[Intro: Jay-Z and Ash Cash]
Has your happiness risen at the same amount as your bank account?
No. That's the thing, they don't, they don't...
They don't equate-they're not tied in anyway...
They're not tied to each other. I mean, it allows you freedom, and it allows you to go places where you can smile and look at the sunset and things like that. That's what you choose to do, and you enjoy to do. But there lot of people with tons of money who are unhappy because they, either they become a prison of their money or they become so consumed with getting money that they don't allow time for happiness. Life is about balance

[Verse 1: Nick Vig]
I take advantage while they take it for granted
I'm tryna, take notes from the people who ran it
You gotta understand it, nothing is handed
Everything is planned out, shit nothing is candid
I wanna take it from the rappers who take it for granted
'Cause they, are colder than the feeling of granite
I can't understand it cause I'm nothing like these other ones
Who misguided and troublesome
Don't you ever think for a second that these kids look up to you
Every word you utter that they put their trust in you
I think you got too much, I don't give a fuck in you
I think you got too much, I don't give a fuck in you
But for me I prefer the real
Funny seeing people leave you when you go ahead and turn the wheel
Yeah, that's life though
I've been on my grind, ain't no telling where I might go
Might blow tomorrow, but that's really up to God
I swear I see him winking when I look up to the sky
And those who claim they real, I don't look up to those guys
I know what they portray, ain't really what's inside
I'ma ride, I'ma die for it, throw away pride for it
'Cause Lord knows I've already fucking cried for it
And everyday I do my best to give you something that I learn
I give you all my heart and ask for nothing in return

[Chorus: Nick Vig]
These cameras flashing, girls in fashion
It's too much
There's no more passion, they all lackin'
It's too much, it's too much
It's too much, it's too much
These cameras flashing, girls in fashion
It's too much
There's no more passion, they all lackin'
It's too much, it's too much
It's too much, it's too much

[Verse 2: Nick Vig]
I had no way out, I had no way out
I had no way out, I had no way out
And so I left to find my own
Yeah, I had to leave to find my own, and so I
And so I went and my intent was to vent
Never brag just repent for my sins
I never wanted pain, I never wanted to change
I did it for the game, did it for the game, you know
Everybody looking at me cold, like where did that young boy go?
Yeah, got me feeling so alone
Yeah, and last year was my worst year
Being broke was my worst fear
So blessed, yet feelin' so cursed here
Spread the word, tell these people that I fell but never hurt
And tell these haters you can hate but it'll never work
'Cause I've been through worse
Just a man with a gift and a curse
I've been winning since birth
I won't stop till they calling my name
I'ma rap until I drop and give you all my pain

[Chorus: Nick Vig]
These cameras flashing, girls in fashion
It's too much
There's no more passion, they all lackin'
It's too much, it's too much
It's too much, it's too much
These cameras flashing, girls in fashion
It's too much
There's no more passion, they all lackin'
It's too much, it's too much
It's too much, it's too much