• Artist: Lupe Fiasco
• Song Title: Till I Get There
• Album: Lasers

Album on hold whole world on hold
The crowd is like ho operator's like hold
Man now ain't that cold
I'm just trying to talk to my homie that's up in the hole
And homegirl not trying to be a ho even though she on a pole
Can she get a second chance no
Whoa like the opposite of go
That ain't how it's supposed to be a butterfly
For the sake of rhyming let's just say butterfly-ee
The truth stings like Muhammad Ali
I tell em tell em don't homocide me
I'm just a little old hope with his back against the ropes
Fighting for his fans and fighting for his folks
But the boos from the crowd can become so loud
If I could block em out then I could knock em out and
Dance around the ring but until then I'll sing

I'm a keep it cool and I'm a do me
It is what it is and that's how it's gonna be
Until I get there
Until I get there
And yeah I got flaws I know I'm not perfect
But all ups and downs will soon be worth it
When I get there
When I get there

Doctor doctor please the fame ain't painless enough
That's cause you ain't famous enough
You got a little game but your name ain't ringing enough
He said take 2 of these and put change in my cup
I said I wasn't poor he gave me some more
Prescribed me a publicist then pointed me to the door
Out ouch
I'm telling you this all from a therapist's couch
Tell me about your mother what she's all about
Prescribed me an interview and then told me to bounce
Damn geez
The world is so cold I'm glad I bought these skis
Went right off of the bunny slopes and right into the trees
Rendered unconscious they rushed me to a concert
Instead of green jello they made me chicken soup
They fed me magazine covers and video shoots

I'm a keep it cool and I'm a do me
It is what it is and that's how it's gonna be
Until I get there
Until I get there
And yeah I got flaws I know I'm not perfect
But all ups and downs will soon be worth it
When I get there
When I get there

And when I finally make it I'm a stunt so hard
Evel as Knievel I'm a jump so far
Way up in the atmosphere I ain't coming back
Be a jerk to them jerks yeah that'll make em hurt
Huh said a young boy in the mirror
A young version of me so I started to tear up
He said you need to cheer up your mind need to clear up
You're already here just be yourself from here up
Then he disappeared and I felt something familiar
Something I was taught something I had lost
If you are afraid or a fear that you gonna change some
All you gotta do is just remember where you came from

I'm a keep it cool and I'm a do me
It is what it is and that's how it's gonna be
Until I get there
Until I get there
And yeah I got flaws I know I'm not perfect
But all ups and downs will soon be worth it
When I get there
When I get there