lost cause yeah i m as live as it gets royce da 5 9 boom lost cause i have mastered every angle of this rap shit reef the lost cauze they don t make em like they used to dj s don t break em like they used to cause payment what they used to same route that your favorite rap mags take they won t give you a story unless you payin for ad space and video countdowns real shit come in last place matter fact you won t even see it till mad late i miss the wop i miss givin the gas face modern day minstrel stenciled in black face the game s empty that s why i remain indie it don t matter i m met with the same envy same shit different day same shit different pay i mma do my thing just in a different way so sit amazed while i m rippin stage spittin flames been nice since the days of fat albert and picture page this is gifted rage i m holdin on to the art form y all seem eager to just give away i sit with lit thoughts bumpin big smalls gettin pissed off thinkin of the game and all it s pitfalls many get signed and ripped off but never will they get cauze they just don t get cauze so i tell em get lost it s the end of the gravy train time to get off your man don t feel me oh well that s his loss i m not breakin my neck or changin my set to appease these idiots who hear violence and sex acknowledge the rep see that i won t be denied i d rather they ignore me for truth then know me for lies i m not another shoulder gipped mc bitching cause the industry won t let me in for free without an entry fee to put it simply i d rather keep my own identity and build a foundation with my extremities my favorite begins and ends with me reef the lost cauze goin down in history they ll all remember me  i roll a gram and unfold a plan blowin in the wind you see pieces of a broken man overstand it s gettin money like the ocean sands got me feelin so cold like a smoker s hands in the world of hip hop i barely know the land i m learning the roads i m ready to roll again on my trek got haters on my neck but i m too concerned about the o s on my check i m on my best run yet you ain t never drop an album i got four done i m on my next one yes hard work plus talent equals bound to blow the keys to success homeboy now you know knowledge is power consider me muscle bound the ones who used to talk shit is doin nothin now fuck a 9 to 5 i just hustle now i don t bless the mic homeboy i crush it now 