it s eight a m i roll out my silk sheets get fly crash the limo back seats lookin in the faces of some ladies that i never met on the interview tip no sweat they ask me questions i throw the words back they say they write facts i know that s bull crap they re kickin drama but then drama s my middle name that s the price ya pay for big fame the cellular phone rings don t wanta pick it up but it s my j o b i gotta kick it up another damn reporter on the line with a word quiz i gotta show cause i m livin in showbiz out the limo to the plane in the pourin rain i hate flyin but there s no time for slow trains another show to do i gotta catch my crew they left last night in the bus around two the plane s a small one no fun at all bouncin round the air like a tennis ball when it touches down i wanna kiss the ground but it s time to wreck a new town get to the arena meet up with the crew they tell me all the speakers blew the cordless don t work sound man s a jerk somebody s gonna get hurt i m crazy mad but my fans want autographs i turn my angry frowns into fake laughs i can t be rude cause they wouldn t understand i ain t human no more i m a superman you can try but you ll never understand this you can try but you ll never understand this you can try but you ll never understand this the lifestyles of the rich and infamous four hours til show time oh well i might as well check in the hotel get a little rest before it s time for us to play ten brothers standin in the hallway all with demo tapes they need the hook up they heard that i was the one to look up i can t ditch em cause they already saw me i ll put my head down maybe they ll ignore me no chance ice what s goin on i listened to twenty five songs and after that the brothers still wouldn t leave they started lookin at my t v i was gonna break down if they didn t jet soon snuck across the hall and crashed in e s room but then this freak came in thought i was e straddled her legs across me ripped off her blouse pushed her breast against my face started gyrating her waist sounds fly like a hype sex thriller but see she looked like godzilla pushed her off me homegirl hit the floor this is what it s like on tour i hit the hallway it was crawlin thick could weez take ya picture real quick jumped into a pose that i used a million times before took pictures with the whole damn floor i couldn t say no not to my fans you see they wouldn t understand  you can try but you ll never understand this you can try but you ll never understand this you can try but you ll never understand this the lifestyles of the rich and infamous now it s show time time to flow time evil lost the records but we still gotta go time the house is packed everybody s on their feet so i say throw on rakim s beat e hits the fader and the crowd is lit i start bustin off some new shit the stage is so smoky that i almost fall off i start inhalin it i m tryin not to cough i m catchin problems from every angle the mic cords are tangled i try to flow smooth but my words are mangled damn near slipped and broke my ankle if that ain t enough the police are hawkin listenin real close to the words i m talkin they wanna put a brother like me in the back seat just because i curse the beat they wanna tap my phone wanna keep my crib bugged call all my homies felons and street thugs you might say i think this lifestyle sucks i wouldn t trade it for a million bucks although it s all not glamour and gleam it s still my dream you can try but you ll never understand this you can try but you ll never understand this you can try but you ll never understand this the lifestyles of the rich and infamous