Didn' T I Raise My Voice high Enough For You i Was Running Like A Fugitive All The Time risking Rejection From My Own People Yeah now That You Got What You Wanted you Don' T Even Know My Name it' S So Funny, We Don' T Talk Anymore be Good To The People On Your way Up The Ladder cause You' Ll Need Them On Your Way Down
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didn' T I Raise Fists High Enough For You i Guess I Can' T Pat Myself On The Shoulder for A Job Well Done dodging Bullets In The Streets i Was There risking Rejection From My Own People Yeah now That You Got What You Wanted you Don' T Even Know My Name remember be Good To The People On Your Way up The Ladder 'cause You' Ll Need them On Your Way Down