I, Me, Myself

(album: These Things Happen Too - 2021)

I'm too fucked up, I can't even tolerate myself
Sleep with one eye open, in case they try and move in stealth
And my mama's worried 'bout me, but I ain't scared to go to hell
Only God can judge me, it's just I, me and myself, yeah
It's just I, me and myself
I love my lil' brother, he remind me of myself
I be nasty on my Nas shit, ain't really hard to tell
You know that they be crawling, if they buying, I'm gon' sell, yeah
It's just I, me and myself
I love my lil' brother, he remind me of myself
I be nasty on my Nas shit, ain't really hard to tell
Uh, it's just I, me and myself

Long lines on AC Transit, I put that Illmatic CD on
Looking out the window, at the walls they put graffiti on
Passing by the billboards I knew one day I would see me on
But until then, just keep keeping on
Easier said than done, I was the one they kept on sleeping on
Told me keep dreaming on
Back then, I had Girbauds, a 3X tall tee, and a beanie on
Who knew that me, myself and I would make it here? That's crazy
A lot of shit has changed since the version I had Bebe on
Love my lil' brother, born a day apart and three years
Both Gemini twins, everything we been through, we share these tears
Every time I look at him, it feel just like I see mirrors
Been through thick and thin, and he helped me get through all these fears, for real

I'm too fucked up (You know), I can't even tolerate myself (Love you, bro)
Sleep with one eye open, in case they try and move in stealth (Ayy)
And my mama's worried 'bout me, but I ain't scared to go to hell (I be alright, mama)
Only God can judge me, it's just I, me and myself, yeah (You know)
It's just I, me and myself (Uh)
I love my lil' brother, he remind me of myself
I be nasty on my Nas shit, ain't really hard to tell
You know that they be crawling, if they buying, I'm gon' sell, yeah
It's just I, me and myself
I love my lil' brother, he remind me of myself
I be nasty on my Nas shit, ain't really hard to tell
Uh, it's just I, me and myself

You know, uh
Now it's just I, me and myself
They couldn't teach me this, I had to learn to like being myself
Got through that self-doubt, now I'm just fine being myself
I couldn't look to them, had to go and find me in myself
Well, now I got it though
Put 'em skeletons in my closet and told 'em, "Adiós"
Let 'em keep the Prada shoes 'cause I was never proud of those
Made it through those sloppy joes, made it out them stop and goes
Ice cream with the baddest hoes remind me of the rocky roads
I took the scenic
Crazy to call it crazy 'til they get it, then it's genius
And I might be the rapper, but she paying for all her features
I, me and myself, the only people I believe in
You know, yeah

I'm too fucked up, I can't even tolerate myself
Sleep with one eye open, in case they try and move in stealth
And my mama's worried 'bout me, but I ain't scared to go to hell
Only God can judge me, it's just I, me and myself, yeah
It's just I, me and myself
I love my lil' brother, he remind me of myself
I be nasty on my Nas shit, ain't really hard to tell
You know that they be crawling, if they buying, I'm gon' sell, yeah
It's just I, me and myself
I love my lil' brother, he remind me of myself
I be nasty on my Nas shit, ain't really hard to tell
Uh, it's just I, me and myself

Nasty on my Nas shit, ain't really hard to tell
Love my little brother, it's just I, me and myself