American Rapstar-Big K.R.I.T.

[ti:American Rapstar] [ar:Big K.R.I.T.] [al:Return Of 4Eva] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]American Rapstar - Big K.R.I.T. [00:00.25]An A&R once told me [00:01.39]"you can determine the worth [00:02.38]Of a song within 15 seconds of it playing" [00:04.84]With complete n utter lack of the fact [00:06.42]That it takes takes all 3 minutes [00:07.61]And 40seconds of a song [00:08.55]To comprehend what I'm sayin' [00:09.88] [00:10.60]It ain't a single if it don't fly [00:12.26]It ain't a hit if it don't ride [00:13.74]Now he couldn't tell me the components [00:14.78]Of a smash but the ringtones [00:15.98] [00:16.51]Were their alltime high [00:17.62] [00:18.14]And a rappers only as big as his chain, [00:20.02]The flashier the better [00:20.92]They say money make the World go round [00:23.48]You never lost til you lose your crown [00:25.14] [00:25.88]And they don't love you [00:26.79]Till you're on the ground [00:28.67]Or when you're maxing [00:29.43]Out your bank account [00:30.21] [00:31.03]Yeah, you do it all just to live the life [00:33.80]Even if it means you don't live it right [00:36.27]And even if it means [00:37.31]You don't survive the night [00:38.25] [00:38.87]But if even if you do [00:39.90]You won't survive the hype [00:41.38]Of an American rapstar [00:42.46]Push it to the limit just to get up high [00:44.63]With a wood grain kitted? [00:46.26]Ride around town like I never lived in it [00:48.36] [00:48.89]Gun in my dash, pray I never kill with it [00:51.39]I'm that real with it [00:52.67]Got my eyes on the prize [00:54.11]Bills still due, muthaf-ck 9-5 [00:56.28] [00:56.87]Searching for a freak [00:57.88]That wanna f-ck once or twice [00:59.38]Wanna buy a bottle [01:00.49]But I aint paid my ties [01:01.70] [01:02.26]This aint no lie, I got a vision [01:03.71]And a masterplan [01:04.65] [01:05.18]To hit the block and blow up like a Taliban [01:07.26] [01:07.83]I make run the plane never have to land [01:09.79] [01:10.46]I make it where them lames [01:11.69]Never stand a chance [01:12.58] [01:13.09]Sh*t, you'll never know [01:13.99]What the time'll tell [01:15.24] [01:16.15]And see the star or find the scale? [01:17.91] [01:18.89]We be buying or you tryna sell [01:20.72] [01:21.28]You either fall or you grind the rails [01:23.22] [01:24.03]They say money make the World go round [01:26.01] [01:26.82]You never lost til you lose your crown [01:28.53] [01:29.24]And they don't love you [01:30.22]Till you're on the ground [01:31.31] [01:31.93]Or when you're maxing [01:32.77]Out your bank account [01:33.88]Yeah, you do it all just to live the life [01:36.50] [01:37.06]Even if it means you don't live it right [01:39.06] [01:39.57]And even if it means [01:40.59]You don't survive the night [01:41.75] [01:42.30]But if even if you do [01:43.34]You won't survive the hype [01:44.64]Of an American rapstar [01:45.33]So watch me get it how I live [01:46.99]Waiting on my momma, [01:47.88]Screaming f-ck how they feel [01:49.14] [01:49.65]Dodging jail cells and them pigs down in gal [01:52.13]They shot Oscar Grant swear [01:53.10]It gave a n-gga chills [01:54.29] [01:54.80]Lets keep it real, [01:55.71]If you ain't looking keep your eyes closed [01:57.59]Will I pay what I owe, only God knows [02:00.23]I ain't for show, give me strength [02:01.77]Just to change what I can't [02:03.29]And understand the difference [02:04.22]Between a n-gga and the King that I am [02:06.23] [02:07.48]Gotta keep ya finger on the trigger [02:08.90] [02:09.42]Pac died, Biggie died, [02:10.52]They ain't found a killer [02:11.93]Momma say she worried [02:12.82]'Cause I rap about the Government [02:14.03]And how the Church caked other people [02:16.06]Out there struggling (its real though) [02:17.66] [02:18.29]I just call it how it is foe [02:20.40]I'm breathing for a reason, [02:21.47]What you here for? [02:22.94]They got us with the villains who a chill for? [02:25.55]Cause they murdered all the heroes [02:27.31]They say money make the World go round [02:29.32] [02:30.10]You never lost til you lose your crown [02:31.94] [02:32.60]And they don't love you [02:33.58]Till you're on the ground [02:34.64] [02:35.28]Or when you're maxing [02:36.05]Out your bank account [02:36.92] [02:37.67]Yeah, you do it all just to live the life [02:40.37]Even if it means you don't live it right [02:42.30] [02:42.87]And even if it means [02:43.90]You don't survive the night [02:44.98] [02:45.57]But if even if you do [02:46.62]You won't survive the hype [02:47.91]Of an American rapstar