[Intro]nput it on the linenlets gonnyea, before you can help somebodynman you gotta help yourselfnit's called self-preservationngot this shit down to a science manncheck it outnn[Chorus]nmind body and soulnmind--he can control you mentallynbody--he can tell you what to do physicallynsoul--only god control you spirutallynso you bust guns smoke weed drink hennessynmirror mirror on the wallntake a look at him vividlynyou lookin at your own worst enemynput it on the linenn[Verse 1]nwhen you alone, everybody talk to theyselfnsometimes its the only way to get across to yourselfnyou ever wanted to do somethin but thought to yourselfnor didn't wanna do somethin but forcin yourselfnyou ever did somethin good and been glad for yourselfnor did somethin fucked up so you mad at yourselfnthought about somethin funny and laughed to yourselfnor kept that to yourselfnyou ever met another personnwho reminded you in the past of yourselfnwhy y'all so much alike you askin yourselfny'all so much alike y'all clash cause it feltnlike he was tryin to be you when he act like himselfnreally deep down inside you mad at yourselfnpull the gun and blast at him you blast at yourselfnever knew somethin was true and then nodded to yourselfncause you can't take the truth stop lyin to yourselfnn[Chorus]nn[Verse 2]nits like the mind fight the heartnsome niggas mind so sharp, they fight what they feelnand do the wise thing they so smartnbut other niggas do whats in their heartnreact off emotions they black out and get so darknthey hold it in and never talknbut get old and die of heart attacksnthey get attacked by their own heartnsome niggas get too conceited and fill theirselfntry to be somethin they're not but reveal theirselfnsome niggas get insecure they grill theirselfnput a gun to their own head and kill theirselfnyou ever found yourself lookin out for everybody elsenso much that you don't look out for yourselfnif you a stick up kid then 'red drug deal and blue'na rapper with a mic salesman with a shoendon't let nothin get in your way just do what you doncause the only person that can stop you is younn[Chorus]nn[Verse 3]nthats why i say who am inyou say what a stupid question but who am inthink before you start talkinnyou forgettin where you came fromnremind yourselfnlife is like a dictionaryndefine yourselfnare you a gangstanwell lets define that wordni'ma try but it takes action to describe that wordna gangsta takes care of family he's never afraidndeath before disrespect a gangsta is bravenare you a thugnits like a gangsta but more gullynmoney before bitches and honor before moneynyou a ballernthen you cop a house before a carnfortune before fasion play monopoly y'allnare you a rappernthen you must invent those songsnthey dont gotta like younbut they gonna respect your bossni named my son papoosenhe reflectin menbut he way better than menman controls his destinynn[Chorus]