Verse 1:
Closer to my dreams I can picture myself
With visions of palm trees, calm seas for my health
Tangible as concrete, I defeat those
Antagonistic thoughts that tend to oppose
And those...
That pose as foes
For all my dreams
For all my goals
Indubitable lifestyle is what I chose
Where my life goes...
Only GOD knows
Where the ink flows...
Only the pen knows
Matures and grows
On paper that the notebook holds...
I tend to drift, with the gift
Pray throughout my day
I may resist, to shift
My position, take intermission, from program
Away from the turf servin'
Swervin' in a Brougham
Common faces that paces
Up and down boulevards
Livin' this Cali life is considered as "hella" hard
When you're living amidst the struggle
Where common folks juggle
And lost souls hustle
I remain the same
Stay true to virtue
Maintain my mind frame
Cause the game will hurt you
Unless you treat it with the same respect
Expect no changes unless you change your aspect
(huh)
So now I listen when speak to you
My words flew, what they knew
Though few
Soul grew



Hook:
Heavy is the head that wears gold crown
Heavy is the neck-lace that it goes around
Heavy is the head that wears gold crown
Heavy is the neck-lace that it goes around

Verse 2:
My thought pro-cess considered as vintage
In digital times with traditional pillage
I'm amazed I made it out of my village
Where the po-po's and the po-pimps
Play in scrimmage
Pops told me:
"Idle hands are a workshop...
...for the devil, be careful, never let work stop"
So I practice, training on a campus
Young Rembrandt painting on a canvas
Dreams of success, I must confess
Somehow forget how I'm already blessed
Somehow suggests how Im already stressed
Ripped from the breast
My whole life has been depressed
Pops surpassed the triple bypass
We couldn't see Leukemia coming with eyeglass
Learned that life is just a cloud of smoke
I put my faith into my prayers
Easy comes the yolk


Heavy is the head that wears gold crown
Heavy is the neck-lace that it goes around
Heavy is the head that wears gold crown
Heavy is the neck-lace that it goes around