Step by step, heart to heart, left right left
We all fall down
Step by step, heart to heart, left right left
We all fall down like toy soldiers
Bit by bit, torn apart,
We never win but the battle wages on for toy soldiers
Im supposed to be the soldier, who never blows his composure
Even though I hold the weight of the whole world on my shoulders
I aint never suppose to show it, my crew aint suppose to know it
Even if it means going toe to toe with the Benzino, it dont matter
I never drag em in battles that I can handle less I absolutely have to
Im suppose to set an example, I need to be the leader
My crew looks for me to guide em
If some shit ever just pop off Im suppose to be beside em
That Ja shit, I tried to squashed it, it was too late to stop it
Theres a certain line, you just dont cross it, and he crossed it
I heard him say Hailies name on a song and I just lost it
It was crazy, this shit went way beyond some Jay Z and Nas shit
And even though the battle was won, I feel like we lost it
I spent so much energy on it, honestly Im exhausted
Im so caught it I almost feel like Im the one who caused it
This aint what Im in Hip Hop for, its not why I got in it
That was never my object for someone to get killed
Why would I want to destroy something I helped build
It wasnt my intentions, my intentions were good
I went through my whole career with out ever mentioning
And thats just outta respect, for not running my mouth
And talking about something that I knew nothing about
Plus Dre told me stay out, just wasnt my beef, So I did
I just fell back, watched and gritted my teeth while hes all over TV
Now Im talking a man who literally saved my life, like fuck it
I understand, this is business and this shit just isnt none of my business
But still knowing this shit could pop off at any minute cause
Step by step, heart to heart, left right left
We all fall down, like toy soldiers
Bit by bit, torn apart
We never win but the battle wages on for toy soldiers
It used to be a time when you could just say a rhyme
And wouldnt have to worry about one of your people dying
But now its elevated cause once you put someones kids in it
Shit gets escalated, it aint just words no more, is it
Its a different ball game, call names and you aint just rapping
We actually tried to stop the 50 and Ja beef from happening
Me and Dre had sat with him, kicked it and had a chat with him
And asked him not to start it, he wasnt gonna go after him
Until Ja start yappin in magazines how he stabbed him
Fuck em 50, smash him, mash him, and let him have it
Meanwhile my intentions pulled me in other directions
Some receptionist said the source who answers phones at his desk
Has an erection for me and thinks
That Ill be his resurrection
Tries to blow the dust of his mic and make a new record
But now hes fucked the game up cause one of the ways I came up
Was through that publication, the same one that made me famous
Now the owner of it got a grudge against me for nothing but fuck it
That motherfucker can get it too, fuck em then
But Im so busy being pissed off, I dont stop to think
That we just inherited 50s beef with Murder Inc
And hes inherited mine, which is fine, aint like either of us mind
We still have soldiers thats on the front line thats willing to die for us
As soon as we give the orders, never to extort us
Strictly to show they support us
Maybe shout em out in a rap or up in a chorus to show we love em back
And to let em know how important it is to have Runyon Avenue soldiers up in our corners
Their loyalty to us is worth more then any award is
But I aint trying to have none of my people hurt or murdered
It aint worth it, I cant think of a perfecter way to word it
Then to just say that I love yall too much to see the verdict
Ill walk away from it all before Ill let it go any further
But dont get it twisted, its not a plea that Im coping
Im just willing to be the bigger man
If yall can quit popping off at the jaws with the knocking
Cause frankly Im sick of talking
Im not gonna let someone elses coffin rest on my conscience cause
Step by step, heart to heart, left right left
We all fall down, like toy soldiers
Bit by bit, torn apart
We never win but the battle wages on for toy soldiers