Verse One: (Anagram) Good times, good vibes, good company Good food, good drinks to accompany Good conversation, good chemistry Good lord so many good memories Good friends that make for a good year Good moves strategizing for the next years A good place yeah were doing good here If you don't know by now you should were doing good Chorus: And that's alright everybody's feeling alright Good Company is alright Everybody's feeling alright Good company is al-right (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) al-right (yeah, yeah) all right here (yeah, yeah) Back in the building good is how we feeling Get up, stand up Finally good company's back It don't matter where you from Matter where you been It's only where you at And that's alright everybody's feeling alright Good Company is alright Everybody's feeling alright Good company is al-right (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) al-right (yeah, yeah) all right here (yeah, yeah) Back in the building good is how we feeling Get up, stand up Verse Two: (Anagram) G-o-o-d-c-o est. 1-9-8-0 An 80's baby with a 70's soul That was raised in the golden age of the flow So, let me know when you get here A good place & all it took to get here & we still knock on wood Because if you don't know by now you should were doing good Chorus: (Repeat) Verse Three: (Dave Gutter) Still rep the OV flow by the oz In fact by the lb. ain't shit you can tell me All my kid's healthy my niggas is the same We don't stress comp. it's like pissing in the rain Washed before you can even step on it & we still hungry with a full stomach & you got love it Flow so fresh you can cop it at Public's Oh so funky that you got flush it twice What I'm trying to say is that I'm really fucking nice If I don't get you now then I'm a get you by tonight So you speak the best, man you better get it right So let's have a toast in the game I'm getting close to my dreams & you can't see me I'm a just a ghost in the machine

Chorus: The good (yeah, yeah) The bad (yeah, yeah) The good (yeah, yeah) The bad (yeah, yeah) The ugly (cot damn that's one ugly motherfucker) The ugly (that motherfucker is ugly as hell) Verse One: (Anagram) It's sad when the good go bad When someone you thought you could trust Turns around & stabs you in your back The snakes are slithering, the snakes are slithering in the grass & bad news travels fast Waking up skeletons withering in the past (& they all trying to knock you off track) To a place that you said you never go back Good co. attracts bad co. I guess opposites attract When the good goes bad When the good goes bad It's ugly (cot damn that's one ugly motherfucker) It's ugly (that motherfucker is ugly as hell) Chorus: (Repeat) Verse Two: (TheMicSmith) See the best at being bad Be the best at seeming good & the bad that act bad don't understand they don't act like they should The bad will pull you in But the good bad will cash you out You never know who those wolves are You let they ass in your house I started watching ahead Know my foes so I'm watching my friends You never when they turn & it shows & it goes just like "The Walking Dead" See the bad turn to good bad That's how it infects If you don't see it action it's kind of hard to detect Sleight of hand & distraction A demand a reaction & why you caught in that web I just observe it in passing Chorus: (Repeat)

Chorus: A real life it ain't no after school special (special) You got to learn to play with the essentials (the essentials) Because every steps another shake & roll of the dice (roll the dice, roll the dice) A real life yeah that's the only life I'm living (living) You got to learn to play with what your given (what your given) Because every steps another shake & roll of the dice (roll the dice, roll the dice) Verse One: Yeah I roll the dice I live my life Sometimes wish that I could live it twice Sometimes wish that I could end it now G-g-get caught up in those who's, what's, when's, where's why's & how's Just try try to live my life but others want to tell me how But who's there when I need someone to hold me down? & where's the love, what's the reason that you come around? When I'm doing good but never when the chips are down I'm good in the hood & on the other side of town But really I'm just trying to keep my two feet on the ground Because it's my life, my life, my life, my life whether or not the not the sun come out Yeah Chorus: (Repeat) Verse Two: Yeah The up's & down's , the in's & out's The regrets & the karma that comes back around These are the making of a real life The only thing I'm living every day & every night stay focused & try not to lose my sight But feel hopeless when nothing seems to go right The good, the bad, the ugly that's the story of my life & if you don't include it all your not telling the story right Because I've seen sunny days & stormy nights But still had to live my life no matter what the weather's like Because it's my life, my life , my life , my life whether or not the sun comes out A yeah

Chorus: Catch me riding in the tightest whip Always with the finest bitch Really I'm just doing me Catch me running everything on the block Pockets always filled up with knots Really it's all just a dream Catch me head to toe in the latest fashion On my waist got a pistol packed in Really I'm just doing me Catch me in a mansion Sailing on a yacht Everybody want's to get what I got Thing's aren't always what they seem Verse One: N-n-n-n-now everything ain't always what it seems (what it seems) Everybody just looking for chance to live out they dream, dream, dreams But circumstance always seems to find away to come in between, tween tween Right back to reality Where I'm just doing me & it seems hard to see From all this debris That's falling from the sky From all these broken dreams I been broke & had to scheme & been rich like several members of my team Who always had to have a dream Go for broke & give it everything Because you only live once, going twice Don't say anything (You got to get up, get out & get more & see what these dreams may come like Whitmore, you got it get & keep on getting it & tell those dream killers they got to catch you) Chorus: (Repeat) Verse Two: N-n-n-n-now everything ain't always what it seems (what it seems) All the kid's kid's nowadays chase after rappers dream, dreams But real life always seems to find a way to come in between, tween, tween Right back to formality Where don't shit come free & it seems hard to see From all this debris That's falling from the sky From all these broken dreams You went & got your G.E.D. Oh & you got new job at Mickey D's You gave up on your dreams To get em back you'd give up everything Because you only live once, going twice Don't say anything (It's fucked when you live in a society, where you strive to get to the middle just to get fucked by the top & the bottom, how can you not dream when being average will never be enough, dream on) Chorus: (Repeat) Verse Three: N-n-n-n-now everything ain't always what it seems (what it seems) Up & out early on the grind stacking that green, green, green, green But the streets always seem to find a way to come in between, tween, tween Now your just a casualty Hope you R.I.P. & it seems hard to see From all this debris That's falling from the sky From all these broken dreams It's all about that C.R.E.A.M. Because cash rules everything around me Or better yet M.O.E. That's money over everything Because you only live once, going twice Don't say anything

Chorus: All I really need is a friend Someone I can count on It's all about the company you keep & you never had a friend that's quite like me All I really need is a friend Someone I can count on When your up I'm up & when your down I'm down That's something you can always count on Verse One: Yeah & I need more hands to count on To add up all the times I've been down since day one Never a yes man but the best man To tell you what you need to hear to play your best hand So get it off your chest fam I'll never judge ya or throw you under buses through life's traffic jam's & I don't pillow talk with bitches man & I'd rather die then spread business on a witness stand So when your up I'm up & when ya & when ya down I'm down I'm the one you can trust when it all comes back around Chorus: (Repeat) Verse Two: Yeah & I need more friends to count on To pick me up the times I've been down with no one Never can find friends to invest in No loyalty, no trust no choice but to second guess them I need a friend that knows me better then I know myself Someone who's always there when I need some help Always willing to put me up in front of themselves Always thinking what I'm thinking when I'm thinking what I'm thinking So when your up I'm up & when ya & when ya down I'm down I'm the one you can trust when it all comes back around Chorus: (Repeat)

Verse: (Achickwitbeatz) I declare my allegiance to you where I stand this day You'll always have my love I promise agape When times are rough and it's tough that's all you've got to say You can have my car keys, straight valet If I got it and you need it you should know it's yours Can't you see the loyalty seep right out my pores? I'd love to give you the world from shore to shore If your earth is dry, I want to help you restore Do what I must to support your proclamations Do whatever I can for your edification I'd give you my last without hesitation All off the top with no proration Be real with me, to front is time wasted I'll motivate you when you're grounded, give you aviation Never leave your side no matter what the case is I'm here for you through whatever you're facing Chorus: If ever you need me If ever you want me You gotta believe me, I will be there (x2) (You're in Good Company)

Chorus: Picking up scattered pieces from a broken heart To put it back together is a work of art Because every little piece plays an intricate part That all leads to a beating heart H-Heartache don't come knocking, don't come knocking (That's what they keep on telling me) You've never been my friend (Nope) Heartache don't come knocking, don't come knocking (Nope) Heartbreak you've never been my friend Verse One: Use to be my best friend yeah my confidant Someone I could trust shit we been through a lot Since the public school era where our names rang in the halls You had my back when my back was against the wall I wish I could have done more to try & break your fall My heart broke when you did hit the bottom But you would lie & justify & get high on your own supply Oh my Yeah Born in the 80's the era of crack Chris Rock "New Jack City" we a never do that Claiming that your Nino Brown & that your getting that cash But you've been broke then a bitch & more then a decade has passed It's hard to reflect on the past without my heart aching Time to face the cold facts of your poor decision making Because you'll never get back what the drugs already taken & that's heartbreaking Chorus: (Repeat) She use to be my lover my everything Yeah Someone I could trust with anything The only one I ever thought that I would give a ring & I would be the King & you would be my Queen Yup So picture perfect But reality shook it like a Polaroid So many traps that I can't avoid Can't go back so I'm stuck trying to fill a void & lately it's hard to feel the joy I feel pain & that's something that I don't enjoy You feel the same so why not take the risk & stop blaming me for your unhappiness In my next lifetime baby I'll be waiting But for now it's time to move on & start facing The truth & I know it's heartbreaking Chorus: (Repeat) Verse Three: He'd been my rap partner since we were kid's Freestyling cutting hair in the basement at my Mama's crib Always dreamed of getting signed to a contract But when we did get it your heart wasn't in it & you flushed away a lot of hard work in a Michigan minute & gave up so close to the finish All my dreams & morale man they went down with it Because it will never be the same no matter how I try & spin it So I guess it's safe to say that I moved on Pick the pieces up with every song

Chorus: And when the lights go down I'm hoping that the glow still lingers My life is moving at the speed of sound & the world has always given me the finger So fuck the world I wake up screaming fuck the world Yeah Fuck the world Life's a bitch & I'm gon fuck it Verse One: What up bitch? What you like? Just this morning I woke up screaming fuck your life Two steps forward baby two steps back Just to end up right back where I'm at We are as sick as our secrets Yup & sick secrets make us sick Get your skeletons out the closet Yup Learn to live with regrets Bridge: Now would you rather be a King amongst losers? Or a peasant amongst Kings? Now ask yourself the question Aren't they really just the same thing? So fuck the world Don't ask me for shit It's hard enough on my own Yeah Life's a bitch but she's always there when I get home Chorus: (Repeat) Verse Two: Same shit different toilet Go ahead & flush & tell the world how you really just don't give a fuck When times are hard Yeah Of course I feel like giving up Long as I'm breathing I'm a always try & live it up, up Because when the lights go down, down It doesn't always come back around & now I got 3 seeds to hold down So I stay on my grind You gon stop me How? Bridge: (Repeat) Chorus: (Repeat) (x2)

Verse One: (TheMicSmith) Where did the night go? Man I've been having the time of my life (life) Everything's right though even a few had to catch them a flight (flight) Drink's in our hand, smile on our face You know the music is loud (loud) When we pack em in no matter the place You know we move as a crowd (crowd) Nobody drop out (out) For fear of a memory easily missed (missed) So we up this (this) Til the sun is back out & we calling it quits (quits) I'm calling in sick (sick) Cause there ain't no way I'm a make it to work (work) We said our goodbyes & I'm pretty sure that I heard Chorus: Where did the night go? Where did the night go? I feel the morning trying to slip on in Where did the night go? Where did the night go? I don't want this to ever end Verse Two: (Anagram) Good morning, goodnight There one in the same After all this work I deserve time to play When your waking up I'm just ending my day Catch a few Z's then I'm back on my A Back on my A I'm back on my game So many goodnight's I lose track of the days Always somehow end up back in the maze With the same clothes I wore yesterday The sun is down the moon is out We hit the town without a doubt You moving with us, well we moving it out We got too much to do & can not do without So when the sun comes slipping in I wishing the night would never end But all good thing's must come to an end So we just gon turn round & do it again Chorus: (Repeat) Bridge: I watched the sun go down I watched the sun come up & when we hit the town you know were going to live it up The night is young Until the night is gone & as long as the moon is out , as long as the moon is out Chorus: (Repeat) Verse Three: (L-Cid) The moon (the moon) Disappeared into the night & I'm feeling like it's too soon Wondering what everybody's really wanting to do When friend's depend on energy Nothing can ever be better then selling me Yelling the melody Telling me Mellow me Settle me, settle me down It's so long Late into the night until the early morn & I can't wait until we see the sun The night is gone Into seconds, minutes to hours Chorus: (Repeat) Bridge: (Repeat) Chorus: (Repeat) Verse One: I'm back with a dish that's best served cold (Revenge) Where the hate & anger have taken a hold (No end) No end in sight until justice serves & I wouldn't give my worst enemy half of what you deserve There's a whole in the world like a great black pit & the snakes of the world inhabit it & it goes by the name of (and it goes by the name of, goes by the name of) Verse Two: Break out the cage way off the leash A beast Hunting for a feast Mouthpiece filled with extra sharp teeth Biting any hand trying to take my piece Killer instinct because my Family got to eat It's gon be a nightmare on your street Sharp teeth at your table when you eat Red eyes at your window when you sleep Raw Verse Three: Yeah it goes by the name of justice trust it's served out in these streets Where the good die young & the pimp's & dealers prey over the weak Now some of y'all love to tell lies in the streets While other's comply with police So some of y'all really need to watch what you say any time that you speak You need to think before you leap Because there's really no place for the weak & only the strong survive (The city never sleeps)

Chorus: The man in the mirror's not feeling to good today Good today Good today Good today Today Verse: The man in the mirror's not feeling to good today Took another one way down that alley way of shame I need to wash my clothes Take a toothbrush to my J's Haven't seen a flash of light In two whole days There's no light's in the alleyways of this life Just trying to get right Spread my wings & get flight (get flight) But I always seem to lose sight Voices in my head telling me that tonight's the night Underneath them city lights Another shake & roll of the dice You'd never believe That something can be So wrong, but feel so right (feel so right) Somebody lead so I can follow...... Back to the light Chorus: (Repeat)

Verse One: They smile in your face Then kick you in your back Try to put you in your place But don't even know where you're at Their the snakes in the grass The monkeys on my back Matter of fact Their the inspiration for this track Their the fair weather & I should have prepared better When it's stormy knowing they not gon do nothing for me But when the dough comes rolling right back in They yes, yes man & want to be your best friend Bridge: So some they come they go But some water is thick as blood & ain't no reason, for me to be leaving My life in the hands of those That'll leave me all alone & won't take me for who I am So I say fuck em Because I don't need em I'll do it on my own Chorus: Is it me against the world? (Is it me against the world now) Or is it just me against myself? Because there's nowhere for me to go (Nowhere for me to go) Yeah there's nowhere for me to go (Nowhere for me to go) Is it me against the world? (Is it me against the world now) Or is it just me against myself? Because there's nowhere for me to go (Nowhere for me to go) & it feels like I'm all alone Verse Two: Searching for light in the darkest of places Where I'm surrounded by regrets & skeletons chasing It seems like every single step leads to the same destination Two steps forward two steps back to end up right back where I'm at Plus this baggage on my back Weighing heavy like an anvil I try & move but the forces make me stand still (Burr) Cold enough enough to give a grown man chills Me , myself & I out on my own Do I have the will Bridge: (Repeat) Chorus: (Repeat) (x2)

Chorus: It's perfect weather for new beginnings Say farewell to all bad endings Now get your hand's up high (high, high, high, high) For another day in paradise Yeah (a yeah, yeah, yeah ,yeah) & were living it yeah, yeah were living it & were living it yeah, yeah were living it Now everybody get your hand's up high (high, high, high, high) For just another day, another day Verse One: (Torben) Once found paradise In a pair of eyes Deep as the ocean (Uhh) L-left them paralyzed Grown now & damn, damn it appears that I Make turbulence that murders the clearer skies (Sigh) No use being on beaches If your heart is full of leaks You must defeat your weakness It's time to be courageous Life we turning pages It's a maze & I'm amazed every time I make it (Uh-huh) So follow me now back to the egg The beginning paradise inside your head You got show some (heart-heart ) Be sincere They'll try & tear you (apart-part) Through your fears & Life's to short for that shit So take the hate & match it With passion like a match lit In the end we only got today So soak up the weather & stop playing these games Chorus: (Repeat) Verse Two: (Anagram) Paradise is what you make it Me I live in the moment Life is just a game we play & I've faced several different opponents So suffice to say Paradise is just a night away When all the bills are paid & no one's stressing me out or in my face I I know I'll get there Yeah I know I'll get there soon Paradise is not dead It's just become a stale cartoon It's time to roll the dice & find my own slice of paradise Some of y'all thought you could fake it to make it Some of y'all should have made it twice (made it twice) It's hard to follow your own advice Or get what you want without sacrifice Or get what you need without paying a price I get what I get when the getting's good A-huh Take that for granted better knock on wood A yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Paradise Paradise is what you make it I'm just glad to have made it here On a day when the skies are clear Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Chorus: (Repeat) Verse Three: (Hank Severe) Another day, another day And we just trying to make a way Making sure all of this trouble stay away Another day in paradise I suit up for new beginnings Two fuck's is given to bad ending's It's true in living I only do stupendous Only crew who in this A O.G. comb boldly through the trenches It's been a game of inches & I've been taking miles I'm trying to run this clinic I'm giving niggas gowns They showing interest now My grass is looking greener Because of my demeanor They respect it like a senior The weather's looking good & the sun is shining bright It's looking like it's gon be one of them kind of nights Another day in the life I'm cool, calm at ease Although we love the trees We flee from all the leaves I can smell it in the air we getting ready to reign Cuz what you used to, just isn't feeling the same Chorus: (Repeat)

Chorus: A wake up, a wake up (wake up, wake up) Your just dreaming again Reality is not your friend But it's back again Because one's trash Is another's treasure & every ten hater's equals one go-getter He getting up & out Guaranteed to get something Fuck what you talking about That boy is something special Verse One: Mama always told me that this life don't last forever She said she'd pray that one day I would get it all together So I had to get out on my grind Because this life is just a race against time & I'm living it So hi friends & supporters of "Good Company" The albums finished I hope it's everything that you thought it would be Because it's been a long time coming Chasing dreams that never stopped running So much love to the one's that always believed & picked me up when I wore my heart out on my sleeve without you I would of never made it So to you this verse is dedicated Chorus: (Repeat) Verse Two: Papa always told me that this life don't last forever She said she'd pray that one day I would get it all together So I had to get out on my grind Because this life is just a race against time & I'm living it So hi hater's reassuring to see you again & dream killers too I want you both to meet my friend Her names success & I've been chasing after her for years Now that she's here Here's a bucket for all your tears Least I could do for the one's that always doubted me Tried to crush my dreams & rip the soul right out of me Without you I would have never made it So to you this verse is dedicated Chorus: (Repeat) Verse Three: Nana & Grandpa always told me that this life don't last forever She said she'd pray that one day I would get it all together So I had to get out on my grind Because this life is just a race against time & I'm living it So hi Family it's so good to spend time with you again & not out on the road every single weekend They say that hard work pay's off But the time away never equals the pay-off So thanks for loving me unconditionally You mean the world to me You are my everything Without you I would of never made it So to you this albums dedicated Chorus: (Repeat)