If You Knew Me Testo

[Paul Wall] paul wall, im` the peoples champ it aint` easy bein the peoples champ its` the new me, new me; new me, new me true; a lot of struggles i done been through and still goin through let me show you what its` like to be me [paul wall, paul wall bby] im not your average guy; im more than meets the eye i know im friendly and fly; but let me tell you why i was abandoned at an early age my daddy was a dopefiend; i aint seen him since the second grade i sing the same song; baby dad; single mom i was always in the crawl; yet and still i was alone i kept my faith in GOD; even in my younger days i gave my life to CHRIST; got down on my knees and prayed and GOD answered our prayers and momma remarried all the burdens she carried; i must admit that it was scary somehow i got a real man as my father figure thangs started gettin better for my momma and my sister pain took me frm a boy to a man i knew id` make it to the end if i could stick to the plan people judge me off my music but they never even met me but id` introduce myself if you'd let me - paul wall bby [Chorus: Paul Wall] see ive` been doin this here for a while eventually yall` boys gon` respect me dawg im` paul wall - until its over imma` ball til` i fall im` the greatest in a minute ch`yall let me tell you if you knew me [knew me] yeah the true me [true me] Not the glamour and glitz that ch`yall do see [do see] im` just a regular G; i gotta do me [do me] im bout` to introduce yall` boys to the new me; c`mon [Paul Wall] its` more to me than all this glamour and glitz i spent my whole life broke; im` just tryin to get rich i kept it real all my life; i never stepped on toes but somehow my friends keep turnin into my foes my ex keep callin` me, but i dont wanna talk to her so then she call the laws on me like im` the one stalkin her my new girl say i dont love her enough but all the hatin friends jealous cause i love her too much im` drinkin bottles of patron tryin to drink away my troubles but bein an alcoholic only make thangs double people judge me off my music but they never even met me but id` introduce myself if youd` let me - paul wall bby repeat [Chorus] [Paul Wall] you think you know me mayn? but you dont` know me mayne juss` because you shake my hand dont mean that you my homie mayn its people prayin on my downfall and I cant understand why; cause i show love to alluh yall` people are grateful for the favors you show em` but when they need you for another one they still act like you owe em` everybody be takin credit for somethin they aint` do but you need to quit reachin and stand on your own two i always stayed humble, i never once changed i never got a ego or a big head cause of fame people judge me off my music but they never even met me but id` introduce myself if youd` let me - paul wall bby repeat [Chorus] [Paul Wall] im` paul wall, im the peoples champ but it aint` easy bein me i done put in my fair share of work, f`real passin out flowers at the club doin freestyles that dont go on mixtapes i aint` understand it then but; now I understand it it`s a bigger picture than just what you think you gotta think outside the box and try to make it its` chess moves; not checkers bby