If I Had Lyrics – Eminem
The lyrics of the song "If I Had" were comprised after a week of things going consecutively wrong for Eminem in the summer of 1997 and were recorded at a later point (winter time) of the year.| Song Name : | If I Had |
| Album / Movie : | The Slim Shady LP |
| Singer : | Eminem |
| Music Label : | Interscope Records |
| Cast : | Eminem |
“Life” by Marshall Mathers
What is life?Life is like a big obstaclePut in front of your optical to slow you downAnd every time you think you’ve gotten past itIt’s gonna come back around and tackle you to the damn ground
What are friends?Friends are people that you think are your friendsBut they’re really your enemies with secret identities and disguises to hide their true colorsSo just when you think you’re close enough to be brothers they wanna come back and cut your throat when you ain’t looking
What is money?Money is what makes a man act funnyMoney is the root of all evilMoney’ll make them same friends come back around swearing that they was always down
What is life?I’m tired of life
I’m tired of backstabbing ass snakes with friendly grinsI’m tired of committing so many sinsTired of always giving in when this bottle of Henny winsTired of never having any endsTired of having skinny friends hooked on crack and Mini ThinsI’m tired of this DJ playing your shit when he spinsTired of not having a dealTired of having to deal with the bullshit without grabbing the steelTired of drowning in my sorrowTired of having to borrow a dollar for gas to start my Monte CarloI’m tired of motherfuckers spraying shit and dartin’ offI’m tired of jobs startin’ off at $5.50 an hourThen this boss wonders why I’m smartin’ offI’m tired of being fired every time I fart and coughTired of having to work as a gas station clerk for this jerk breathing down my neck, driving me berserkI’m tired of using plastic silverwareTired of working at Builder’s SquareTired of not being a millionaire
But if I had a million dollarsI’d buy a damn brewery and turn the planet into alcoholicsIf I had a magic wandI’d make the world suck my dick without a condom on while I’m on the john
If I had a million bucksIt wouldn’t be enough because I’d still be out robbing armored trucksIf I had one wishI would ask for a big enough ass for the whole world to kiss
I’m tired of being white trash, broke and always poorTired of taking pop bottles back to the party storeI’m tired of not having a phoneTired of not having a home to have one in if I did have one onTired of not driving a BMTired of not working at GMTired of wanting to be himTired of not sleeping without a Tylenol PMTired of not performing in a packed coliseumTired of not being on tourTired of fucking the same blonde whore after work in the back of a ContourI’m tired of faking knots with a stack of onesHaving a lack of funds and resorting back to gunsTired of being stared atTired of wearing the same damn Nike Air hatTired of stepping in clubs, wearing the same pair of LugzTired of people saying they’re tired of hearing me rap about drugsTired of other rappers who ain’t bringing half the skill as meSayin’ they wasn’t feeling me on “Nobody’s As Ill As Me”And I’m tired of radio stations telling fibsTired of JLB saying “Where Hip-Hop lives”
But if I had a million dollarsI’d buy a damn brewery and turn the planet into alcoholicsIf I had a magic wandI’d make the world suck my dick without a condom on while I’m on the john
If I had a million bucksIt wouldn’t be enough because I’d still be out robbing armored trucksIf I had one wishI would ask for a big enough ass for the whole world to kiss
Y’know what I’m saying?I’m tired of all of this bullshitTelling me to be positiveHow am I ‘posed to be positive when I don’t see shit positive?Y’know what I’m saying?I rap about shit around me, shit I seeY’know what I’m saying?And right now I’m tired of everythingTired of all this player-hating that’s going on in my own cityCan’t get no airplayY’know what I’m saying?But hey, it’s cool thoughY’know what I’m saying?I’m just fed upThat’s my word