Merry Go Round

I have tried in vein
Never had success
So it seems my life is nothing but a mess
I have lost, my only friends
Now it seems I have to start again
MERRY GO ROUND

My lifes been goin around ‘n’ round since ’95
Went from goin where about to die
Went from callin’ my chick a chicken cause she look like she got poultry around her thighs
To callin’ your piece a chicken cause she got no teeth and she got crow feet, around her eyes
How hard are y’all? I got a heart the size of Arkansas
Count to five, these birds gon’ hit the ground and they ain’t from out the sky
Went from havin’ an outta-this-world-flow, to doin’ the pity, or doin’ the coon dance
To watchin’ my good friend Eminem winnin’ a moonman
I remember cause I was in New York with all of my boys to start shit
Lettin’ ‘em stay with me, long story short, they tore my corporate apartment
Went from bein a kid addicted to basketball
To bein an ignorent nigga addicted to alcohol
Round and round we go is how this movie would end
Self-proclaimed King of my city, not really just truely the King of losin’ a friend
Who would’ve thought this goof in the park whos true to his ark would lose
Or win just by givin’ his thoughts ‘n’ views

I have tried in vein
Never had success
So it seems my life is nothing but a mess
I have lost, my only friends
Now it seems I have to start again
MERRY GO ROUND

You would hear that Ryan’s skilled
Might even hear Ryan kills
You will never hear Ryan Stiles
Here to put the “i” in ill
My mind is still
Like a merry-go-round spill
Like leavin’ only guns to my kids when I’m killed
I got an iron will
Intellect as ion(?), I went from high on pills
To triumph, to hidin’ from bills, to buyin buildin’s
Then I went from writin’ for Dre
To wonderin’ if my head was on straight on the sidelines
Feelin’ I forgot about listenin’ to “Forgot About Dre”
From there I went to about a bottle a day
Tellin’ who we know “Get outta my face!” okay I know what Kino said about Dre
I look at Kino to this day like that was a stupid mistake
But if it wasn’t for him doin that, what would I be doin today?
If it wasn’t for Ca$his sayin’ that he gonna beat my ass
Then me and Em prob’ly wouldn’t be laughin bout us gettin past it
If it wasn’t for me bein outcasted I woulda never been on the underground rappin wit SLAUGHTERHOUSE!

I have tried in vein
Never had success
So it seems my life is nothing but a mess
I have lost, my only friends
Now it seems I have to start again
MERRY GO ROUND