Yea, heheEh uh uh, here we goYea yeaUh uh, classic shitYea y`allI`m a rock star babyFuckin` with these niggazYea yea yea uhhI`m a rock star baby(If they could only read my mind)I`m a rock star baby(If they could only hear my cries)I`m a rock star baby(If they would only realize)I`m a rock star baby, hey hey(Only if they could live my life)Said a nigga was raised up in the streets(Yea mama, I`m a thug)And nothin` is stoppin for me(Except for myself)Is the Lord in me?(You and everyone else)God please shine down on me(Shine down on me)I`m not the only nigga that prays every day for forgivenessThis life is makin` me substance abusiveThe media always wants the exclusiveWell here it is, fuck `em all baby, `cause they`re uselessSometimes I feel all I need is my musicIt fuckin` sets me free,d let me breathe`Cause my niggaz ain`t leavin they blood on the streetsFor they kids not to eat and they kids not to eatRevolution, pick a side and draw heatsAnd may the best man hold his head on these here streets`Cause in life and in music, I`m poised and I`m focusedAnd the world should take noticeI`m a rock star baby(If they could only read my mind)I`m a rock star baby(If they could only hear my cries)I`m a rock star baby(If they would only realize)I`m a rock star baybay, hey hey(Only if they could live my life)Underworld ties is where my heart liesThey do the drama, makin` songs like ol` blue eyesThat make the whole world sing.It`s alright if you don`t understand me, it wasn`t meant to be`Cause it`s hard enough for me to fight for what I believe inThan have to look in the mirror and see demonsNow everybody`s talkin` rhyme over reasonMy only reason for rhymin` is `cause I bleed itHere come the leeches, they gettin` paidOff my talent, my love, my pain, am I a slave?Bein` cursed in my own brainFor this life I embrace and I praiseA nigga stuck in his waysAs the remix playsRule and J.Blige, rainy daysI think about life and music and how to stay focusedAnd the world should take noticeI`m a rock star baby(If they could only read my mind)I`m a rock star baby(If they could only hear my cries)I`m a rock star baby(If they would only realize)I`m a rock star baby, hey hey(Only if they could live my life)Hey, this is a message to mankindI bust clearly you shoot blind, not in my right mindLord if you love me please throw up a signAnd take a nigga off the path of destroyin` his life andThis life we`re livin` the sign of the timesWhere buildings take on planes, babies born with AIDSYea we all need changeSo I became a rock star baby(Rock on)Now they all gon` hate me(Hate on)But from the bottom of my heart I prayThat in life and in music the world stays focusedAnd I hope you all noticeI`m a rock star baby(If they could only read my mind)I`m a rock star baby(If they could only hear my cries)I`m a rock star baby(If they would only realize)I`m a rock star baby, hey hey(Only if they could live my life)I`m a rock star baby(If they could only read my mind)I`m a rock star baby(If they could only hear my cries)I`m a rock star baby(If they would only realize)I`m a rock star baby, hey hey(Only if they could live my life){We plan history right here you fuckersYa ain`t gonna hear this no moreY` an` a dick, its the last time thatYou hear a gangster like this}