0Chorus: Em0 G1 1 Oh girl, this boat is sinking, D2 Em3 2 There's no sea left for me, Em4 G5 3 And how the sky gets heavy D6 4 When you are underneath it Em7 G8 D9 Em10 5 Oh I want to sail away from here C11 6 And God G12 7 He came down down down down down down down down C13 8 And said B14 9 Nothing 10 11Verse: Em15 12 He rolled up asked him what he was sippin' on G16 13 Said lean, you wanna hit it dawg? D17 14 That's the same stuff Weezy sippin' huh? Em18 15 And tons of other rappers that be spittin' hard Em19 16 Yep yep he had 5 up on G20 17 When he passed him that Styrofoam D21 18 The Easter pink, heard it in a rhyme before 19 20 Finally got to see what all the hype was on Em22 21 And then he took a sip sittin' in the Lincoln G23 22 Thinking he was pimpin' as he listened to the system D24 Em25 23 Little did he know that it was just as addictive as bass 24 25 Not the kind of hit from the kick drum C26 26 Hot box let the bass bump 27 28 Take it to face, gulp G27 29 Months later the use went up 30 31 And every blunt was accompanied by the pink stuff C28 32 But Goddamn he loved that feeling 33 34 Purple rain coated in the throat B29 35 Just so healin' 36 37 Medicine alleviate the sickness 38 39 Liquid to fix and it comes with a cost Em30 40 Wake up, cold sweat, scratchin', itchin' G31 41 Trying to escape the skin that barley fit him D32 Em33 42 Gone, get another bottle just get a couple swallows headed towards the bottom 43 44 Couldn't get off it Em34 45 Didn't even think he had a problem G35 46 Though he couldn't sleep without getting nauseous D36 47 Room spinnin' 48 49 Thinking he might of sipped just a little bit too much of that cough syrup Em37 50 His eyelids closed shut G38 51 Sat back in the chair 52 53 Clutching that cup D39 Em40 54 Girlfriend came and a couple of hours later said his name 55 56 Shook him, but he never got up C41 57 Never got up, never got up G42 58 We live on the cusp of death thinkin' that it won't be us C43 B44 59 It won't be us, it won't be us, it won't be us 60 61 Nah, it won't be us 62 63Chorus: Em45 G46 64 Oh girl, this boat is sinking, D47 Em48 65 There's no sea left for me, Em49 G50 66 And how the sky gets heavy D51 67 When you are underneath it Em52 G53 D54 Em55 68 Oh I want to sail away from here C56 69 And God G57 70 He came down down down down down down down down C58 71 And said B59 72 Nothing 73 74Verse: Em60 75 And he just wanted to act like them G61 76 He just wanted to rap like him D62 Em63 77 Us as rappers underestimate the power and the effects we have on these kids Em64 78 Blunt passed G65 79 Ash in a tin, pack being pushed, harassed by the feds D66 80 The fact of it is most people that rap like this talkin' about some xxxx they haven't lived Em67 81 Surprise, you know the drill G68 82 Trapped in a box declined record sales D69 83 Follow the formula Em70 84 Violence, drugs and xxx sells 85 86 So we try to sound like someone else C71 87 This is not Californication 88 89 There's no way to glorify this pavement G72 90 Syrup, percocet, and an eighth day will leave you broke, depressed and emotionally vacant D73 91 Despite how Lil Wayne lives 92 93 It's not conducive to being creative B74 94 And I know cause he's my favorite 95 96 And I know cause I was off that same mix Em75 G76 97 Rationalize the xxxx that I try after I listen to dedication D77 98 But he's an alien Em78 99 I sip that xxxx pass out or play PlayStation Em79 100 Months later I'm in the same place G80 101 No music made, feeling like a failure D81 102 And trust me it's not dope to be 25 and move back to your parents basement Em82 103 I've seen my peoples dreams die G83 104 I see what they can be denied D84 105 And "weeds not a drug" that's denial 106 107 Groundhog day life repeat each time Em85 108 I've seen Oxycontin take 3 lives G86 109 I grew up with them, we used to chief dimes D87 Em88 110 I've seen cocaine bring out the demons inside 111 112 Cheatin' and lyin' Em89 113 Friendship cease, no peace in the mind G90 114 Stealin' and takin' anything to fix the pieces inside D91 115 Broken, hopeless, headed no where Em92 116 Only motivation for what the dealer's supplyin' C93 117 That rush, that drug, that dope 118 119 Those pills, that crumb, that roach G94 120 Thinkin' I would never do that 121 122 Not that drug 123 124 Growin' up nobody ever does C95 125 Until you're stuck lookin' in the mirror 126 127 Like I can't believe what I've become G96 128 Swore I was gonna be someone 129 130 And growin' up everyone always does C97 131 We sell our dreams and our potential to escape through that buzz B98 132 Just keep me up, keep me up 133 134 Hollywood here we come