Lose Yourself Lyrics - The People's Rapper - Jon Connor

I earn my respect, I wasn't born with a connect 

I didn't have somebody leave me and inherit this check 

I didn't have a rich uncle out here droppin' my name 

I didn't have an easy way for me to get in the game 

I had to create the hype through the shit that I write 

'Cause I wouldn't follow the trends so I could blow over night 

It ain't about ya talent it's about how long will you fight 

For what you believe in, like it's a fight for your life 

I worked jobs that I hated, restaurants cleanin' tables 

Boss is an asshole, co-workers is racist 

Swallow pride 'til I was hollow inside, I had to take it 

All the while in the back of my mind I knew I would make it 

Beat down and degraded, fucked up and frustrated 

Yeah sometimes it'll hurt you learnin' the virtue of patience 

For all the time I was waitin', writin' rhymes in my basement 

The gratification and I quit and it feels so amazing 

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You better lose yourself in the music, the moment 

You own it, you better never let it go 

You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow 

This opportunity comes once in a lifetime 

Once you played through the pain 

Engine in the championship game 

'Cause all you can think about now is how far you done came 

Didn't stop for the snow, went hard in the rain 

Weekdays and weekends was exactly the same 

Look, they say when money come, that's when most people change 

They say losing yourself is the price of the fame 

But they got it wrong, the glitz ain't the cause of the change 

Consistent evolution with every sacrifice that was made 

Constantly on the stage, hardly ever got paid 

Every time you gave your all and hardly ever got praised 

But you just go your hardest like you hardly ever get phased 

Studio, no sleep, same clothes for days 

That's when you ask yourself how bad do you want it 

When the man in the mirror is your only opponent 

When you got the final say on if you blow, or blow it 

When everything that you worked for come down to one moment 

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You better lose yourself in the music, the moment 

You own it, you better never let it go 

You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow 

This opportunity comes once in a lifetime