Lyrics : DMX : Miscellaneous : I'm Gonna Crawl  
Uh 
Live and learn 
Life's a lesson (life is a lesson) 
And I'm the teacher 

CHORUS: Dyme enters chorus after first verse 
First I'm gonna crawl, uh (crawl) 
Then I'm gonna walk, uh huh (walk) 
Then I'm gonna stand, uh huh (stand) 
Then I'm gonna talk, uh (talk) 
Then I gotta learn, what (learn) 
In order to teach, (teach) 
Then I gotta burn (burn) 
In order to reach (reach), my niggas 

[Verse 1] 
Yo, I see what I see, day by day 
Hopin that the Lord can, pave my way 
Have I been forgotten, have I forsaken 
Or maybe I'm just wrong with the moves that I've been makin 
Hatin others cuz they hate me, over envy 
Wanna send me, when we used to be friendly 
Think I started off on top? With multi platinum albums? 
Naw dog, I started off on the block 
I just did shit to get shit 
Niggas always knew I was down to hit shit 
That's why I stay wit shit 
Played with shit, but it wasn't a game 
First time locked down, wasn't the same 
A whole new world, nothin but close to steel 
Niggas gettin split for real, miss a good deal 
They aint call nobody, cuz don't nobody care 
They got my back against the wall, fuck it I'm just here 

CHORUS 2X 

[Verse 2] 
Dog it's like this, when the fog is type thick 
A nigga might flip, and a nigga bite quick 
But I stay focused on what's important 
Supportin my family, fuckin with my dogs and reportin 
According to the man upstairs, we all got our own problems 
So why the fuck you worryin about theirs 
It was a long time ago, look awake, cuz he'll leave you 
I hear none, speak none, see none, evil 
All I can do is teach you, what I know 
How I flow, how I get down, where I go 
Maybe what I been through, will send you 
Somewhere, other then where, dreams all out the window 
I love my people, all of my people 
And God gon keep me callin my people 
You gots to live life to the fullest 
It aint always about the size of the gun, sometimes it's the bullet 

CHORUS 2X 

[Verse 3] 
Every day we live and learn, take it step by step 
And we create our own path, until there's no life left 
I hold my death, off for as long as I can 
Knowin my man, is plottin with the chrome in his hand 
Supposed to be fam, but niggas get shady over money 
My nigga, pull out the 380 over money 
Crazy over money, can't do without it 
I got other shit to deal with, I'm like forget about it 
It's the one I don't know but must teach that comes first 
Because he comes with the thirst of a nigga that tatted the worst 
It's like a curse that's to be lifted, he was there but he gripped it 
Got a call and he shifted, once he found out he was gifted 
Gotta kick it from the heart, and I hope you got it 
It was there from the start, I just hope you spot it 
Cuz it's my blood on paper, my soul on paper 
Words to live by will leave a hole in the paper