The Soul Lyrics - Halfway House - Joe Budden

[Verse 1:] 

Same characters but the show's different, 

Just listen, it feels like the soul been missing 

I remember copping that compact disc just to take off the wrapping 

It was more then rapping 

Read credits, till every name's embedded 

One day, I'm a be just like them, bet it! 

One day, I'm a come and lace the team with their favorite things 

When I grace the screen, coasting! 

I mean, it's nothing like what I was hoping 

No emotion, we just going through the motions 

I used to watch the videos just to see the new shit 

Wanted to see it first, I thought I'd be exclusive 

Remember getting hyped off my first casio 

Suped up writing my first verse, it was ass though 

Acappella, no beat and a bad flow 

Damn I miss the good ol' days, when we had soul! 

[Hook:] 

When we had soul! 

[Beat rides] 

[Verse 2:] 

I remember each day putting my favorite song on replay 

But my tape deck would always eat tapes 

I'd put my finger in the middle trying to fix it 

Just for the shit to end up sounding twisted 

Pressing clothes before school, I was matching 

Liked the girl in class, got mad when she was absent 

Wasn't a baller and I ain't have no game, 

So what could I do besides ignore her? 

(OR!) My first fight with no brothers to get 

I remember being scared as shit and he had all this lip 

And I ain't have hands not a bit, just knew that I ain't wanna get hit 

So staring at the clock, I ain't trying to see 3 o'clock hit 

But I never found the back door, 

(Him) He ended up with a tapped jaw 

(As for me) I ended up with that bad broad 

Damn, I miss the good ol' days, I wish we had more 

[Hook] 

[Verse 3:] 

Maybe I'm feeling like a kid today 

I mean, I used to want to have a house party watching House Party, Kid & Play 

I had the low tops kicks and the fade 

I remember my first piece of ass from a hot chick 

Surprised she gave it to me, was shocked I got it 

Ol' girl image of me was all ruined 

Had to be thinking "the fuck's this boy doing? " 

So hard I flirted just to be all nervous 

Wish she could see me now, I'm so perverted! 

I tell her "I'm so glad I found you. Are you ready for round two? 

Or can I mount you? " 

And Ol pic's I used to look like a clown dude, 

When I had know idea what I'd amount to 

A nigga used to be outta control 

Man, I miss the good ol' days, when we used to have soul! 

[Hook]