Lupe Fiasco - Pat On The Back lyrics

My tea's gone cold
I'm wondering why I got out of bed at all
The morning rain clouds up my window
And I can't see at all
And even if I could it'd all be gray
But, your picture on my wall
It reminds me that it's not so bad
It's not so bad my tea's gone cold
I'm wondering why I got out of bed at all
The morning rain clouds up my window
And I can't see at all
And even if I could it'd all be gray
But, your picture on my wall
It reminds me that it's not so bad
It's not so bad

Dear Pat, I've must've missed you in the chat
There be a lot of people
That come to Super Facts
It's hard to keep track and you know
When I be talking I don't even be
Looking at the comments like that
There be a lot of action
A whole lot of distractions
And I can't really keep
Track of every interaction
So you might have hit me
I just wanna say I didn't see it
And I know you DM'd me
And that was supposed to be our little secret
But, I felt your language
Came a little strong cut me some slack
I can't keep track of
Everything that's going on
I ain't mean to put you on
Blast just to hurt you
But understand that life is like a circle
And what you asked for
I felt that I really would just give you
You want acknowledgement, and I apologizin'
But, I think it opens up a bigger issue
That we need to shed some light on
Right or wrong, instead in the comments
I write a song

My tea's gone cold
I'm wondering why I got out of bed at all
The morning rain clouds up my window
And I can't see at all
And even if I could it'd all be gray
But, your picture on my wall
It reminds me that it's not so bad
It's not so bad

I mean Pat, I think you gotta understand
I'm just a regular person, I'm just a man
I know you like a fan you felt
You did a lot for me
But, I had something to do with
Writin' them raps? Right? Possibly?
I mean I did a lot to get to where I am
A lot of sacrifices to have someone
Like you as a fan and this ain't easy man
The record labels are greazy and
Even with all that I don't
Wanna downplay your role, believe me
I think you playin' an important
Part in the arts but, it's more than puttin'
Records on them charts
We take a lot of pain, a lot of strain
A lot of frustration
If you don't like what I do today
You just replace 'em
With another artist, another rapper
Who's more kind and the fear of losing stans
Will lose our minds
I'm talkin', really going crazy
And the last thing you wanna hear is
Some fans saying that you make me
You know? But that keep paying my bills
I mean you pay like 10
Dollars to keep it real
If you bought every album that'd probably
Be like 50 or 60
If you did a show that's another 35
That's less than a 100 dollars
That's not enough to keep us alive
And I don't wanna downplay your
Input or your financial
Transactions to get us where we are but
There's more to our job than just
Pretendin' to be a star

My tea's gone cold
I'm wondering why I got out of bed at all
The morning rain clouds up my window
And I can't see at all
And even if I could it'd all be gray
But, your picture on my wall
It reminds me that it's not so bad
It's not so bad

And in conclusion, to clear up the confusion
Hope this would teach us all like a lesson
That getting what we want
Always is a blessing
Sometimes it might be a curse
Sometimes it might really hurt
But that's the way life works
So I just wanna say Pat Rooney
I think you're cool
And this whole experience really
Gave me some jewels
A real opportunity to set up some rules
Not to be a jerk and not to be cruel
But that goes both ways
So let's not make assumptions
Or find a giant pool of
Conclusions to jump in
So next time on the live, I hope to see you
Signing off, I'm truly yours, this is Lu

My tea's gone cold
I'm wondering why I got out of bed at all
The morning rain clouds up my window
And I can't see at all
And even if I could it'd all be gray
But, your picture on my wall
It reminds me that it's not so bad
It's not so bad