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What if you knew then, what you know now?
Or what if, you know now, what you wish you knew then?
Thatâs what I ask you.
Letâs go.
A wise man once told me âlife is what you make itâ
Bare witness to the lies, simply cuz the truth is naked
My thoughts are sacred, yet I share 'em wit the masses
I intend to be around, when the barrier collapses
Itâs dust to dust ân ashes to ashes
Those who come up quick, tend to be fallinâ the fastest
On the cash route, but for the paper they get lost
Not I, Iâd rather let nature take its course
The reality is harsh, but itâs gotta be accepted
Your fate has been determined, outcome is pre-selected
No telling when your breathâs stoppinâ, nâ deathâs knockinâ
To enjoy every second is your best option
Treat, every first time like if itâs your last
I wish I could somehow go ân revisit the past
Correct any mistakes, maybe right a few wrongs
Iâd hit the studio, just to write a few songs
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If I had a time machine, Iâd go back in a flash
Tell myself âyou ainât nothing but a thing of the pastâ (so letâs go)
Ainât got time for none of yâall to borrow (and why not?)
Cuz today is yesterdayâs tomorrow
If I had a time machine, Iâd go back in a flash
Tell myself âyou ainât nothing but a thing of the pastâ (so letâs go)
Ainât got time for none of yâall to borrow (and why not?)
Cuz today is yesterdayâs tomorrow
For the sake of argument letâs say I did find a way
And was capable of goinâ back to any time or day
Like, September 11th, then Iâd have a chance to
Beg and plead until every last flight was cancelled
Go further back, to clear more of the smoke
Warn him, to keep a close eye on the Florida votes
I tell Martin ân Malcom how I respect they passion
To seek change and justice, watch for the assassins
And, meetinâ Bruce, would be history itself
Maybe study martial arts with Mr. Lee himself
Iâd tell Biggie âto run the light donât stop sonâ
And Pac âsomethinâ ainât right, donât ride shotgunâ
The good die young, we all know but how come?
And since we know, why we canât change the outcome?
I tried to make a difference but reality remains
That the scriptâs been written so my efforts are in vain
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What about my future, and the road that lies ahead?
Should I take a glimpse, or be surprised instead?
Think Iâll sneak a peak, I see a wall full of plaques
No more gimmicks, critics say Iâm all skills in fact
Hate to say I told you so, but honestly speakinâ
Finally got the respect Iâm constantly seekinâ
After the acclaim, figure Iâd settle down
One wife, two kids, Iâm out the ghetto now
Iâm lyinâ to myself, my lifeâs a complete waste
A bitter sweet sorrow, thatâs just how defeat tastes
A has been, forgotten, Iâm yesterdayâs news
No longer relevant, Jin was expected to lose
Canât see that as my destiny so Iâm lookinâ past
My twenty-twenty vision blurred through the lookinâ glass
At last, I choose to walk a path of my own
Iâve come this far but the other half is unknown
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- Aiya! ( Single )
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- The Rest Is History
- Rest Is History
- I Promise
- The Fast And The Furious Soundtrack Collection
- 2 Fast 2 Furious (Soundtrack)
- Pepsi More Music - Best of 2004
- The Emcees Properganda
- Live At Crash Mansion
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- Brand New Me
- White Frog (Original Soundtrack)
- Rapzilla.com Summer Playlist
- Shoot for the Moon
- Aiya! (feat. Toestah) - Single
- Shoot for the Moon - Digital Single
- Best of Jin
- Holla Front
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