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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Eminem
Vocals
Jason Lader
Bass Guitar
Luis Resto
Keyboards
Schoolly D
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Marshall Mathers
Songwriter
Jesse Weaver
Songwriter
Joseph Walsh
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rick Rubin
Producer
Brent Kolatalo
Editing Engineer
Chris Galland
Assistant Mixing Engineer
David Covell
Assistant Engineer
Delbert Bowers
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Eric Lynn
Assistant Engineer
Jason Lader
Editing Engineer
Joe Strange
Recording Engineer
Ken Lewis
Editing Engineer
Manny Marroquin
Mixing Engineer
Mike Strange
Recording Engineer
Phillip Broussard Jr.
Assistant Engineer
Sean Oakley
Assistant Engineer
Tony Campana
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I own a mansion but live in a house
A king sized bed but I sleep on the couch
I'm mister bright side
Glass is half full
But my tank's half empty
Gasket just blew
[Verse 2]
This always happens, thirty minutes from home
Gotta lay a log cabin, only option I have is McDonald's bathroom
In a public stall droppin' a football
So every time someone walks in the john I get maddened
Shady, what up, what, c'mon, man, I'm crappin'
And you're askin' for my goddamn autograph on a napkin?
Oh, that's odd I just happened to run out of tissue
Yeah, hand me that, on second thought I'd be glad then
[Verse 3]
Thanks Dog, name's Tod, a big fan
I wipe my ass with it, crumbled it up and then walked, thew it back and
Told him, Tod, you're the shit, when's all of this crap end?
Can't pump my gas without causin' an accident
Pump my gas, cut my grass, I can't take out the fuckin' trash
Without someone passin' through my sub, harassin'
I count my blessin's but I suck at math
I'd rather wallow than bask suffering succotash
[Verse 4]
But the antacid, is my stomach gas
When I mix my corn with my fuckin' mash
Potato, so what? Ho, kiss my country bumpkin ass
Missouri southern roots, what the fuck is upper class?
All lunch dinner, call dinner summer Tupperware
In the cupboard plasticware up the ass
Stuck in the past, iPod, what the fuck is that?
B-boy to the core, mule, I'm a stubborn ass
[Verse 5]
Maybe that's why I feel so strange
Got it all but I still want change
Maybe that's why I can't leave Detroit
It's the motivation that keeps me goin'
This is the inspiration I need
I can never turn my back on a city that made me and
[Verse 6]
(Life's been good to me so far)
[Verse 7]
They call me classless, I heard that, I second and third that
Don't know what the fuck I'd be doin' if it weren't rap
Prolly be a giant turd sack, but I blew, never turned back
Turned forty and still sag, teenagers act more fuckin' mature, Jack
Fuck you gonna say to me? I leave on my own terms, asshole
I leave on my own terms, asshole, I'm gon' berserk
My nerves are bad but I love the perks my work has
I get to meet famous people, look at her dag, her nylon's are ran
Her skirt's snagged and I heard she drag races, swag
Tuck in my Hanes shirt tag, you're Danica Patrick, yeah?
Word, skag, we'd be the perfect match
'Cause you're a vacuum, I'm a dirtbag
[Verse 8]
My apologies, no disrespect to technology
But, what the heck's all in these buttons
You expect me to sit here and learn that?
Fuck I gotta do to hear this new song from Luda
Be an expert at computers? I'd rather be an Encyclopedia Britannica
Hell with playstation, Im' still on my first, man, on some Zelda
Nintendo, bitch, run, jump, punch, stab and I melt the
Mozzarella on my spaghetti, put it on bread
Make a sandwich with Welch's, and belch
They say this spray butter is bad for my health, but
I think this poor white trash from the trailer
Jed Clampett, Fred Sanford, and welfare
[Verse 9]
Mentality helps to keep me grounded
That's why I never take full advantage of wealth, I
Managed to dwell within these parameters
Still crammin' the shells full of hamburger helper
I can't even help it, this is the hand I was dealt, a
Creature of habit, feel like I'm trapped in an animal shelter
With all these pet peeves, goddamn it to hell
I can't stand all these kids with the camera cell phones
I can't go anywhere, I get so mad I could yell, the
Other day someone got all elaborate
And stuck a head from a fuckin' dead cat in my mailbox
Went to Burger King, they spit on my onion rings
I think my karma's catchin' up with me
[Verse 10]
Maybe that's why I feel so strange
Got it all but I still want change
Maybe that's why I can't leave Detroit
It's the motivation that keeps me goin'
This is the inspiration I need
I can never turn my back on a city that made me and
[Verse 11]
(Life's been good to me so far)
[Verse 12]
Got friends on Facebook
All over the world
Not sure what that means
They tell me it's good
So I'm artist of the decade, I even got a plaque
I'd hang it up, but the frame is all cracked
[Verse 13]
Tryna be low key, hopefully nobody notices me
In produce, hunched over, giant nosebleed, ogre
Style as I mosey over to the frozen aisle
By the frozen yogurt, this guy approached me
Embarrassed, I just did Comerica with Hova
The show's over, I'm hidin' in Kroger, buyin' groceries
He just had front row seats, told me sign his poster
Then insults me, wow, up close didn't know you had crows feet
[Verse 14]
I'm at a crossroads lost, still shoppin' at Costco
Sloppy Jo's bulk waffles, got caught pickin' my nose, agh
Look over, see these two hot hoes, finger still up one of my nostrils
Right next to 'em stuck at the light
The fuckin' shit's takin' forever to change
Stuck, these bitches are lovin' it
Rubbin' it in, chucklin', couldn't do nothin', play it off
What you bumpin', Trunk Muzik? Yelawolf's better, fuckin' bitch
[Verse 15]
They want me to flip it, the label, but I won't succumb to it
The pressure, they want me to follow up with another one
After recovery was so highly coveted
But what good is a fuckin' recovery if I fumble it?
'Cause I'ma drop the ball if I don't get a grip
Hoppin' out shrubbery on you sons of bitches
Wrong subdivision to fuck with, bitch
Quit snappin' fuckin' pictures of my kids
I love my city, but you pushed me to the limit, what a pity
[Verse 16]
This shit I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky
And it's rainin' out
Cool aid stain on the couch
I'll never get it out
Bitch, I got an elevator in my house
Ain't seen a mouse
I'm livin' the dream
[Verse 17]
Maybe that's why I feel so strange
Got it all but I still want change
Maybe that's why I can't leave Detroit
It's the motivation that keeps me goin'
This is the inspiration I need
I can never turn my back on a city that made me and
[Verse 18]
(Life's been good to me so far)
Written by: Jesse Weaver, Joseph Fidler Walsh, Marshall Mathers, Mike Elizondo