YEAH, WHATEVER
DRE, JUST LET IT RUN
HEY, YO, TURN THE
BEAT UP A LITTLE BIT
HEY, YO
THIS SONG IS FOR ANYONE
F##K IT, SHUT UP AND LISTEN
HEY, YO
I SIT BACK WITH THIS PACK
OF ZIG ZAGS AND THIS BAG
OF THIS WEED, IT GIVES ME
THE S##T NEEDED TO BE
THE MOST MEANEST M.C.
ON THIS, ON THIS EARTH
AND SINCE BIRTH
I'VE BEEN CURSED
WITH THIS CURSE TO JUST CURSE
AND JUST BLURT THIS BERSERK
AND BIZARRE S##T THAT WORKS
AND IT SELLS AND IT HELPS
IN ITSELF TO RELIEVE
ALL THIS TENSION
DISPENSIN' THESE SENTENCES
GETTIN' THIS STRESS
THAT'S BEEN EATIN' ME RECENTLY
OFF OF THIS CHEST
AND I REST AGAIN PEACEFULLY
BUT AT LEAST HAVE
THE DECENCY IN YOU
TO LEAVE ME ALONE
WHEN YOU FREAKS SEE ME OUT
IN THE STREETS, WHEN I'M EATIN'
OR FEEDIN' MY DAUGHTER
DO NOT COME AND SPEAK TO ME
I DON'T KNOW YOU AND NO
I DON'T OWE YOU
A MOTHER-F####N' THING
I'M NOT MISTER N'SYNC
I'M NOT
WHAT YOUR FRIENDS THINK
I'M NOT MISTER FRIENDLY
I CAN BE A P###K
IF YOU TICK ME
MY TANK IS ON EMPTY
NO PATIENCE IS IN ME
AND IF YOU OFFEND ME
I'M LIFTIN' YOU TEN FEET
IN THE AIR
I DON'T CARE WHO WAS THERE
AND WHO SAW ME DESTROY YOU
GO CALL YOU A LAWYER
FILE YOU A LAWSUIT
I'LL SMILE IN THE COURTROOM
AND BUY YOU A WARDROBE
I'M TIRED OF ALL YOU
I DON'T MEAN TO BE MEAN
BUT THAT'S ALL I CAN BE
IS JUST ME
AND I AM
WHATEVER YOU SAY I AM
IF I WASN'T
THEN WHY WOULD I SAY I AM
IN THE PAPER
THE NEWS EVERYDAY, I AM
RADIO WON'T EVEN PLAY MY JAM
'CAUSE I AM
WHATEVER YOU SAY I AM
IF I WASN'T
THEN WHY WOULD I SAY I AM
IN THE PAPER
THE NEWS EVERYDAY, I AM
HUH, I DON'T KNOW
IT'S JUST THE WAY I AM
SOMETIMES I JUST FEEL
LIKE MY FATHER
I HATE TO BE BOTHERED
WITH ALL OF THIS NONSENSE
IT'S CONSTANT
AND, OH
IT'S HIS LYRICAL CONTENT
THE SONG, GUILTY CONSCIENCE
HAS GOTTEN SUCH
ROTTEN RESPONSES
AND ALL OF THIS
CONTROVERSY CIRCLES ME
AND IT SEEMS LIKE
THE MEDIA IMMEDIATELY
POINTS A FINGER AT ME
SO, I POINT ONE BACK AT 'EM
BUT NOT THE INDEX OR PINKIE
OR THE RING OR THE THUMB
IT'S THE ONE YOU PUT UP
WHEN YOU DON'T GIVE A F##K
WHEN YOU WON'T JUST PUT UP
WITH THE BULLS##T THEY PULL
'CAUSE THEY FULL OF S##T TOO
WHEN A DUDE'S GETTIN' BULLIED
AND SHOOTS UP HIS SCHOOL
AND THEY BLAME IT ON MARILYN
AND THE HEROIN
WHERE WERE THE PARENTS AT
AND LOOK WHERE IT'S AT
MIDDLE AMERICA
NOW IT'S A TRAGEDY
NOW IT'S SO SAD TO SEE
AN UPPER-CLASS CITY
HAVIN' THIS HAPPENIN'
THEN ATTACK EMINEM
'CAUSE I RAP THIS WAY
BUT I'M GLAD
'CAUSE THEY FEED ME THE FUEL
THAT I NEED FOR THE FIRE
TO BURN AND IT'S BURNIN'
AND I HAVE RETURNED
AND I AM
WHATEVER YOU SAY I AM
IF I WASN'T
THEN WHY WOULD I SAY I AM
IN THE PAPER
THE NEWS EVERYDAY, I AM
RADIO WON'T EVEN PLAY MY JAM
'CAUSE I AM
WHATEVER YOU SAY I AM
IF I WASN'T
THEN WHY WOULD I SAY I AM
IN THE PAPER
THE NEWS EVERYDAY, I AM
HUH, I DON'T KNOW
IT'S JUST THE WAY I AM
I'M SO SICK AND TIRED
OF BEIN' ADMIRED THAT
I WISH THAT I WOULD JUST DIE
OR GET FIRED
AND DROPPED FROM MY LABEL
LET'S STOP WITH THE FABLES
I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE
TO TOPPLE MY NAME IS
AND PIGEON-HOLED INTO
SOME POP-PY SENSATION
THAT GOT ME ROTATION
AT ROCK 'N' ROLL STATIONS
AND I JUST DO NOT
GOT THE PATIENCE
TO DEAL WITH THESE
COCKY CAUCASIANS
WHO THINK I'M SOME WIGGER
WHO JUST TRIES TO BE BLACK
'CAUSE I TALK WITH AN ACCENT
AND GRAB ON MY BALLS
SO, THEY ALWAYS KEEP ASKIN'
THE SAME F####N' QUESTIONS
WHAT SCHOOL DID I GO TO
WHAT HOOD I GREW UP IN
THE WHY, THE WHO, WHAT, WHEN
THE WHERE AND THE HOW
'TIL I'M GRABBIN' MY HAIR
AND I'M TEARIN' IT OUT
'CAUSE THEY DRIVIN' ME CRAZY
I CAN'T TAKE IT
I'M RACIN', I'M PACIN'
I STAND AND I SIT
AND I'M THANKFUL
FOR EVERY FAN THAT I GET
BUT I CAN'T TAKE A S##T
IN THE BATHROOM
WITHOUT SOMEONE
STANDIN' BY IT
NO, I WON'T
SIGN YOUR AUTOGRAPH
YOU CAN CALL ME AN ASSHOLE
I'M GLAD
'CAUSE I AM
WHATEVER YOU SAY I AM
IF I WASN'T
THEN WHY WOULD I SAY I AM
IN THE PAPER
THE NEWS EVERYDAY, I AM
RADIO WON'T EVEN PLAY MY JAM
'CAUSE I AM
WHATEVER YOU SAY I AM
IF I WASN'T
THEN WHY WOULD I SAY I AM
IN THE PAPER
THE NEWS EVERYDAY, I AM
HUH, I DON'T KNOW
IT'S JUST THE WAY I AM