Eminem - The Way I am (Marshall Mathers) by Ron Robey

Whatever...

Dre, just let it run

Aiyyo turn the beat up a little bit

Aiyyo... this song is for anyone... fuck it

Just shut up and listen, aiyyo...

I sit back with this pack of Zig Zags and this bag

Of this weed it gives me the shit needed to be

The most meanest MC on this - on this Earth

And since birth I've been cursed with this curse to just curse

And just blurt this berserk and bizarre shit that works

And it sells and it helps in itself to relieve

All this tension dispensing these sentences

Getting this stress that's been eating me recently off of this chest

And I rest again peacefully (peacefully)...

But at least have the decency in you

To leave me alone, when you freaks see me out

In the streets when I'm eating or feeding my daughter

Do not come and speak to me (speak to me)...

I don't know you and no,

I don't owe you a motherfucking thing

I'm not Mr. N'Sync, I'm not what your friends think

I'm not Mr. Friendly, I can be a prick

If you tick me my tank is on empty (is on empty)...

No patience is in me and if you offend me

I'm lifting you 10 feet (lifting you 10 feet)... in the air

I don't care who was there and who saw me destroy you

Go call you a lawyer, file you a lawsuit

I'll smile in the courtroom and buy you a wardrobe

I'm tired of all you (of all you)...

I don't mean to be mean but that's all I can be is just me

[Chorus:]

And I am, whatever you say I am

If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?

In the paper, the news everyday I am

Radio won't even play my jam

'Cause I am, whatever you say I am

If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?

In the paper, the news everyday I am

I don't know it's just the way I am

Sometimes I just feel like my father,

I hate to be bothered

With all of this nonsense it's constant

And, "Oh, it's his lyrical content -

- the song 'Guilty Conscience' has gotten such rotten responses"

And all of this controversy circles me

And it seems like the media immediately

Points a finger at me (finger at me)...

So I point one back at 'em, but not the index or pinkie

Or the ring or the thumb, it's the one you put up

When you don't give a fuck, when you won't just put up

With the bullshit they pull, 'cause they full of shit too

When a dude's getting bullied and shoots up his school

And they blame it on Marilyn (on Marilyn)... and the heroin

Where were the parents at? And look where it's at

Middle America, now it's a tragedy

Now it's so sad to see, an upper class city

Having this happening (this happening)...

Then attack Eminem 'cause I rap this way (rap this way)...

But I'm glad 'cause they feed me the fuel that I need for the fire

To burn and it's burning and I have returned

[Chorus:]

And I am, whatever you say I am

If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?

In the paper, the news everyday I am

Radio won't even play my jam

'Cause I am, whatever you say I am

If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?

In the paper, the news everyday I am

I don't know it's just the way I am

I'm so sick and tired of being admired

That I wish that I would just die or get fired

And dropped from my label, let's stop with the fables

I'm not gonna be able to top on "My Name is... "

And pigeon-holed into some pop-py sensation

That got me rotation at rock'n'roll stations

And I just do not got the patience (got the patience)...

To deal with these cocky Caucasians who think

I'm some wigger who just tries to be black 'cause I talk

With an accent, and grab on my balls, so they always keep asking

The same fucking questions (fucking questions)...

What school did I go to, what hood I grew up in

The why, the who what when, the where, and the how

'Til I'm grabbing my hair and I'm tearing it out

'Cause they driving me crazy (driving me crazy)... I can't take it

I'm racing, I'm pacing, I stand and I sit

And I'm thankful for every fan that I get

But I can't take a shit, in the bathroom

Without someone standing by it

No I won't sign your autograph

You can call me an asshole I'm glad

[Chorus:]

'Cause I am, whatever you say I am

If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?

In the paper, the news everyday I am

Radio won't even play my jam

'Cause I am, whatever you say I am

If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?

In the paper, the news everyday I am

I don't know it's just the way I am

- Ron Robey

http://eminemronrobey.blogspot.com/

Eminem - Headlights feat. Nate Ruess Youtube Video with Lyrics by Ron Robey

Nate

Mom, I know I let you down

And though you say the days are happy

Why is the power off, and I'm fucked up?

And mom, I know he's not around

But don't you place the blame on me

As you pour yourself another drink

I guess we are who we are

Headlights shining in the dark night I drive on

Maybe we took this too far

Eminem

I went in head first

Never thinking about who what I said hurt, in what verse

My mom probably got it the worst

The brunt of it, but as stubborn as we are

Did I take it too far?

Cleaning out my closet and all them other songs

But regardless I don't hate you cause ma!

You're still beautiful to me, cause you're my mom

Though far be it for you to be calling, my house was Vietnam

Desert Storm and both of us put together can form an atomic bomb equivalent to Chemical warfare

And forever we can drag this on and on

But, agree to disagree

That gift from me up under the Christmas tree don't mean shit to me

You're kicking me out? It's 15 degrees and it's Christmas Eve (little prick just leave)

Ma, let me grab my fucking coat, anything to have each other's goats

Why we always at each others throats? Especially when dad, he fucked us both

We're in the same fucking boat, you'd think that it'd make us close (nope)

Further away that drove us, but together headlights shine, a car full of belongings

Still got a ways to go, back to grandma's house it's straight up the road

And I was the man of the house, the oldest, so my shoulders carried the weight of the load

Then Nate got taken away by the state at 8 years old, and

That's when I realized you were sick and it wasn't fixable or changeable

And to this day we remained estranged and I hate it though, but

Nate

I guess we are who we are

Headlights shining in the dark night I drive on

Maybe we took this too far

Eminem

Cause to this day we remain estranged and I hate it though

Cause you ain't even get to witness your grand baby's growth

But I'm sorry mama for Cleaning Out My Closet, at the time I was angry

Rightfully maybe so, never meant that far to take it though, cause

Now I know it's not your fault, and I'm not making jokes

That song I no longer play at shows and I cringe every time it's on the radio

And I think of Nathan being placed in a home

And all the medicine you fed us

And how I just wanted you to taste your own, but

Now the medications taken over and your mental states deteriorating slow

And I'm way too old to cry, that shit's painful though

But ma, I forgive you, so does Nathan yo

All you did, all you said, you did your best to raise us both

Foster care, that cross you bare, few may be as heavy as yours

But I love you Debbie Mathers, oh what a tangled web we have, cause

One thing I never asked was where the fuck my deadbeat dad was

Fuck it I guess he had trouble keeping up with every address

But I'd have flipped every mattress, every rock and desert cactus

Own a collection of maps and followed my kids to the edge of the atlas

Someone ever moved them from me? That you could bet your ass's

If I had to come down the chimney dressed as Santa, kidnap them

And although one has met their grandma

Once you pulled up in our drive one night as we were leaving to get some hamburgers

Me, her and Nate, we introduced you, hugged you

And as you left I had this overwhelming sadness come over me

As we pulled off to go our separate paths, and

I saw your headlights as I looked back

And I'm mad I didn't get the chance to thank you for being my Mom and my Dad

So Mom, please accept this as a tribute I wrote this on the jet

I guess I had to get this off my chest, I hope I get the chance to lay it before I'm dead

The stewardess said to fasten my seatbelt, I guess we're crashing

So if I'm not dreaming, I hope you this message that I'll always love you from afar

Cause you're my mama...

Nate

I guess we are who we are

Headlights shining in the dark night I drive on

Maybe we took this too far

I want a new life

One without a cause

So I'm coming home tonight

Well no matter what the cost

And if the plane goes down

And if the crew can't wake me up

Just know that I was alright

And I was not afraid to die

Even if there's songs to sing

My children will carry me

Just know that I'm alright

I was not afraid to die

Because I put my faith in my new girl

So I never say goodbye cruel world

Just know that I'm alright

I am not afraid to die

I guess we are who we are

Headlights shining in the dark night I drive on

Maybe we took this too far

I want a new life.

- Ron Robey

http://eminemronrobey.blogspot.com/

Eminem - Careful What You Wish For / Marshall Mathers by Ron Robey

[numerous news reports]

"Breaking news, Detroit rapper Eminem cancels his sold-out European tour

to check himself into rehab, after admitting an addiction

to sleep medication. We'll have more on this story as it develops."

"Shady Records recording artist Obie Trice has apparently

survived a gunshot to the head, in what appears to be

a random drive-by shooting. Meanwhile, Eminem is rumored to be...

alienated... on again/off again relationship with..."

"This just in, a tour bus involving Eminem's bus..."

"Updating a story we brought you earlier about gunfire

at an after-hours club we've learned that the rapper Proof

has been fatally shot."

"Shady/Aftermath recording artist..."

"Long-time best friend of Eminem, and a member of the rap group D12."

"D12 back in the news again today..."

"Is it a sabbatical or the end? The rumors and speculation

continue to swirl around Eminem. He insists he's just taking a break

but doubters believe he's retiring, leaving us all to ask,

'Will the real Slim Shady please stand up?'"

So this is it, this is what I wished for

Just isn't how I envisioned it, fame to the point of imprisonment

I just thought the shit'd be different

There's somethin' changed the minute that I got a whiff of it

I started to inhale it, smell it, started sniffin' it

And it became my cocaine, I just couldn't quit

I just wanted a little bit

Then it turned me to a monster, I became a hypocrite

Concert after concert, I was rakin' in the dough, rollin' in green

Had the game hemmed up, like a sewing machine

But I was losin' my freedom, there was nowhere for me

to not go and be seen, and just go and be me

And there was no in-between

You either loved it or hate it, every CD critics gave it a 3

then three, years later they go back and re-rate it

Then called "The Slim Shady LP" the greatest

"The Marshall Mathers" was a classic, "The Eminem Show" was fantastic

But "Encore" just didn't have the caliber to match it

I guess enough time just ain't passed yet

A couple more years that shit'll be "Illmatic"

And eight years later I'm still at it

Divorced, re-married, a felon, a father, sleepin' pill addict

And this is real talk, I feel like The Incredible Hulk

My back has been broke and I can still walk

So be careful what you wish for

Cause you just might get it, and if you get it

then you just might not know what to do wit it

Cause it might just come back on you ten-fold

I said be careful what you wish for

Cause you just might get it, and if you get it

then you just might not know what to do wit it

Cause it might just come back on you ten-fold

I got a letter from a fan that said, he's been praying for me

Every day and for some reason it's been weighing on my mind heavy

Cause I don't read every, letter I get

But something told me to go ahead and open it

But, why would someone pray for you when they don't know you?

You didn't pray for me when I was local

And as I lay these vocals, I think of all the shit I had to go through

Just to get to where I'm at, I've already told you

at least, a thousand times in these rhymes

I appreciate the prayer but I've already got God on my side

And it's been one hell of a ride, hasn't it?

Just watchin it from a opposite standpoint, man boy it's got to look

nuts, and that's the only word I can think of

right now on how, to describe the shit

This is like a vibe you get, go ahead and bop to it

Just watch what you wish for cause I got the shit

So be careful what you wish for

Cause you just might get it, and if you get it

then you just might not know what to do wit it

Cause it might just come back on you ten-fold

I said be careful what you wish for

Cause you just might get it, and if you get it

then you just might not know what to do wit it

Cause it might just come back on you ten-fold

- Ron Robey

http://eminemronrobey.blogspot.com/