All I'm Trying To Do Is Survive

I Never Killed Anybody, I Never Raped Anybody, I Never Committed No Crimes That Weren't Honorable.

I Finally Understand / For A Woman It Ain't Easy Tryin To Raise A Man / You Always Was Committed / A Poor Single Mother On Welfare, Tell Me How Ya Did It / There's No Way I Can Pay You Back / But The Plan Is To Show You That I Understand / You Are Appreciated

Some Say The Blacker The Berry, The Sweeter The Juice I Say The Darker The Flesh Then The Deeper The Roots

The Thing That Bothers Me Is That It Seems Like All The Sensitive Stuff I Write Just Goes Unnoticed . . . The Media Doesn't Get Who I Am At All. Or Maybe They Just Can't Accept It. It Doesn't Fit Into Those Negative Stories They Like To Write. I'm The Kind Of Guy Who Is Moved By A Song Like Don Mclean's "vincent," That One About Van Gogh. The Lyric On That Song Is So Touching. That's How I Want To Make My Songs Feel. Take "dear Mama" - I Aimed That One Straight For My Homies' Heartstrings.

My Aim Is To Spread More Smiles Than Tears.