The Edge Part 1 and Part 2

Lyrics

(Intro) The one thing a lot of us have in common Is that if we post something, we wait for someone to comment I Always said that I wanted to love life Now life, is consumed by how much we love "likes," But what happens when the comments are negative? And they're not just online, they come from haters, friends, and relatives Will it pull you down or push you? Will you go hard or cry? When you're close to the Edge will you fall or will you.... Fly? Verse 1 What do you do when you feel that pressure on? Bills overdue and your bread is gone Or somebody's in your face and they press you wrong It's either you or them and a weapon's drawn See what doesn't kill you will get you strong I screamed at the mirror, cause we just couldn't get along That peaceful part inside me passed away and I've been reborn Since God sent me, I had friends that would resent me It killed me, and then He re-sent me I'm more than an emcee, I feel like I deserve all your offerings Since my pops had second thoughts and almost turned to abortion I guess that's why I love life and try to learn from my losses I hit the streets, and watch my step like fraternities crossing I know misery loves company, but if you check your history You work for a company, companies love misery I don't let nothing get to me Enemies don't exist to me Lost my way in the industry Losing has led to victory Criticize when they mention me Wonder what he was meant to be Penny Hardaway, Tracy McGrady, without the injury Love, they won't give to me But I don't stress it though, it's like a medical test result I need negativity So when a hater is aggressively passive, with little questions they asking And sounding skeptic, sarcastic, don't let it distract you I swear it's a blessing attraction, it don't affect me, it injects me with passion, I scream out would you Chorus Please push me, 'cause I'm close to the edge Please push me, 'cause I'm close to the edge Please push me, 'cause I'm close to the edge Please push me, 'cause I...I want to know if I can fly Flowing in my sleep and so I woke up in a puddle Hard to find your inner peace when you've been broken like a puzzle I have never been a clown but there were jobs I had to juggle Looking closely at The Word I kept it "tru" inside my struggle See Growing up I knew the plight of a single mother That's raising a young man or woman, it makes it tougher Cause hunger can take you under Can pull you into a slumber or push you to move mountains It's like, if Stevie Wonders what it's like to see sunshine, but you hear his songs And there's millions of inner visions you see when you sing along This young girl, from a magazine came to see me perform She said I need to say less if I ever want to get on What's on? I would rather be off A cyber thug called me soft, cause I don't floss, he said he moves like a boss Found out he meant, boss like manager, second shift, kitchenware, men's clothes department at Ross, that don't count man People always try to get you Out your zone, you gotta hone it into something beneficial Yea we all hold grudges and have some resentful issues But no matter where you move, God is a tenant with you scream Chorus Please push me, 'cause I'm close to the edge Please push me, 'cause I'm close to the edge Please push me, 'cause I'm close to the edge Please push me, 'cause I...I want to know if I can fly Verse 3 As I stand at this podium… I thank the Father for blessing me This award means a lot y'all Still rising slow, haven't met my peak For my mother, brother, father, girl, granny, friend, family, and fan That I affect and reach I just, I'm so…I'm so happy I can give you This acceptance speech Years ago I was selecting beats In my momma's basement trying to get some heat But it was cold as hell The girl that I was with, she called it quits, was overwhelmed I was non-committal, so she went all wild on Twitter, bout me being broke and bitter, things she wasn't 'sposed to tell My label showed me my sales And then they showed me the exit sign I got some flicks in the mail, from another shorty I left behind Said that pregnancy test she failed She really passed, it just wasn't mine That's freedom I just got bailed How come I felt like I was doing time? Writing words that you can feel Whether you dumb, deaf, mute or blind Doing crime, almost caught Losing dimes, all my fault Then I started balling in my verses 'cause that's all I thought Rap fans wanted to hear The truth was sounding soft Mad now-and-later raps, a lotta flossing talk Now people asking what's cracking They assume I must be trapping This moment I thought that I would never see it happen Sort of like Mashonda and Alicia Keys "collabing," Wiz Khalifa rocking the latest in Yeezy fashions or Future with a Seahawks cap but I'm back rapping I know comments used to get me pissed Questions 'bout the Freshmen list Trying to get the pessimist up out me like an exorcist Facing problems, I was talking to my father, even though I know he's gone It got me really on some Dexter s—t They told me say that I'm the best at this, and mention whips, and Chickens that I'm messing with Forget the kids, speaking of kids… The straw broke the camel's spine When I thought about finally having mine But my pockets wasn't working So the girl I thought was perfect, didn't think I was the one to do The Daddy grind She said, "Music is what has your mind" She didn't hate she said, "It's great, cool, for you that's fine!" We hit the clinic, she was crying, I was pissed I said, "I gotta find a Way to go get it, right now it's Grammy time." Chorus Please push me, 'cause I'm close to the edge Please push me, 'cause I'm close to the edge Please push me, 'cause I'm close to the edge Please push me, 'cause I...I want to know if I can fly