Intro: I read the rules before I broke 'em I broke the chains before they choked me out Now I pay close attention, really learn the code I learned to read the map before I hit the road I know you never heard this before But I'd rather lose a fight than miss the war And I ain't wishing competition or fishin' for it I'm just living in the system, conditions are poor I've been lost in the rhythm and misinformed Too many late nights hittin' the liquor store Too many bad decisions, half assed attempts No sweat, no fear, no blood, no tears I go hard and I ain't makin' up no excuse I'm overdue, I don't do what I'm supposed to do Cause you can think about it man, we're supposed to lose It ain't all picture perfect, ocean views No, I was a first class rookie, Takin' out bullies in my all black hoodie Man of mystery, you know the history Get it or forget it, cause poof, I'm outta here I read the rules before I broke 'em I broke the chains before they choked me out Now I pay close attention, really learn the code I learned to read the map before I hit the road Nobody's gonna see me comin' Nobody's gonna hear a sound No matter how hard they tryin' No stoppin' me since I've found (pause) My inner ninja I've been high and I've been real low I've been beaten and broken but I healed though So many ups and downs, roughed up & clowned We all got problems, but we deal though I'm tryin' to do better now, find my inner peace Learn my art form, and find my energy When my backs on the wall, I don't freeze up Nah, I find my inner strength and I re-up I know I've never been the smartest or wisest But I realize what it takes Never dwell in the dark cause the sun always rises But gotta make it to the next day It's a feeling that you get in your lungs when you run Like you're runnin' outta air and your breath won't come And you uh wheezin', gotta keep it movin' (pause) Find that extra (uhn) and push your way through it I've had bad habits but I dropped em I've had opponents but I knocked them out I climbed the highest mountains I Swum the coldest seas There ain't a thing I've faced that's been too much for me Nobody's gonna see me comin' Nobody's gonna hear a sound No matter how hard they tryin' Nobody's gonna bring me down Nobody's gonna see me comin' Nobody's gonna hear a sound No matter how hard they tryin' No stoppin' me since I've found (pause) My inner ninja I've had bad habits but I dropped em I've had opponents but I knocked them out I climbed the highest mountains I Swum the coldest seas There ain't a thing I've faced that's been too much for me