By myselfH. O.J., even when I'm by myself Little Brother, even when I'm by myself Foreign Exchange, even when I'm by myself Zo! & Tigallo, even when I'm by myself Justus League, even when I'm by myself Phontigallo for dolo Smile for the camera, *****, pose for the photo Pause for the promo 'cause failure's a no-no Back on my fly *****t So green with envy, kiss me, I'm Irish*****s be asking me "Who we got to ride with? " They saying "Come back Tay, we been craving" We need LB to come and save the rap But, truthfully, I don't think the *****t needs saving I think we got wives and sons that need raising New dreams to fill and for that, we need patience Twenty-one years old, I used to slang verses But ten years later, I am not the same person Whole new perspective, not the same purpose And sometimes I have to question if I even want it Not mad at the game 'cause it is what it is And not mad at the radio 'cause I don't know what's on it Be in my own universes when I be doing verses Burn 'em down like the Klan used to do to churces Back in the day in my town, ***** Don't come around if you a clown *****, then go and do the circus First, do the knowledge, then do the purchase Understand why, against me, a coup is worthless Battle Tay Since ex-hoes claiming that they're born-again virgins Feeling like a born-again version Of myself, thought I left the *****t I used to listen to' Til one day, I was playing my old *****t Like "Who the ***** is this? I kind of miss this dude." It's the same old Tigga that slowed your whole movement And y'all dudes just all show and no proving But honestly, I like what them young boys is doing But my *****s like "Tay, they close, but no Cuban" Like I was the chosen one for flowing I'm done, the rap game's no country for old men I'll always spit whenever the spirit hits me But ***** if I'm a be doing this *****t when I'm sixtyAnd that's no disrespect to KRSI'm just trying to make my art and do what's smart I'm saying, rapping Tay, four-and-half-mic honoree Or singing Tay, first-time Grammy nominee *****, you do the math, *****, you add it up That's on my mind when I press record A lot of *****s probably mad at me But I would rather be a lonley wolf than a sheep that's bored So ***** it, be by myself Big Pooh, even when I'm by myself Big Dho, even when I'm by myself Nicolay, even when I'm by myself My ***** Zo!, even when I'm by myself Median, even when I'm by myself Yazarah, even when I'm by myself DJ Flash, even when I'm myself