Lupe Fiasco - Till I Get There lyrics

Album on hold, whole world on hold
The crowd is like, "HO!", operator's like
"Hold" ("Please hold")
Man, now ain't that cold
I'm just tryin' to talk to my
Homie that's up in the hole
And homegirl not tryin' to be a ho
Even though she on a pole
Can she get a second chance? No
Whoa, like the opposite of go
That ain't how it's supposed
To be or butterfly
But for the sake of rhyming
Let's just say butterfly-ee
The truth stings like Muhammad Ali
I tell 'em, tell 'em, don't homicide me
I'm just a little old hope with
His back against the ropes
Fightin' for his fans and
Fightin' for his folks
But the boos from the crowd
Can become so loud
If I can block 'em out then
I could knock 'em out and
Dance around the ring but
Until then I'll sing

I'ma keep it cool and I'ma do me
It is what it is and it's how it's gon' be
Until I get there till I get there
And yeah I got flaws, I know I'm not perfect
But all the ups and downs
Will soon be worth it when I get there
When I get there, whoa, oh

Doctor, doctor please
The fame ain't painless enough
"That's cause you ain't famous enough
You got a little game but
Your name ain't ringin' enough"
He said "Take two of these
Put some change in my cup"
I said I wasn't poor, he gave me some more
Prescribed me a publicist and
Pointed to the door out, ouch
I'm tellin' you this all
From a therapist's couch
"Tell me about your mother
What she's all about"
Prescribed me a interview and then
Told me to bounce damn, jeez
The world is so cold
I'm glad I bought these skis
Went right off of the bunny slopes
And right into the trees
Rendered unconscious
They rushed me to a concert
Instead of green jello and maybe chicken soup
They fed me magazine covers and video shoots

I'ma keep it cool and I'ma do me
It is what it is and it's how it's gon' be
Until I get there till I get there
And yeah I got flaws, I know I'm not perfect
But all the ups and downs
Will soon be worth it when I get there
When I get there, whoa, oh

And when I finally make it
I'ma stunt so hard
Evil as Knievel, I'ma jump so far
Way up in the atmosphere, I ain't comin' back
Be a jerk to them jerks, yeah
That'll make 'em hurt
"Huh?" said a young boy in the mirror
A young version of me
So I started to tear up
He said "You need to cheer up
Your mind need to clear up
You're already here
Just be yourself from here up"
Then he disappeared and I
Felt something familiar
Somethin' I was taught, somethin' I had lost
If you are afraid or fear
That you gon' change some
All you gotta do is just
Remember where you came from

I'ma keep it cool and I'ma do me
It is what it is and it's how it's gon' be
Until I get there till I get there
And yeah I got flaws, I know I'm not perfect
But all the ups and downs
Will soon be worth it when I get there
When I get there, whoa, oh