[id:$00000000] [ti:Till I Get There] [ar:Lupe Fiasco] [al:Lasers] [by:] [00:00.50]Album on hold whole word on hold [00:02.62]The crowd is like "ho " operator's like "hold" [00:05.69]Man now ain't that cold [00:08.18]I'm just trying to talk to my homie that's up in the hole [00:11.03]Homegirl ain't trying to be a hoe even though she on a pole [00:14.54]Can she get a second chance NO [00:16.79]Whoa Like the opposite of gold [00:19.26]That's how it's supposed to be: a butterfly [00:21.88]For the sake of rhyming let's just say "butterflyee" [00:24.78]The truth stings like Muhammad Ali [00:27.79]I tell 'em tell 'em don't homicide me [00:30.33]I just a little old hope with his back against the ropes [00:33.19]Fighting for his fans and fighting for his folks [00:35.90]But the boo's from the crowd they become so loud [00:38.66]If I could block em out then I could knock em out then [00:41.64]Dance around the ring but until then I'll say [00:44.07]I'mma keep it cool and I'mma do me [00:46.28]It is what it is and that's how it's gon' be [00:49.08]Until I get there [00:50.78]Until I get there [00:54.87]And yeah I got flaws I know I'm not perfect [00:57.37]But all ups and downs will soon be worth it [01:00.12]When I get there [01:02.79]When I get there [01:05.78]"Doctor doctor please The fame ain't painless enough" [01:09.58]That's cause you ain't famous enough [01:11.69]You got a little game but your name ain't ringing enough [01:14.94]He said "take 2 of these and put change in my cup" [01:17.85]I said I wasn't poor he gave me some more [01:20.15]Prescribed me a publicist and pointed me to the door [01:22.84]"Out " Ouch I'm telling you this all from a therapist's couch [01:28.28]"Tell me about your mother What she's all about " [01:31.13]Prescribed me an interview and then told me to bounce [01:33.96]Damn geez The world is so cold I'm glad I bought these skis [01:39.45]Went right off of the bunny slopes and right into the trees [01:42.25]Went unconscious they rushed me to a concert [01:45.08]Instead of green jello they made me chicken soup [01:47.53]They fed me magazine covers and video shoots [01:50.25]I'mma keep it cool and I'mma do me [01:52.81]It is what it is and that's how it's gon' be [01:55.35]Until I get there [01:57.00]Until I get there [02:01.08]And yeah I got flaws I know I'm not perfect [02:03.57]But all ups and downs will soon be worth it [02:06.31]When I get there [02:09.01]When I get there [02:12.20]And when I finally make it I'mma stunt so hard [02:15.17]Evil as Knievel I'mma jump so far [02:18.05]Way up in the atmosphere I ain't coming back [02:20.66]Be a jerk to these jerks yeah that'll make em hurt [02:23.67]Huh Instead of young boy in the mirror [02:26.36]A young version of me so I started to tear up [02:29.11]He said "you need to cheer up your mind need to clear up [02:31.93]You're already here just be yourself from here up" [02:34.93]Then he disappeared and I felt something familiar [02:37.27]Something I was taught something I had lost [02:40.18]If you are afraid the fear that you gon' change some [02:43.18]All you gotta do is just remember where you came from [02:45.67]I'mma keep it cool and I'mma do me [02:47.64]It is what it is and that's how it's gon' be [02:50.42]Until I get there [02:53.00]Until I get there [02:56.25]And yeah I got flaws I know I'm not perfect [02:58.76]But all ups and downs will soon be worth it [03:01.49]When I get there [03:04.20]When I get there [03:05.48]Till I Get There - Lupe Fiasco