Just because I'm losing
Doesn't mean I'm lost
Doesn't mean I'll stop
Doesn't mean I'm across

Just because I'm hurting
Doesn't mean I'm hurt
Doesn't mean I didn't get what I deserved
No better and no worse
I just got lost
Every river that I tried to cross
Every door I ever tried was locked
Oh, and I'm just waiting 'til the shine wears off

You might be a big fish
In a little pond
Doesn't mean you've won
'Cause a long may come a bigger one
And you'll be lost
Every river that you tried to cross
Every gun you ever held went off
Oh, and I'm just waiting 'til the firing stopped
Oh, and I'm just waiting 'til the shine wears off (Yeah, just waiting 'til the, the, yeah)
Uh-huh, I gotcha, uh, yeah
With the same sword they knight you, they gon' goodnight you with
Shit, that's only half if they like you
That ain't even the half what they might do
Don't believe me, ask Michael
See Martin, see Malcolm
See Biggie, see Pac, see success and its outcome
See Jesus, see Judas
See Caesar, see Brutus, see success, is like suicide
Suicide, it's a suicide
If you succeed, prepare to be crucified, uh
Media meddles, niggas sue you, you settle
Every step you take, they remind you, "You're ghetto"
So, it's tough being Bobby Brown
To be Bobby then, you have to be Bobby now
And the question is, "Is to have had and lost
Better than not having at all?" Because I'm-
Oh, and I'm just waiting 'til the shine wears off
Oh, and I'm just waiting 'til the shine wears off

Comments (1)

  • Anonymous
    I think everyone really can relate to theese lyrics. i mean we've all had times in our life when we've felt like no matter how hard we tried, no matter how much it hurt, we've felt like we've lost something. I also think that theese lyrics can also be related to times when others think we're in the wrong, or loosing our way, or even just thinking we're complete idiots lost in our direction of life. But the problem is not everyone see's behind the scenes. Its an amazing song, expecially the acousic version. Enjoy it!