[verse] [male and female]
Even though i got some things on my mind/ that don’t mean I’m not paying attention/ i keep it all inside/ even when i don’t mention it/ they pray until something happens/ but what happens is unresolved feelings is easy to get wrapped in/ when i say something i feel like nobody hear me/ you can tell my aura off when you near me/ i gotta get back centered in my grace/ stay focused because they want my place/ war paint on my face/ now its time to get busy/ remain the same in the country or the city/ they gone judge anyway/ might as well be myself/ gotta look out for me/ cant worry about nobody else
[chorus]
Gotta watch out for me
Im depending on myself
Give it all i got
Look to the sky for help
Keep my thoughts to myself
Until i can share them with the world
Silence is golden
Diamonds and pearls
[verse]
I met people that would promise the world/ foreign yachts and plots even diamonds and pearls/ but i never listened to them/ i just keep on pushing/ cause a bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bushes/ times get hard and i may grow weary/ but i just keep it moving cause i know that God wit me wit me wit me/ all up in my area/ never leave me or forsake me even if I’m wearing a/ chip on my shoulder/ I’m a soldier so it’s vital / always keep a strap in hand ready for my rivals/ its survival of the fittest if you ride then you wit it/ if you not then squat cause I’m tired of you switching
[chorus]
Gotta watch out for me
Im depending on myself
Give it all i got
Look to the sky for help
Keep my thoughts to myself
Until i can share them with the world
Silence is golden
Diamonds and pearls
[verse] [drums fade out and back in]
I know about my God and all of his angels/ i know his only son was born in a manger/ he died for my sins but I’m dealing with anger/ and thats why i keep the strap with one in the chamber/ I’m knowing that the devil is the king of disguise/ you’ll know it when you see it when you look in his eyes/ he can look like a woman with a beautiful size/ round hips and lips wit that look in her eyes/ and its the same ol look that got your homeboy killed/ shot dead in the streets wit yo homeboy spilled/ all over the concrete all over the sidewalk/ life got its own beat I’m just letting my mind talk
[chorus]
Gotta watch out for me
Im depending on myself
Give it all i got
Look to the sky for help
Keep my thoughts to myself
Until i can share them with the world
Silence is golden
Diamonds and pearls
Gotta watch out for me
Im depending on myself
Give it all i got
Look to the sky for help
Keep my thoughts to myself
Until i can share them with the world
Silence is golden
Diamonds and pearls
[piano, guitar, saxophone solo]