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I'm My Own Boss

from Universal Soldier by Nate Lothario

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Take a walk through the life of a normal Black man in America as Lothario uses his gift of storytelling to mentally illustrate what he has seen and been through.

lyrics

Chorus:
I'm tired of that shit you talk,
Time you start to walk the walk,
Lying in repetition
Truth is missing so I call it off;
Use me up I pay the cost,
Lose your mind I gain the loss,
No more time I'm losing
Now I'm proving I'm my own boss.

Verse One:
I get up then I go to work,
Work my feet right to the dirt,
Work this nine to five
Same old jive, just a different twerk;
Sometimes I feel like the Jerk,
Payday got me feeling hurt,
After paying bills,
Get some kill, that's my only perk;
Nation's got me on alert,
Politicians gone berserk,
Looking for a spaceship
To come beam me up like Captain Kirk;
When it comes to eff-, ort,
Yes I am an ex-, pert,
Been struggling so long,
That my life demands and ex-, cerpt;
Can't define my net, worth,
Priceless like old art, work,
But taken advantage
By this governmental network;
Trying to make my vision murk,
Got me going young, Turk,
Been fighting for freedom
Ever since my momma gave, birth;
Keeping track as they advert,
Counted on like clockwork,
Kiss up for elections
Just to treat us like the usual purp;
Kingsman like I'm Colin Firth,
Know the lies that's been unearthed,
I'm not giving power
To a coward that will make things worst.

Chorus:
I'm tired of that shit you talk,
Time you start to walk the walk,
Lying in repetition
Truth is missing so I call it off;
Use me up I pay the cost,
Lose your mind I gain the loss,
No more time I'm losing
Now I'm proving I'm my own boss.

Verse Two:
We grew up on the same, block
Together we would duck the cops,
Sharing our ambitions
Twisting blunts like they were bottle tops;
Keeping dubies in our socks,
Rolling cigars by the box,
Rapping to the cuties
With big buddies like Sir Mix-A-Lot;
Knowing we would hit the top,
Whether we were broke or not,
Had me skipping school,
To pursue, dreams are all I got;
Putting money in the pot,
Hoping we would get our shot,
Waiting for the chance,
To advance, to a record shop;
Then one day I'm at the spot,
Heard you out there talking big,
Saying everything you did,
And that I wasn't worth shit;
Went out trying to find you quick
To see if it was legit,
Found out that you had
A record deal, with some shady click;
I couldn't believe, it,
Left me on some fake shit,
But I wasn't tripping
I know Karma is a bad bitch;
Caught my dream despite the hitch,
On my way to being rich,
Heard you're doing bad,
And it's sad, that you chose to switch.

Chorus:
I'm tired of that shit you talk,
Time you start to walk the walk,
Lying in repetition
Truth is missing so I call it off;
Use me up I pay the cost,
Lose your mind I gain the loss,
No more time I'm losing
Now I'm proving I'm my own boss.

Verse Three:
Why you playing games with me
I don't do this shit for free,
Giving up my time,
And my money while you lie to me;
Why you seem to always be,
Taking what I do lightly,
Then I try to tell you
And you yell getting all ornery;
Don't know what you want from me
And frankly don't give a damn,
Don't know who I am
Well it's time you get the pro-, gram;
Disrespect me, no ma'am
I don't disrespect you,
Look at how you do,
Then you expect me to stay true;
I no longer care what you do,
Pack your bags I'll pack mine too,
Call your girls I'll call my crew
Talk about me 'til you're blue;
No more late night rendezvous,
No more paying bills I'm through,
I gave my very best
Now avoid my number like the flu;
Taking much and giving few,
Selfishly you hindered me,
Placing all my focus
On your nonsense like it's TV;
In the dark like Stev-, ie,
Wonder why you can't, see,
I've been there for you,
But you haven't done the same for me.

Chorus:
I'm tired of that shit you talk,
Time you start to walk the walk,
Lying in repetition
Truth is missing so I call it off;
Use me up I pay the cost,
Lose your mind I gain the loss,
No more time I'm losing
Now I'm proving I'm my own boss.

credits

from Universal Soldier, released September 28, 2020
Spitshine Studios

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Nate Lothario Austin, Texas

Born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, and now living in Austin, Lothario has brought himself from the depths of homelessness and depression to be a voice and light to those who are lost in the darkness like he use to be. His influences are artists like Outkast and Tupac but his style is all his own. He prides himself on staying unique while allowing truth to lead him to the stars and beyond.. ... more

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