thought was cool, if they ain't showed their colors shit I would've never guessed
Wonder who gone stay true, as I take a long look around the room
But I know that only time gone tell, next episode, niggas stay tuned
Long live Pif
Now I normally don't have much to say
I usually let the music speak for itself
A nigga been up, a nigga been down, we been everywhere in between
All this shit, you know when they say all that glitters ain't gold
We been runnin' this shit, we been runnin' this shit for quite some time
Shit, all this shit look fun
You know it's a give and a take, it's pros and cons
I guess it's um... I guess you can say it's a gift and a curse
For lack of a better word
Lito...
[Starlito:]
Making a living from a microphone, come with microaggresions
One of the many downsides of putting your life on these records
I got a life outside of rappin', niggas act like that come second
So I might sound aggressive when you write me a message
Guess that's the price of fame, never be quite the same
They say I love you Lito, you might not like Jermaine
Everybody switched up on me, I got the right to change
Niggas know I got shit to lose, get to playing all types of games, indictments came a few times...
I fought though, advise you not to do crime, they say crime pays but it cost more
Also you want peace of mind, yeah I thought so
Somedays I got to keep from crying, cause me and Dolph was close
I don't really fuck with talk shows, nor interviews, wanna interrogate me on Youtube?
I was in the streets, ain't got shit to prove, if you knew the truth it's a lose lose
I was really in the headlines, reporting live, talkin' news crew
Talkin' top stories, that's paranoia, gettin' all this money and you can't enjoy it
How you having problems that ain't even yours, got to weather the storm when it rains it pours
Say you love me, but you ain't loyal
When it goes wrong, I get blamed for it
Clear my mind, I try to cope by grindin' more
Tell you the truth I ain't even trippin', that's what I signed up for
How Much Is It?
Tell you the truth this what I signed up for
[Don Trip:]
Yeah
What's the price for fame?
Yeah, let me find my receipt and I can tell you how much that I paid
I was pushin' them pounds, before I made a single penny out of music
Now I hear a check clears, everybody feel entitled to it
Old homies think I owe them something, cause they knew me back when I ain't had shit
That's why I never had a future, cause them niggas stuck living in the past tense
I got a bag and they been on my ass sense
Niggas passed on me, till I passed them
What they really want me is to crash out like a crash dummy in a crash test
Mad I ain't waved the white flag yet, bet against me then you placed a bad bet
Never walk in my shoes, cause I don't half ass or half step
What comes around goes around, I bet they get the message like I sent the mass text
I used to rock Payless, now I'm so fly forgot to get my bags checked
Had a taste of success, that created adversaries that I ain't ever met
And a few I really thought was cool, if they ain't showed their colors shit I would've never guessed
Wonder who gone stay true, as I take a long look around the room
But I know that only time gone tell, next episode, niggas stay tuned
Long live Pif
