listen they tried to put me in a box the urban dude i m mr festivals coachella bonnaroo they never really understood what i was trying to do and had me feeling miles davis kinda blue i flipped the switch and put the rock star in my show went overseas and had em cop cars whipping slow they re looking funny i was bad with a black band eating everybody in the game pacman the only issue is not a game i ve got these kids looking at me saying what a shame he s so underrated he should have sold more should ve had a number one record with his own tour look at his live show look how we touch em keys look how em girls scream when he fall to his knees look how he pour his heart out when he tell his story i guess i had to spill my guts so i could get my glory listen have you ever seen such determination despite it all i m still a theme for the adulation everything i ever wrote i did it form the heart never had a top ten but you still respect my art i m in the club and they still send me free bottles still push that g 55 with a super model it s my reality this ain t no show brother go check my girl on the february vogue cover and catch me whipping through the city in that silver jeep kids screaming oh that s ryan leslie yeah they know it s me i m not ashamed at all in fact i love my story no matter what it takes oh i mma keep my glory shit the glory give it to me oh oh i get it the glory give it to me yeah you asked me why i m rapping well i give you the reason the same reason you re hating when you should be believing it s in your heart to hate it s in my heart to win so yeah i m rapping now let the hating begin i write my own records write my own checks wonder which will which city i m calling home next one thing i know for sure one thing that s mandatory i owe it all to god i give him all the glory shit the glory give it to me oh oh i mma get my glory give it to me 