Joe Budden, Emmany - Trade It All lyrics

Yeah yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah uh
Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, okay
It's that knock, right here word up
Just got a couple questions for 'em okay
It go

Uh, here's something I'd like to know (Uh)
Would you trade it all? Would you
Put a price on your soul? (Answer that)
You more about the outcome or the income?
Would you give up your dreams to
Feel like you're living in one?
Faced with decisions
Would you ignore intuition?
Trade in whatever drives you for
Keys to an ignition?
Or would you go on like your life fine?
It's funny how a moment'll
Change your lifetime
Yeah, would I be held as a villain
If I never helped with feelings?
Change to sell a million?
Yeah, wonder what these fans'll say to me
Still'll garner some bravery
Money never dictated me
'Cause my morals for cash just
Ain't a trade to me respect is important
Niggas know not to play with me
It's not a void to fill, it's no vacancy
Take it all, there's no taking me, Joey

I’m amazed
They always said I wouldn’t be here
So much in my way (Uh)
I’ve seen it all through these years (Uh)
It’s been give and take (Been give and take)
They thought I’d break (But)
But to trade it all (Uh)
Is no trade at all, at all

The ultimate contradiction
What started as a hobby now
An honest way of living
Which took me to a genius from
A pompous with a vision
Could do a dramatisation on the
Drama I've been given everybody says that
Mine was kind of different
So every composition just to
Calm my inner prison armed and on a mission
Strapped and only armed with my confliction
Never phased me
My only armor is this thick skin
Daddy talent
(What else?) , mama wisdom (What else?)
Master of deceit
I cheated through the honor system
Quit my temporary job, earned more
Left school, learned more
Rehab then burned more
Tales of B&E's, toast and extortion
How my son was almost an abortion
I've been close to a coffin
Wouldn't do over this rollercoaster
Know it played out like it was supposed ta
(Joe)

I’m amazed
They always said I wouldn’t be here
So much in my way
I’ve seen it all through these years
It’s been give and take (Not at all)
They thought I’d break (Talk to 'em)
But to trade it all
(Let me talk to 'em like this)
Is no trade at all, at all (It go)

Look, was froze over the phone
Waiting for you to change your
Tone while I was smokin'
But that never happened like I was hopin'
(Nah) waiting for you to laugh
At least tell me you was jokin'
But, you just kept on with the conversation
I'm tryna be calm and patient
While pacin' around the room
Thoughts in my head are varied, that's you
Grandpa and Mike
It's very scary, is cancer hereditary, Dad?
We had our little issues after "Momma Said"
Glad that's behind us so we can
Cherish the time that's there
I got faith, I know the Lord'll have a say
But, you got a daughter on the way
What more do I gotta say?
You got twins to raise
They just beginning to age
Tell God with a hint of rage it
Was meant for you to stay
If I gotta explain what should be understood
Yo, I'd trade me for you if I could
We all good

I’m amazed
They always said I wouldn’t be here
So much in my way (Word up)
I’ve seen it all through these years
(I seen it all) it’s been give and take (uh)
They thought I’d break ()
But to trade it all
Is no trade at all, at all (It go)

One more never fall and never break
To trade it all trade it all, at all
Not at all