I'd rather be alone tonight

You can say "I love you" through the phone tonight

Really don't wanna be in your arms tonight

I'll just use my covers to stay warm tonight

Think I'm better off here all alone tonight

Ain't no checkin' on when I get home tonight

Just makin' sure I'm good on my own tonight
Even though there isn't nothin' wrong tonight

Yeah, I'm just sayin', baby

I can't really miss you if I'm with you

And when I miss you, it'll change the way I kiss you

It's like I'm the universe and you'll be N-A-S-A

I'ma need space, I'ma, I'ma need

You know I'm a star; space, I'ma need space

I'ma need space, I'ma, I'ma need space (N-A-S-A)

Give you the whole world, I'ma need space

I'ma need space, I'ma, I'ma need

You know I'm a star; space, I'ma need space

I'ma need space, I'ma, I'ma need space (N-A-S-A)

Bottom line

Usually I would love it if you stay the night

It ain't nothing wrong with saying I need me time

You'll be my rise and shine soon as them stars align

Baby, I can't really miss you if I'm with you

And when I miss you, it'll change the way I kiss you

Baby, you know time apart is beneficial

It's like I'm the universe and you'll be N-A-S-A

Give you the whole world, I'ma need space

I'ma need space, I'ma, I'ma need

You know I'm a star; space, I'ma need space

I'ma need space, I'ma, I'ma need space (N-A-S-A)

Give you the whole world, I'ma need space

I'ma need space, I'ma, I'ma need

You know I'm a star; space, I'ma need space

I'ma need space, I'ma, I'ma need space (N-A-S-A)

You don't wanna leave me, but I'm tryna self-discover

(You don't wanna leave me, but I'm tryna self-discover)

Keep me in your orbit and you know you'll drag me under

(Keep me in your orbit and you know you'll drag me under)

I'd rather be alone tonight

You can say "I love you" through the phone tonight

It was all a dream, I used to read Word Up! magazine
Salt-n-Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine
Hangin' pictures on my wall
Every Saturday Rap Attack, Mr. Magic, Marley Marl
I let my tape rock 'til my tape popped
Smokin' weed in Bambu, sippin' on Private Stock
Way back, when I had the red and black lumberjack
With the hat to match
Remember Rappin' Duke? Duh-ha, duh-ha
You never thought that hip-hop would take it this far
Now I'm in the limelight 'cause I rhyme tight
Time to get paid, blow up like the World Trade
Born sinner, the opposite of a winner
Remember when I used to eat sardines for dinner
Peace to Ron G, Brucie B, Kid Capri
Funkmaster Flex, Lovebug Starski
I'm blowin' up like you thought I would
Call the crib, same number, same hood
It's all good (It's all good)
And if you don't know, now you know, n****

You know very well
Who you are
Don't let 'em hold you down
Reach for the stars
You had a goal
But not that many
'Cause you're the only one
I'll give you good and plenty

I made the change from a common thief
To up close and personal with Robin Leach
And I'm far from cheap
I smoke skunk with my peeps all day
Spread love, it's the Brooklyn way
The Moët and Alizé keep me pissy
Girls used to diss me
Now they write letters 'cause they miss me
I never thought it could happen, this rappin' stuff
I was too used to packin' gats and stuff
Now honeys play me close like butter play toast
From the Mississippi down to the East Coast
Condos in Queens, indo for weeks
Sold-out seats to hear Biggie Smalls speak
Livin' life without fear
Puttin' five karats in my baby girl's ear
Lunches, brunches, interviews by the pool
Considered a fool 'cause I dropped out of high school
Stereotypes of a black male misunderstood
And it's still all good
And if you don't know, now you know, n****

You know very well
Who you are
Don't let 'em hold you down
Reach for the stars
You had a goal
But not that many
'Cause you're the only one
I'll give you good and plenty

Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis
When I was dead broke, man, I couldn't picture this
50-inch screen, money-green leather sofa
Got two rides, a limousine with a chauffeur
Phone bill about two G's flat
No need to worry, my accountant handles that
And my whole crew is loungin'
Celebratin' every day, no more public housin'
Thinkin' back on my one-room shack
Now my mom pimps a Ac' with minks on her back
And she loves to show me off of course
Smiles every time my face is up in The Source
We used to fuss when the landlord dissed us
No heat, wonder why Christmas missed us
Birthdays was the worst days
Now we sip Champagne when we thirsty
Uh, d*** right, I like the life I live
'Cause I went from negative to positive
And it's all (It's all good, n****)
And if you don't know, now you know, n****

You know very well
Who you are
Don't let 'em hold you down
And if you don't know, now you know, n****
Reach for the stars
You had a goal
But not that many
'Cause you're the only one
And if you don't know, now you know, n****
I'll give you good and plenty

Representin' B-Town in the house
Junior Mafia, mad flavor
Uh, uh, yeah, aight

You know very well
Who you are
Don't let 'em hold you down
Reach for the stars
You had a goal
But not that many
'Cause you're the only one
I'll give you good and plenty

Biggie Smalls, it's all good
Junior Mafia, it's all good
Bad Boy, it's all good
It's all good
That's right, '94
And on and on, and on and on
You know very well
Who you are
Don't let 'em hold you down
Reach for the stars

Comin' through satellites while cruisin'

Signals crossing can get confusing

You get ready, you get all dressed up

To go nowhere in particular

Back to work or the coffee shop

Doesn't matter 'cause it's enough

Look at you kids, you know you're the coolest

But that don't mean that you should abuse it

Though it's enough just to make you go crazy, crazy, crazy

I know, it's enough just to make you go crazy, crazy, crazy

But you get ready, you get all dressed up

To go nowhere in particular

Back to work or the coffee shop

To be young and in love

To be young and in love

And it's enough just to make me go crazy, crazy, crazy

It's enough just to make me go crazy, crazy, crazy

I get ready, I get all dressed up

To go nowhere in particular

It doesn't matter if I'm not enough

For the future or the things to come

'Cause I'm young and in love

I'm young and in love

Don't worry, baby

Don't worry, baby

Fighting to keep us together, hope it's worth a try
You ain't always been an angel but heaven's on our side
I got my demons too, I know just how you feel
You can be real with me, that's why you're still with me
Can't hide behind the carats on a diamond ring
I don't even care if you lie to me
'Cause there ain't much to kiss but me these days
I say I do just to say I don't
Don't give me no reason to go through your phone
This is deeper than you and other women, this is daddy issues
This is years putting up with the real time n*****

So hold on, hold on, don't let me go, hold on, hold on (hey)
So hold on, hold on, don't let me go, hold on, hold on

You tell me you love me but tell me again, yeah
I need the reassurance every now and then
Love ain't a game full of X's and O's
But I done been played before, I played it safe before
Gave it up to somebody who didn't deserve my body
You gon' have to lend a shoulder, help me kill this hangover
I believe your love for me exceeds the needs
And you gon' take responsibilities
On my healing, I'm feeling
Don't go trading years that we put in

So hold on, hold on, don't let me go, hold on, hold on 

Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh 

Well, I've been haunted in my sleep
You've been starring in my dreams
Lord I miss you
I've been waiting in the hall
Been waiting on your call
When the phone rings
It's just some friends of mine that say,

"Hey, what's the matter man?
We're gonna come around at twelve
With some Puerto Rican girls that are just dyin' to meet you.
We're gonna bring a case of wine
Hey, let's go mess and fool around
You know, like we used to"

Aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah 

Oh everybody waits so long
Oh baby why you wait so long
Won't you come on! Come on!

I've been walking in Central Park
Singing after dark
People think I'm crazy
I've been stumbling on my feet
Shuffling through the street
Asking people, "What's the matter with you boy?"
Sometimes I want to say to myself
Sometimes I say

I won't miss you child
I guess I'm lying to myself
It's just you and no one else
Lord I won't miss you child
You've been blotting out my mind
Fooling on my time
No, I won't miss you, baby, yeah
Lord, I miss you child

Aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah
Lord, I miss you child
Aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah
Lord, I miss you child
Aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah 

S*** movin' fast remember it was movin' slow
As a yungin' I been jumped up off that porch
Don't need no lecture you just need what you know
Half of ticket in deposits the day I came home
Yungin' on the block with a pole, tryna get some dough
Seen O.G.'s dash it, he ain't tryna go
A couple of n***** tried him, he ain't ever let it go
Revenge on them n*****, s***, I could say 'bout four
Man I feel like I been doin' this s*** too long
Since I was seven, I been rappin' steady tryna blow
They done slept on me and criticised me, talkin' down
Now for to see me, b****, you gotta go pay for the show

Since a yungin' I been gettin' it on my own
You gotta get it, n****, that's what I was told
I ain't quittin' and I put that on my soul
I'm dedicated, that's on everything I know
I'm dedicated, baby, that's on all I know
I'm hardbody and I promise I won't fold
Like a pirate, I'm just searchin' for some gold
I'ma get it that's on everything I know

You can't play around and be serious
I'll do whatever it takes just to get it
I ain't never listen to the critics
I put my mind to it now and I did it
I don't do no drugs when I'm in your city I swear I'm high off the feeling
Book me for a show when I walk in the building you know I turn up to the ceiling
They think that I act like a star
They think I'm stuck up I be chillin'
Thank the Lord that I'm far, it's so many people dead
Down Fairfax peelin'
They really think that I got millions
I ain't even make a killing
I know they wish they can kill me
I know that they wish they can kill me

Since a yungin' I been gettin' it on my own
You gotta get it, n****, that's what I was told
I ain't quittin' and I put that on my soul
I'm dedicated, that's on everything I know
I'm dedicated, baby, that's on all I know
I'm hardbody and I promise I won't fold
Like a pirate, I'm just searchin' for some gold
I'ma get it that's on everything I know

I know I felt like this before
But now I'm feeling it even more
Because it came from you
Then I open up and see
The person falling here is me
A different way to be

I want more, impossible to ignore
Impossible to ignore
And they'll come true
Impossible not to do
Possible not to do

And now I tell you openly
You have my heart so don't hurt me
You're what I couldn't find
A totally amazing mind
So understanding and so kind
You're everything to me

Oh my life is changing everyday
In every possible way
And oh my dreams
It's never quite as it seems
'Cause you're a dream to me
Dream to me

This whole town can slow you down
People takin' the easy way
But I know exactly where I am going
Gettin closer 'n closer every day

And I am almost there
I'm almost there
People down here think I'm crazy
But I don't care

Trials and tribulations
I've had my share
There ain't nothin' gonna stop me now
'Cause I'ma almost there

I remember Daddy told me
Fairy tales can come true
You gotta make 'em happen
It all depends on you
So I work real hard each and every day
Now things for sure are going my way
Just doing what I do
Look out Boys I'm coming through

And I'm almost there
I'm almost there
People gonna come here from everywhere
And I'm almost there
I'm almost there

There's been trials and tribulations
You know I've had my share
But I've climbed a mountain
I've crossed a river
And I'm almost there
I'm almost there
I'm almost there