Look, if you had, one shot, or one opportunity 
To seize everything you ever wanted- 
One moment 
Would you capture it, or just let it slip? 

His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy 
There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti 
He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready 
To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgetting 
What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud 
He opens his mouth, but the words [bad word] out 
He's chokin, how everybody's jokin now 
The [bad word] out, time's up, over bloah 
Snap back to reality, Oh there goes gravity 
Oh, there goes rabbit, he choked 
He's so mad, but he won't give up that 
No, he won't have it , he knows his whole back city ropes 
It don't matter, he's dope 
He knows that, but he's broke 
He's so stacked that he knows 
When he goes back to his mobile home, that's when it's 
Back to the lab again yo 
This whole rap s**t 
Better go capture this moment and hope it don't pass him 

You better lose yourself in the music, the moment 
You own it, you better never let it go 
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow 
This [bad word] once in a lifetime yo, 

His soul's escaping, through this hole that is gaping 
This world is mine for the taking 
Make me king, as we move toward a, new world order 
normal life is borin, but superstardom's close to post mortom 
It only grows harder, only grows hotter 
He blows us all over these hoes is all on him 
Coast to coast shows, he's know as the globetrotter 
Lonely roads, God only knows 
He's grown farther from home, he's no father 
He goes home and barely knows his own daughter 
But hold your nose cause here goes the cold water 
These ho's don't want him no mo, he's cold product 
They moved on to the next schmoe who flows 
He nose dove and sold nada 
So the soap opera is told and unfolds 
I suppose it's old partner, but the beat goes on 
Da da dum da dum da da 

You better lose yourself in the music, the moment 
You own it, you better never let it go-o 
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow 
This [bad word] once in a lifetime yo 

No more games, I'ma change what you call rage 
Tear this m*********n roof off like 2 dogs caged 
I was playin in the beginnin, the mood all changed 
I been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage 
But I kept rhymin and stepwritin the next cypher 
Best believe somebody's payin the pied piper 
All the pain inside amplified by the fact 
That I can't get by with my 9 to 5 
And I can't provide the right type of life for my family 
Cause man, these g****m food stamps don't buy diapers 
And it's no movie, there's no Makai Pheiffer, this is my life 
And these times are so hard and it's getting even harder 
Tryin to feed and water my seed, plus 
Teeter-totter caught up between bein a father and a pre-madonna
Baby mama drama's screamin on and 
Too much for me to wanna 
Stay in one spot, another day of monotony 
Has gotten me to the point, I'm like a snail 
I've got to formulate a plot or I end up in jail or shot 
Success is my only m*********n option, failure's not 
Mom, I love you, but this trailer's got to go 
I cannot grow old in Salem's lot 
So here I go is my shot. 
Feet fail me not this may be the only opportunity that I got 

You better lose yourself in the music, the moment 
You own it, you better never let it go 
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow 
This [bad word] once in a lifetime yo 

You can do anything you set your mind to, man