Sometimes I just feel like, quitting I still might Why do I put up this fight, why do I still write Sometimes it's hard enough just dealing with real life Sometimes I wanna jump on stage and just kill mics And show these people what my level of skill's like But I'm still white, sometimes I just hate life Something ain't right, hit the brake lights Case of the stage fright, drawing a blank like Da-duh-duh-da-da, it ain't my fault Great big eye*****, my insides crawl And I clam up I just slam shut I just can't do it, my whole manhood's Just been stripped, I have just been vicked So I must then get, off the bus then split Man ***** this *****t; yo, I'm going the ***** home World on my shoulders as I run back to this 8 Mile Road I'm a man, I'mma make a new plan Time for me to just stand up, and travel new land Time to really just take matters into my own hands Once I'm over these tracks man I'mma never look back(8 Mile Road) And I'm gone, I know right where I'm going Sorry momma I'm grown, I must travel alone Ain't gonna follow the footsteps I'm making my own Only way that I know how to escape from this 8 Mile Road I'm walking these train tracks, trying to regain back The spirit I had fore I go back to the same crap To the same plant, in the same pants Trying to chase rap, gotta move ASAP And get a new plan, momma's got a new man Poor little baby sister, she don't understand Sits in front of the TV, buries her nose in the pad And just colors until the crayon gets dull in her hand While she colors her big brother and mother and dad Ain't no telling what really goes on in her little head Wish I could be the daddy that neither one of us had But I keep running from something I never wanted so bad! Sometimes I get upset, cause I ain't blew up yet It's like I grew up, but I ain't grow me two nuts yet Don't gotta rep my step, don't got enough pep The pressure's too much man, I'm just trying to do what's best And I try, sit alone and I cry Yo I won't tell no lie, not a moment goes by That I don't pray to the sky, please I'm begging you God Please don't let me be pigeonholed in no regular job Yo I hope you can hear me homey wherever you are Yo I'm telling you dawg I'm bailing this trailer tomorrow Tell my mother I love her, kiss baby sister goodbye Say whenever you need me baby, I'm never too far But yo I gotta get out there, the only way I know And I'mma be back for you, the second that I blow On everything I own, I'll make it on my own Off to work I go, back to this 8 Mile Road I'm a man, gotta make a new plan Time for me to just stand up, and travel new land Time to really just take matters into my own hands Once I'm over these tracks man I'mma never look back (8 Mile Road) And I'm gone, I know right where I'm going Sorry momma I'm grown, I must travel alone Ain't gonna follow the footsteps I'm making my own Only way that I know how to escape from this 8 Mile Road You gotta live it to feel it, you didn't you wouldn't get it Or see what the big deal is, why it was and it still is To be walking this borderline of Detroit city limits It's different, it's a certain significance, a certificate Of authenticity, you'd never even see But it's everything to me, it's my credibility You never seen heard smelled or met a real MC Who's incredible upon the same pedestal as me But yet I'm still unsigned, having a rough time Sit on the porch with all my friends and kick dumb rhymes Go to work and serve MCs in the lunch line But when it comes crunch time, where do my punchlines go? Who must I show, to bust my flow? Where must I go? Who must I know? Or am I just another crab in the bucket? Cause I ain't having no luck with this little Rabbit so ***** it Maybe I need a new outlet, I'm starting to doubt *****t I'm feeling a little skeptical who I hang out with I look like a bum, yo my clothes ain't about *****t At the Salvation Army trying to salvage an outfit And it's cold, trying to travel this road Plus I feel like I'm on stuck in this battling mode My defenses are so up, but one thing I don't want Is pity from no one, the city is no fun There is no sun, and it's so dark Sometimes I feel like I'm just being pulled apart From each one of my limbs, by each one of my friends It's enough to just make me wanna jump out of my skin Sometimes I feel like a robot, sometimes I just know not What I'm doing I just blow, my head is a stove top I just explode, the kettle gets so hot Sometimes my mouth just overloads the ass that I don't got But I've learned, it's time for me to U-turn Yo it only takes one time for me to get burned Ain't no falling no next time I meet a new girl I can no longer play stupid or be immature I got every ingredient, all I need is the courage Like I already got the beat, all I need is the words Got the urge, suddenly it's a surge Suddenly a new burst of energy has occurred Time to show these free world leaders the 3 and a third I am no longer scared now, I'm free as a bird Then I turn and cross over the median curb Hit the 'burbs and all you see is a blur from 8 Mile Road I'm a man, gotta make a new plan Time for me to just stand up, and travel new land Time to really just take matters into my own hands Once I'm over these tracks man I'mma never look back (8 Mile Road) And I'm gone, I know right where I'm going Sorry momma I'm grown, I must travel alone Ain't gonna follow the footsteps I'm making my own Only way that I know how to escape from this 8 Mile Road
[00:18.69]It's okay, it's okay. I'm gonna make it anyway [00:23.92] [00:29.02]Sometimes I just feel like, quitting I still might [00:31.79]Why do I put up this fight, why do I still write [00:34.79]Sometimes it's hard enough just dealing with real life [00:37.36]Sometimes I wanna jump on stage and just kill mics [00:40.10]And show these people what my level of skill's like [00:42.67]But I'm still white, sometimes I just hate life [00:45.38]Something ain't right, hit the brake lights [00:47.79]Case of the stage fright, drawing a blank like [00:50.44]Da-duh-duh-da-da, it ain't my fault [00:53.57]Great big eye*****, my insides crawl [00:56.40]And I clam up I just slam shut [00:58.61]I just can't do it, my whole manhood's [01:01.08]Just been stripped, I have just been vicked [01:03.49]So I must then get, off the bus then split [01:06.20]Man ***** this *****t; yo, I'm going the ***** home [01:09.14]World on my shoulders as I run back to this 8 Mile Road [01:12.04]I'm a man, I'mma make a new plan [01:14.11]Time for me to just stand up, and travel new land [01:16.79]Time to really just take matters into my own hands [01:19.49]Once I'm over these tracks man I'mma never look back(8 Mile Road) [01:22.48]And I'm gone, I know right where I'm going [01:24.76]Sorry momma I'm grown, I must travel alone [01:27.64]Ain't gonna follow the footsteps I'm making my own [01:30.16]Only way that I know how to escape from this 8 Mile Road [01:33.44]I'm walking these train tracks, trying to regain back [01:35.75]The spirit I had fore I go back to the same crap [01:38.49]To the same plant, in the same pants [01:41.20]Trying to chase rap, gotta move ASAP [01:43.75]And get a new plan, momma's got a new man [01:46.12]Poor little baby sister, she don't understand [01:48.83]Sits in front of the TV, buries her nose in the pad [01:51.54]And just colors until the crayon gets dull in her hand [01:54.31]While she colors her big brother and mother and dad [01:56.91]Ain't no telling what really goes on in her little head [01:59.59]Wish I could be the daddy that neither one of us had [02:02.22]But I keep running from something I never wanted so bad! [02:05.13]Sometimes I get upset, cause I ain't blew up yet [02:07.59]It's like I grew up, but I ain't grow me two nuts yet [02:10.55]Don't gotta rep my step, don't got enough pep [02:13.03]The pressure's too much man, I'm just trying to do what's best [02:16.12]And I try, sit alone and I cry [02:18.09]Yo I won't tell no lie, not a moment goes by [02:20.81]That I don't pray to the sky, please I'm begging you God [02:23.63]Please don't let me be pigeonholed in no regular job [02:26.23]Yo I hope you can hear me homey wherever you are [02:28.75]Yo I'm telling you dawg I'm bailing this trailer tomorrow [02:31.60]Tell my mother I love her, kiss baby sister goodbye [02:34.31]Say whenever you need me baby, I'm never too far [02:36.94]But yo I gotta get out there, the only way I know [02:39.82]And I'mma be back for you, the second that I blow [02:42.61]On everything I own, I'll make it on my own [02:45.01]Off to work I go, back to this 8 Mile Road [02:48.08]I'm a man, gotta make a new plan [02:50.21]Time for me to just stand up, and travel new land [02:52.81]Time to really just take matters into my own hands [02:55.44]Once I'm over these tracks man I'mma never look back (8 Mile Road) [02:58.35]And I'm gone, I know right where I'm going [03:00.77]Sorry momma I'm grown, I must travel alone [03:03.51]Ain't gonna follow the footsteps I'm making my own [03:06.22]Only way that I know how to escape from this 8 Mile Road [03:09.31]You gotta live it to feel it, you didn't you wouldn't get it [03:11.54]Or see what the big deal is, why it was and it still is [03:14.28]To be walking this borderline of Detroit city limits [03:16.93]It's different, it's a certain significance, a certificate [03:19.96]Of authenticity, you'd never even see [03:22.16]But it's everything to me, it's my credibility [03:24.82]You never seen heard smelled or met a real MC [03:27.32]Who's incredible upon the same pedestal as me [03:30.16]But yet I'm still unsigned, having a rough time [03:33.04]Sit on the porch with all my friends and kick dumb rhymes [03:36.08]Go to work and serve MCs in the lunch line [03:38.57]But when it comes crunch time, where do my punchlines go? [03:41.48]Who must I show, to bust my flow? [03:44.22]Where must I go? Who must I know? [03:46.77]Or am I just another crab in the bucket? [03:49.00]Cause I ain't having no luck with this little Rabbit so ***** it [03:51.62]Maybe I need a new outlet, I'm starting to doubt *****t [03:54.34]I'm feeling a little skeptical who I hang out with [03:57.32]I look like a bum, yo my clothes ain't about *****t [03:59.65]At the Salvation Army trying to salvage an outfit [04:02.95]And it's cold, trying to travel this road [04:04.90]Plus I feel like I'm on stuck in this battling mode [04:08.11]My defenses are so up, but one thing I don't want [04:10.88]Is pity from no one, the city is no fun [04:13.76]There is no sun, and it's so dark [04:16.30]Sometimes I feel like I'm just being pulled apart [04:18.87]From each one of my limbs, by each one of my friends [04:21.33]It's enough to just make me wanna jump out of my skin [04:23.82]Sometimes I feel like a robot, sometimes I just know not [04:26.78]What I'm doing I just blow, my head is a stove top [04:30.10]I just explode, the kettle gets so hot [04:32.10]Sometimes my mouth just overloads the ass that I don't got [04:35.30]But I've learned, it's time for me to U-turn [04:37.24]Yo it only takes one time for me to get burned [04:40.02]Ain't no falling no next time I meet a new girl [04:42.52]I can no longer play stupid or be immature [04:45.32]I got every ingredient, all I need is the courage [04:47.95]Like I already got the beat, all I need is the words [04:51.20]Got the urge, suddenly it's a surge [04:53.15]Suddenly a new burst of energy has occurred [04:55.94]Time to show these free world leaders the 3 and a third [04:58.65]I am no longer scared now, I'm free as a bird [05:01.34]Then I turn and cross over the median curb [05:03.83]Hit the 'burbs and all you see is a blur from 8 Mile Road [05:07.15]I'm a man, gotta make a new plan [05:09.12]Time for me to just stand up, and travel new land [05:11.84]Time to really just take matters into my own hands [05:14.61]Once I'm over these tracks man I'mma never look back (8 Mile Road) [05:17.78]And I'm gone, I know right where I'm going [05:20.04]Sorry momma I'm grown, I must travel alone [05:22.52]Ain't gonna follow the footsteps I'm making my own [05:25.10]Only way that I know how to escape from this 8 Mile Road [05:32.32]
