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The Game Owns All lyrics
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Intro
Yeah… The game don’t love nobody… But everybody love the game.
Verse 1
Learned the rules before I learned to read Corner taught me more than any school could teach You move quiet, you move smart, you move fast Or you end up in the dirt with the rest of the trash I seen boys turn men in the blink of an eye I seen kings get crowned then they die I seen loyalty turn into a body on the ground And the same ones that loved you be the ones that put you down
Pre-chorus
They told me “play the game” I said “I’m built for it” They said “watch your back” I said “I already did” But the more I played, the more I saw Ain’t no winners here… just players in the fog
Chorus
It’s all in the game The losses, the pain, the fame It’s all in the game You think you run it ‘til it run you the same It’s all in the game And the game don’t change It just change the players ‘Til the game own all
Verse 2
I buried more homies than I got fingers on my hand Some for money, some for pride, some for land I watched the game smile while it took everything Then had the nerve to ask me “what you gon’ bring?” I gave it my heart, I gave it my soul I gave it my freedom, I gave it control Now I’m older, colder, and I finally see The game was never mine… it was always me
Pre-chorus
They told me “stay solid” I stayed too long They told me “stay hungry” I starved for the song But the more I gave, the less I had And the game just laughed… ‘cause the game don’t feel bad
Chorus
It’s all in the game The losses, the pain, the fame It’s all in the game You think you run it ‘til it run you the same It’s all in the game And the game don’t change It just change the players ‘Til the game own all
Bridge
Even the king is a pawn in the end Even the plug gotta pay for his sins Even the shooter get shot at some point The game don’t discriminate… it just disappoint
Chorus
It’s all in the game The losses, the pain, the fame It’s all in the game And everybody playin’… but nobody winnin’ the same It’s all in the game And the game don’t change It just change the players ‘Til the game own all… Yeah… the game own all.
Outro
You can learn the rules… You can play the game… But at the end of the day… The game owns all.
Inside the recording
Yeah… The game don’t love nobody…
They told me “play the game” I said “I’m built for it”
You can learn the rules… You can play the game…
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