Being Top Dog Is Isolating

i’m running the game now, my breath didn’t wane yet

that’s nice and all, but it doesn’t take a microscope to pick

out the littlest flaw in that statement i just made

being top dog is isolating

not too many people around me share

the same ambition of my obsession that i do

they’re either confused or offended by it

i got more people concerned about what i have than where i’m at in my career

i got people who are only going to come around once i hit bank with this art that i’m crafting so skillfully

being top dog is isolating

there’s so much pressure being put on you to conform,

you know

act like everyone else

dress like them too

listen to the same music, speak in the same lingo

man, personally

that shit is just boring

there’s so much pressure being put on you to be something they want you to be

instead of what you need to

there’s so much pressure on you to achieve long-term goals in such a short amount of time

i ain’t getting married at 22, that’s way too early down the line for me

being top dog is isolating

especially when everyone fails to understand your motivations

therefore, you rub off on people a certain way because they don’t see the bigger picture

they’re only looking at a corner of it, if you ask me

being top dog is isolating

especially when you don’t want go out on the weekends

everyone wanna go get fucked up at the club

i can use that time to improve myself

everyone wanna go get fucked up at parties

i can use that time to improve myself

you’re going to be facing a lot of blunts by yourself

you’re going to be toasting wine to yourself a whole lot

or whatever the hell you drink

shit, might as well pop champagne on my own as well

being top dog is isolating

your loved ones become distant the older you become

you’re so caught up in school and work

your personal life just falters all together

it doesn’t bother you not one bit, no

it’s part of the game, right?

this is your billing

being top dog is isolating

but the payoff is so amazing

trust me, millions of people are going to be discussing your work

you’ll be chased around by women of all shades and nationalities

you’ll forget about your high school crushes once you see them girls who grace the cover of vogue in person, yo

people will forever be curious about you

trying to break down every sentence you put onto that paper

being top dog is isolating

damn, you know what?

it’s not so terrible once you see your purpose a bit more clearer

it’s not so terrible once your work begins to pay off by the milli’

it’s not so terrible once it changes you