What If

Duration

3:24

Genres

Hip-Hop

Description

Lyrics

Intro (Shawshank Redemption Scene) Inmate: So they let you tote that record player down there huh? Andy Dufresne: It was in here (points to head), and in here (points to heart), that's the beauty of music they..can't get that from you..haven't you ever felt that way about music? Verse 1 What if...he grew up likin country or somethin/ Or maybe hard rock n he thought that hip hop was just nothing/ N what if, he wasn't one of the best freshman mc's/ N what if he turned it all off just so he could get his degree/ What if he, didn't murder every verse, n his CD/ Wasn't considered to be, a lyrical killin spree/ N what If literally, he didn't think He had a shot/ N was completely content with sitting back to just watch/ N what if he, grew bitter with every year older he got/ N didn't judge himself by what he is but what he is not/ What if he went through his whole life wondering what if/ He would have actually tried to make it 'stead of wastin his gift/ N what if, he was scared of what other people would think/ N what if, all of his rhyme books weren't filled up with ink/ N what if he didn't believe that this could happen to me/ Keep ur eyes open because the moment u blink u might miss/ Chorus What if everything never fell into place/ What if you spent your whole life waiting for your big break/ When everything goes wrong how much more can you take/ What are you left with when it all goes away/ (2x) Verse 2 What if he woulda never studied the legends/ N never questioned just guessin on how to top his profession/ N what if he wouldn't have wow'd you with his very first impression/ N all his recording sessions were just downright depressin/ What if, low woulda never started producin/ Never heard his potential for music, never tried to pursue him/ He'da never came close to makin the necessary improvements/ Never came out of CO n never started a movement/ N what if, the comparisons to Eminem weren't evident/ N all the shows he's supposed to do, he chose not to n never went/ What if he let all the people put an end/ To all the time that he spent, tryin to make it with his pen/ What if he gave up after his singin had sucked/ N spent the rest of his life feelin all down on his luck/ What if the way that he put these words together was all wrong/ If all these what if's were true then you'da never heard this song/ So What If Chorus You ever just wondered what if? I mean, if you're at a place where you wanna be, what if one thing wouldn't have happened, this shit wouldn't have happened, that woulda made it right. Or even if you're not where you wanna be, imagine the things that can get you to the place where you can go. I woke up one morning and said I could do anything and all the people sleepin on me woke up as well. I'mma be doin this til I'm done.