Not fond of the saying every dog has his day
The calendar was marked and the time passed away
That's the shit that left a nigga pacin' 'round a cage
A Nigga tried his best to keep the pack on a leash
Abandonment issues had me scared to let em free
Tried burying regret and made the holes too deep
So when I fell in I couldn't climb out they was too steep
Tried to dig my way out but the shovel broke on me

Once you make it up you no longer the underdog
Niggas always gotta shake when you showing ya paw
Whole lotta barking I seen no biting at all
Though you was hungry how you eating with a closed jaw

Whole time I've been barking up the wrong tree
Tried to chase the birds but I can't fly, clipped my own wings
Wondering how ima touch the sky when I can't feel the breeze
Cut myself from the air, need something fresh I can breathe
I just need to vent and music O2 for me
And the music bout offering smoke that's pollution
We need less violence we need shit to get us through it
Fuck the stagnation, fuck two steps back when we moving

The last of a dying breed fighting extinction
Call me a great then start comparisons that's contradiction
Niggas focused on they growth while they roots is missing
Forcing development these trees hold thin branches
Forced to watch as the sprout remains stagnant
Purposely placing pesticides in our mound
Poisoning our seeds and anything that surrounds
Harvesting what kills us and that becomes renown

Once you make it up you no longer the underdog
Niggas always gotta shake when you showing ya paw
Whole lotta barking I seen no biting at all
Though you was hungry how you eating with a closed jaw