Sidekick

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Hey there, Swizzle, guess who it is It's your old pal Jokerr and I'm giving you the biz Because socio politically, we're never eye to eye But you're not a bad guy and I consider you a friend Friends don't tell friends what they want to hear They've always said a good friend is a human mirror I don't know who you have, but I'll be there for you Oh, I know it's gotta be tough in the background Looking at the crowd go nuts over that sound And show after show, that you never headline which how you long to do Woah, I know it's gotta be sad (Sing your minds out) Seeing what you want so bad (From the sideline) Oh, poor Swizzle, I can't even imagine, what you going through, I mean [Chorus] It's gotta be (So, so hard), to be a sidekick Stuck living in the shadow of a giant (So, so hard) With everybody watching when you know they'll never understand It's gotta be (So, so hard), to be a sidekick It doesn't matter how popular you might get (So, so hard) When your whole identity's defined by the efforts of another man It's gotta be [Verse 2] Hard on tour knowing in your mind If you didn't show up, the show would go along fine 'Cause nobody wants to hear the right hand man You and Krizz Kaliko could probably start your own hype man band Oh sure, you can both tour Go and hit the road and everything you've hoped for could be so yours Oh, man, it'd be so grand Think about performing at a whole damn show of only your fans There'd be no Hop, no Dizzy, no Dame No half of ten percent of half the dough that the show bring Everybody singing now to your songs, buying your merch Girls wearing your shirts, screaming your name Oh, oh, think of that show The opening act's closed, the lights turn low And you step on stage to that proud dream And all ten crickets in the crowd sing [Chorus] It's gotta be (So, so hard), to be a sidekick Stuck living in the shadow of a giant (So, so hard) With everybody watching when you know they'll never understand It's gotta be (So, so hard), to be a sidekick It doesn't matter how popular you might get (So, so hard) When your whole identity's defined by the efforts of another man It's gotta be [Bridge] Break it down now, here we go, uh [Verse 3] It's gotta be tough on the sidelines watching all the rappers grind Tryna get a little something going While you just sit there in your room on your lazy ass Getting thousands of dollars of free promotion I couldn't help but notice how you talk about rich folks never give enough to help the people at the bottom Hey, but you sit and get your career fed to you on silver spoon of courtesy of Hopsin It's gotta be hard, it's gotta be hard It's gotta be hard [Instrumental Break] [Verse 4] Oh, hey there, Swizzle, what's there to do When the whole world's moving on without poor you? While Dizzy already dropped his album Four years and you're still sitting there without one Now, I hate to be the one to break it to you, baby boy But I'm gonna make you face the fact many may avoid You're not as good an artist as you think you are (As you think you are) Ha, you don't shoot your own videos Hop produces every beat you've ever rocked and even does your mixing, so How much you expecting to be given, yo? I mean, are you gonna be able to stand up and take it upon yourself to get your own? (No, no, no) Ha, I didn't figure so So until you get your own fans, bitch, zip it closed My apologies I shouldn't let it bother me, I mean after all– [Chorus] It's gotta be (So, so hard), to be a sidekick Stuck living in the shadow of a giant (So, so hard) With everybody watching when you know they'll never understand It's gotta be (So, so hard), to be a sidekick It doesn't matter how popular you might get (So, so hard) When your whole identity's defined by the efforts of another man It's gotta be