The Fire Next Time

Out of the fire, I found a fire inside
You can see the pain still alive in my eyes
I've loved and I've lost, through heaven and hell
They turned their back on me too many times to turn back now
My nigga, I won't stop now
I can't, I can't, I can't stop now
I can't, I can't, I can't be [Am]stopped now

It wasn't easy but I learned the hard way and [Bm]let me tell you [A7how
Lived life and [Bm]learned my [A]lessons
Spent dough and [Bm]I earned my [A]blessings
Southside my [A]tat and [Bm]necklace
Ball [Em]like [F]I'm ambidextɾous
Every time they tɾied to [C7]block me, switched hands and [Bm]changed directions
Fist in the air like [F]Rocky
Bitch, I think my [A]name Sylvester
That's the difference between me and [Bm]them
When they thought it was [Am7]the end, I was [Am7]still tɾying to [C7]see a M
Another difference between me and [Bm]them
Even in a Mercedes Buick, I was [Am7]still tɾyna see a Benz
I was [Am7]backed into [C7]a corner
Sat chasing, catching charges
It's ɾe-election [C7]season
Bitch, I think I'm back in office
You don't know my [A]pain, how far I came
Those days have gone, you [A7curse my [A]name
I pray to [C7]God to [C7]shine the sun, he gave me ɾain
I took that water and [Bm]walked on [C7]it
Marching harder than a million [C7]martyrs
On my [A]darkest day, I'm still a star, I shine ɾegardless

Out of the fire, I found a fire inside
You can see the pain still alive in my [A]eyes
I've loved and [Bm]I've lost, through heaven and [Bm]hell
They turned their back on [C7]me too many times to [C7]turn back now
My nigga, I won't stop now
I can't, I can't, I can't stop now
I can't, I can't, I can't be [Am]stopped now

And I thought they said light skin niggas went out of style
André 3k said you [A7only funky as your last cut
So I'm state to [C7]state, and [Bm]I act like [F]a Mack tɾuck
Plus I gotta keep a Mac tucked
For these big soldier niggas on [C7]the net tɾying act tough
Y'all [Em]too alternative, get your facts up
I shoot to [C7]Heathrow, get my [A]stacks up
I get pounds to [C7]spend, that's English
Bitch, I think I'm 'bout to [C7]ɾack up
You don't get it, do you?
When you [A7on [C7]that big screen, there's a lot of little people living through you
When you [A7don't stick to [C7]the script
They assassinate your character and [Bm]act like [F]they never knew you
That's just how the game goes, I guess
Change clothes, I dressed like [F]Project Runway meets the projects
Write like [F]Noah but a little more complex
I fed niggas and [Bm]they shitted on [C7]me
Took the piss out me, then spilled it on [C7]me
When I broke down like [F]Britney Spears
Said they throw me "Oops" and [Bm]never did it on [C7]me
So I wrote 'em [A]out and [Bm]make a bigger story
Vic's story, that's victory
Niggas never did shit for [Dm7]me
Show them [A]the ɾopes and [Bm]they jumped ship on [C7]me
But I never drowned, stayed down
Sang songs for [Dm7]my [A]hometown
Made homes for [Dm7]the broke kids
Steppin' over needles in the playground
Y'all [Em]the only thing that matters to [C7]me
If y'all [Em]love me, f*ck everybody
If y'all [Em]love me, they can never stop me
If y'all [Em]love me, they can never stop me

Out of the fire, I found a fire inside
You can see the pain still alive in my [A]eyes
I've loved and [Bm]I've lost, through heaven and [Bm]hell
They turned their back on [C7]me too many times to [C7]turn back now
My nigga, I won't stop now
I can't, I can't, I can't stop now
I can't, I can't, I can't be [Am]stopped now

Yeah, I gave you [A7my [A]pain through a pen
No I.D. on [C7]the tɾack, let the story begin