You try to do your best but never seem to get far 
 No gas in the car, looking for a buck in a jar 
 Your Ex girl's on the phone saying life is hard 
 And that [bad word] left you with no money on your cards 
 You're lying to yourself with no pause 
 How it's all part of your plan and written in the stars 
 In the real world you're sugarcoating your flaws 
 You've just lost your job and you [bad word] on your boss 
 And the rent is due but nobody wants to hear what you've been through 
 You're blaming everyone and how they did you 
 Everybody is looking at you in their rear view 
 It's like you're doing everything that you should not do 
 Why are you looking in the mirror when it's not you 
 Standing on the corner until the block cools 
 With something tucked in your belt 
 Why you make hard on yourself 
 Don't make it hard on yourself bro 

 Years gone by 
 Got something on your mind 
 No matter how hard you try, you try 
 Why you make it hard on yourself (x4) 

 It's like your glass is always half empty 
 But keep picturing yourself driving in that Bentley 
 Now picture yourself on the opposite of rich 
 And that's exactly what you get it if you don't step it up, quick 
 You never think about tomorrow 
 Your stress is getting worse with every penny you've borrowed 
 You might as well start packing up while you're staring at your mailbox 
 Bills stacking by the [bad word] 
 Trying to fool the whole world but your momma knows 
 She already knows how that song goes 
 Your pops was a rolling stone 
 The apple never fell far from home 
 And no body's picking up their phone 
 They don't wanna hear the same old [bad word] in the same sorry [bad word] tone 
 In the meantime tell them that you don't need no help 
 Listen, why you make it hard on yourself 
 Don't make it hard on yourself bro 

 Years gone by 
 Got something on your mind 
 No matter how hard you try, you try 
 Why you make it hard on yourself (x4)