"Thank you for blessin' me with a mind to rhyme and two hype feet. It feels good, when you know you're down. A super dope homeboy from the Oaktown"

"I get this feeling that time's just holding me down. I'll hit the ceiling or else I'll tear up this town"

"Clock strikes upon the hour and the sun begins to fade. Still enough time to figure out how to chase my blues away

"My heart is like an open highway. Like Frankie said, I did it my way"

"And them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singin' this'll be the day that I die, this'll be the day that I die"

"Risin' up, back on the street. Did my time, took my chances. Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet"

"It's the terror of knowing what the world is about. Watching some good friends screaming, Let me out!"

“She’s got eyes of the bluest skies as if they thought of rain. I’d hate to look into those eyes and see an ounce of pain”

"But lately something's changed. It ain't hard to define. Jessie's got himself a girl and I want to make her mine"

"Empty lake, empty streets, the sun goes down alone. I'm driving by your house though I know you're not home"

"Children behave, that's what they say when we're together. And watch how you play. They don't understand"

"Young man, there's no need to feel down. I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground"