I SWEAR 2 TELL DA TRUTH / DA WHOLE TRUTH //
AND NUTTIN BUT DA TRUTH //
I’M DA TRUTH / SO HELP ME GOD //
ON A STACK OF BIBLES / EVERY VERSE IS HARD //

NOW BARE WITNESS 2 DA NAKED TRUTH //
NEVA PUMP-FAKE DA BOOTH //
I JUST CAME 2 SHOOT DA BREEZE N //

TALK 2 DA PEOPLE / TRUTHFULLY SPEAKIN //
I'LL BE LYIN IF I SAID I NEVA LIED //
(BUT) IF SAID IT ON DA BEAT, I CAN VERIFY IT //
AINT NO SLEEPIN ON ME, I'M CERTIFIED //
DA CHOSEN 1, YEAH ITZ MY BIRTH RIGHT //
PISCES, I WAS BORN WIT THIS FLOW //
(AIIYO) IF U FROM WHERE I’M FROM / THEN U KNOW LIKE I KNOW //
I'M JUST SAYIN WHAT I SEE / DO U SEE WHAT I'M SAYIN? //
COULD NEVA BE HOLLYWOOD / NIGGAZ ACT TOO FAKE 4 ME //
DA CURIOUS CASE, OF STOLEN IDENTITY //
TRUE STORY / MY LIFE AINT A MOVIE DAWG //
MORE LIKE A DOCUMENTARY //
AND I AINT NO ACTOR / I AINT GO 2 JUILLIARD SCHOOL OF ART //
IT CAN’T GET MUCH CLEARER //
LIKE A CONVERSATION WIT DA MAN IN DA MIRROR //
WHEN U HEAR EM / SIMILAR 2 A TRUTH SYRUM //

I TIP MY FITTED / DATZ REAL //
2 ALL DA REAL NIGGAZ / DATZ REAL //
NIGGAZ THAT GO N GET IT / DATZ REAL //
GET IT HOW U FEEL NIGGAZ / DATZ REAL //
IF I DON'T FEEL NIGGAZ / DATZ REAL //
THEY NOT NO REAL NIGGAZ / DATZ REAL //
I KNOW REAL NIGGAZ / DATZ REAL //
I'M GON KEEP IT REAL WITCHA / REAL WITCHA //

I'M REALLY REAL / I KEEP IT A MILLI MILL //
NO MILLI VANILLI HERE / AUTHENTICITY MAYOR //
LEND ME YA EAR / I DO IT, ALL 4 MY TOWN //
AND I DON’T GOTTA BORROW HIS SOUND //
I NEED A BULLHORN, 2 AIR OUT DA BULLSHIT //
I COULDA SWORN, NIGGAZ WASN’T SUPPOSED 2 SNITCH //
NEVA STOOD ON DA STAND, NEVA, SPOKE 2 DA PIGS //
REAL TALK / I DON’T THINK NIGGAZ, KNOW WHAT THAT IS //
WIT YA FAKE ASS / I’M IN DA ZONE //
NEVA GAVE EM A PASS / BUT I’LL PASS ON DA SILLY HOES //
WIT BUTT SHOTS AND SILICONE / FROM DA VIDEOS //
GIMME A REAL WOMAN / WHO CAN MAKE UP HER MIND //
WITOUT PUTTIN ON / SHE AINT PUTTIN UP A FRONT //
SO SHE GET WHAT SHE WANT / N I AINT GOTTA STUNT //
ABOUT WHAT I’M SITTIN ON / REAL NIGGAZ DO REAL SHIT //
N FAKE NIGGAZ GET SHITTED ON //

CHORUS

I AINT CALLIN 4 AN AUDIBLE //
EVERYTHING U HEAR IN THIS AUDIO //
IS DA REAL THING / GENUINE ARTICLE //

WIT A PAD N A PEN I CHRONICLE //
PROFESSIONAL JOURNALIST //
ARTISTIC INTEGRITY //
CUZ IN MY CITY, IT AINT HARD 2 GET U A ISSUE //
OR A MAGAZINE, OR A PAINKILLER SUBSCRIPTION //
SO LISTEN 2 MY CONVICTION LIKE A CO-DEFENDANT //
NOW TELL ME U DON’T FEEL EVERY SINGLE SENTENCE //
SEPARATE ALL OFFICIAL NIGGAZ / FROM ARTIFICIAL NIGGAZ //
I'M A REALIST / I TELL IT HOW IT REALLY IS //
THESE WORDS ARE SERIUS / NIGGAZ DON'T EVEN KEEP IT REALISTIC //
ME AND MY CONGLOMERATES //
ENDORSE REALNESS / OVER SPONSORS N AFFILIATES //

SLICK AS A POET / QUICK WIT DA WIT //
SICK WIT DA SPIT / ILL WIT DA LYRICS //

LYRICIST LAUREATE / SO WHAT U HEAR IS //
AS REAL AS ITZ GONNA GET //

CHORUS

WE NEED A BOARD 2 HOLD IT DOWN // DATZ REAL
CATCH A FRAUD ON DA REBOUND // DATZ REAL
I’M TALKIN INVESTIGATIONS // DATZ REAL
INTO FALSE ACCUSATIONS // DATZ REAL
ITZ A FACT U A ACT // DATZ REAL
I'M A ACTUAL FACT // DATZ REAL
THIS IS NATURAL RAP // DATZ REAL
PUREST FLOW ON TAP // DATZ REAL
AND MY FLOW BEEN SOLID // DATZ REAL
LIKE A WENDY'S FROSTY // DATZ REAL
CUZ U KNOW WHEN ITZ REAL // DATZ REAL
WHEN ITZ COLD, U GET CHILLS // DATZ REAL
DA EVIDENCE IS CONCRETE // DATZ REAL
DO U N I’MMA BE ME // DATZ REAL
ONLY RELATE 2 REAL NIGGAZ // DATZ REAL
DESCENDANTS OF RUNAWAYZ N FIELD NIGGAZ // DATZ REAL

CHORUS

I AINT NICKLE N DIMIN / I AINT NO DRUG DEALER //
I'M JUST TRYNA MAKE A HONEST DOLLAR OUTTA 15 CENTS, U FEEL ME //

I DON’T TELL TALES / THATZ A TELL-TALE SIGN 4REAL //
WHEN I RAP, I TESTIFY / ITZ LIKE I CANNOT TELL A LIE //