When Youre Gone (feat. Lil Wayne)

Shout out Dakari
Shout out Ed, shout out Jessie, shout out The Game
Its like we always do at this time
Thinkin to myself like, yeah, uh
Starin at a blank canvas
Thinkin bout what should I write, should I plan this?
Reminiscin 18, a freshman on campus
With dreams so big, nobody understands us
Til they came true, started goin bananas
Somewhere along the road, I got as lost as Atlantis
Been there since Vegas, drinkin under cabanas
And medicine for breakups, take the pills life hand us
No sleep, I been up for a couple of days
Cant nobody talk to him, been stuck in my ways
They say its unsustainable, but fuck it, it pays
Results and results, keep runnin them plays
I see the writings on the wall, that shits gettin clear
My new girl says she love me, but I dont even hear her
I cant even drive a Jag, that shit is inferior
Only time I see a threat, when I look in the mirror ( yeah), ayy
They only love you when youre gone
It dont matter where you goin (uh), yeah (you know)
But I did it on my own
So Id rather be alone (Id rather be alone), yeah
They only love you when youre gone
It dont matter where you goin (yeah, uh), yeah
Well, I got it on my own, so Id rather die alone (yeah)
Yeah, the greatest gift is knowledge itself
They fail to talk about my journey when mentionin wealth
I made it here all by my lonely, no askin for help
What if my debut never dropped and got kept up on a shelf?
Uh, from the soil, grew it slowly
A black leather, slicked back, they want the old G
'Things are happenin again', thats what they told me
I came home, full circle, now as an OG
Blink my eyes, to my surprise, Im in Tokyo
20 thousand in the crowd singin every quote
Blink again and they kickin me outta Canada
I swear you wouldnt have the stomach or the stamina
Yeah, my shoulders carry over 20 tons
Biggie said, 'Its more problems when the money comes'
My songs speak to the greats, yeah, the one-of-ones
Ima go out as a legend when its said and done (yeah)
They only love you when youre gone
It dont matter where you goin (where you go, uh), yeah
But I did it on my own (on my own)
So Id rather be alone (Id rather be alone), yeah
They only love you when youre gone (yeah)
It dont matter where you goin, yeah
Well, I got it on my own, so Id rather die alone
Yeah, who put this shit together? I put this shit together
Ima wear all my chains like some Olympic medals
They think its all a game, so Im thinkin winnin record
They thinkin Kurt Cobain, but Im thinkin livin legend
Im straight to the Hall of Fame from the hallways of the ghetto
Its 'fuck the world, fuck 12', since I was like 10, 11
I built the whole fuckin mountain, I started out with a pebble
That money talk, thats a convo, if you broke then thats a lecture
I does me, cause only God can judge me
Nigga, trust me, only I can trust me
Yeah, its just me and the skies above me
But I dug deep, now close your eyes and come see
Will they love me when Im gone? Will they know me?
Do they love me when Im home, or when Im O.T.?
Im here, I dont know how long before I wont be
So when Im gone, how long will they mourn me? (Yeah)
They only love you when you gone
It dont matter where you goin (matter where you goin), yeah
But I did it on my own (did it on my own)
So Id rather be alone, yeah (alone, yeah)
They only love you when youre gone
(Wayne, I appreciate you more than youll ever understand)
It dont matter where you goin, yeah (you know)
Well, I got it on my own, so Id rather die alone (a hero of mine )
Yeah, uh, never finished, tryna search for more
Fuck a hit, this shit is what I do it for
So these bars will always be a part of me
Right now, I feel like track two on Tha Carter III
Uh, like its 2008 NOLA
This shit was bubblin and I dont even drink soda
The whole industry was givin me a cold shoulder
And now my record label needs me to make quota
Yeah, thats all facts and every bar is real
20 years, pray to God Im makin art still
Im lettin everythin go like a yard sale
Cause these songsll beat longer than my heart will