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Chris' True Story

I Wonder

I wonder if I die would I come back.?

Would I be something else?

Would I be rich or poor?

Would I be White or Black?

Would I be a girl?

Would I be a boy?

Or a cat or a dog?

Would I be a tree?

Would I be a king?

Would I have no more pain?

Just Happiness

I wonder.

When I Think About Myself

When I think about myself

I think about my future

About pain

When I think about myself I think of a rapper

or a talented person

an outgoing person

a loving peaceful person

a comedian actor with wisdom

a charming kid

a hustler

a hard working person

a leader

and a ladies man

I think of myself as somebody.

 

People Say

People say I'm a follower

I say I'm a leader

People say I don't have feelings

But I say I do inside

People say they don't like me

But they won't fight me

People say they are going to rob me

but they see the army B.O.B.

 

Rich in My Own Mind

I feel rich in my house

 Rich in my hood

Rich when I eat

Rich when I sleep

Rich when I dream

I feel rich when I rap

and rich when I rhyme

Cuz I feel rich in my own mind.