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When your mind ain't right, and it's hard to sleep
And you try to hide the pain, but your scars are deep
Nigga look me in my eyes and tell me what you see, yea
When your mind ain't right, and it's hard to sleep
And you try to hide the pain, but your scars are deep
Nigga look me in my eyes and tell me what you seeAnd my heart is like
There's one thing poppa told me
If nothing else in this world, it's how to survive
When I'm against all odds, and when the odds against me
I travel wherever my path may lead
Knowing nobody got my back like meI'm gonna survive
And if you walk in my shoes
Guarantee you'll be just like me
And my heart is like
And if you leave me alone in the V with the chrome
I won't hurt nothing, but I need to be aloneNigga just me and my Sam Cooke tapes
And my heart is like
And baby if you don't understand

Then I gotta let you go go go
GeahAnd my heart is like
I'm talking all along the way
With all I used to say, I almost couldn't take it
Said I wouldn't make it, to be twenty one
I'm a stand up on my own twoAnd my heart is like
I've traveled high and low and
If there's one thing I know I know I know
I know how to surviveWhen your mind ain't right, and it's hard to sleep
And you try to hide the pain, but your scars are deep
Nigga look me in my eyes and tell me what you see, yea
When your mind ain't right, and it's hard to sleep
And you try to hide the pain, but your scars are deep
Nigga look me in my eyes and tell me what you seeNigga I'm a soldier, ain't nobody gonna hold me down
Hold me down, nah
Now that I'm closer, all the snakes play me closely now
And my soul is like
Homey I'm a soldier, ain't nobody gonna' hold me down
And my mind is like
Now that I'm closer, all the snakes play me closely nowAnd my soul is like
Just living on the edge homey ain't no joke
And nah baby bro I don't smoke, but go ahead
Playa playaYou can like that, I'm good
And my soul is like, baby if you don't understand
Then I gotta let you go go go, I'm sorry baby
I remember when they hated on me but I made it homey yea
I remember when they hated on me, yeaDon't smile at me now, yea, and my soul is like
If you wasn't there for the bad, nigga don't come when it's good
Now dog, it ain't all good
Wonder what made him think it was still all good, yea
And my soul is likeAnd my soul is like
When your mind ain't right, and it's hard to sleep
And you try to hide the pain, but your scars are deep
Nigga look me in my eyes and tell me what you see, yea
And my soul is like
When your mind ain't right, and it's hard to sleep
And you try to hide the pain, but your scars are deep
Nigga look me in my eyes and tell me what you see
And my soul is likeNigga I'm a soldier, ain't nobody gonna' hold me down
Now that I'm closer, all the snakes play me closely now
And my heart is like
Homey I'm a soldier, ain't nobody gonna' hold me down
Now that I'm closer, all the snakes play me closely nowAnd my heart is like I can't think right now
I can't cope, can't drink, can't smoke
And my soul is like I can't eat right now
I'm not healthy, I'm asking you God help me like please

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Joe Budden (born August 31, 1980 in Spanish Harlem, New York) is a rapper from Jersey City, New Jersey. In recent years he has come to prominence as one of the most skilled and sought-for rappers in the game, despite his best work being on the internet mixtape circuit.

His music initially gained popularity on New York City's famous mixtape circuit in 2002. Although his biggest mainstream hit to-date is 2003's up-tempo "Pump It Up," Budden is known for his reflective and often insecure lyrics. He is widely considered one of hip-hop's most gifted lyricists, thanks largely in part to his numerous works on mixtapes by such DJ's as DJ Clue, Clinton Sparks, DJ On Point, and DJ Envy.

On one particular mixtape song, called "Crosscountry Connection", Joe started a feud with the G-Unit camp. The Game took offense to a line where Joe claims that gangsta rappers should "be in a G-Unit video with all the gangsta actors", obviously claiming G-Unit are fake gangstas. Unbeknownst to Budden, The Game had just recently signed with the G-Unit camp. The Game and G-Unit fired a few diss songs Budden's way; he replied in kind. The feud was ended when The Game and Budden met in a club in New York City and put the past aside.

During winter and spring of 2005, through Joe Budden mixtapes and hip-hop rumor mills, it was said that he departed from Def Jam to Roc-A-Fella Records with CEO Damon Dash. In reality, Budden was legally obligated to stay with Def Jam. In the beginning of Budden's career, it took him a long time to get public exposure, working more than three years from the first time his demo tapes were heard to the first time he was on the radio. He has appeared on many tracks with other artists including 112, Amerie, Brandy, Cassidy, Fabolous, Fat Joe, Freeway, Janet Jackson, Jay-Z, Jennifer Lopez, Jin, Kelly Rowland, Lil' Kim, LL Cool J, Marques Houston, Usher, and more recently a remix to the hit song "Hollaback Girl" with Gwen Stefani. Some of these were not official remixes, simply mixtape tracks where a Joe Budden verse was added to an existing song.

Though he is thought of as one of rap's most skilled lyricists, Budden's success outside of the mixtape circuit has been marginal purposely. He is known to have invested in real estate in North Jersey and instead of blowing up into the rap scene he decided to make money from other methods instead of getting a record deal. His music is usually more sensitive and thought provoking than that of gangsta rappers, but subsequently, it is also more explicit and unrelenting than most "conscious" or "backpack" rappers.

In late December of 2005, Joe released a mixtape after almost 5 months of being absent from the game. Mood Muzik 2 is considered by most to be a lyrical masterpiece and with so deep tracks such as "Dumb Out" and the emotional "3 Sides to a Story" (in which Joe harrowingly describes a disturbing situation), many wondered had these songs originally been scheduled to appear on The Growth.

In 2007, he was released by Def Jam. In December 2007, he released Mood Muzik 3, which many are calling the best mixtape of the year, with some even saying it's the album of the year since it contains all original material. Some have questioned this since the beat for 'Ventilation' is an edit of 'It's A Shame (Da Butcher's Mix)' by Kool G Rap.

In October 2008, Joe Budden released another highly-rated mixtape, Halfway House; featuring album cuts such as 'Touch & Go' and a snippet of 'Blood On The Wall', a diss to Prodigy of Mobb Deep.

In his career up to his 2nd album, he has worked with artists such as Busta Rhymes and Christina Milian, and has been involved in feuds with rapper The Game and G-Unit. He has since reconciled with The Game.

Since this reconciliation, Joe Budden signed to Amalgam Digital records, and both artists finalized the beef and have collaborated on the single 'The Future' for Joe Budden's now-released 2nd album, Padded Room. The album released February 24th in the U.S. and March 3rd in Canada.

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