High Road (feat. John Legend)

Let's go y'all

These people are running off at the mouth

Tryna convince me

That I'm running on empty

Tryna convince themselves

That the record with Jay was a fluke

That the record that I'm makin' is a mistake

And I can't take this

Let me tell you where I'm at with this

You bastards are gonna have to take back that shit

I'm not plastic and fake

When I make tracks I take facts

And lay 'em out for the masses

You assholes are gonna see soon

That I'm not playin'

And start asking me the names

That I'm not sayin'

But I'm tryna be bigger

Than the bickerin'

Bigger than the petty name callin'

Under-the-breath talkin'

Rumors and labels and categorization

I'm like a struggling doctor, no patients

But you can say what you want about me

Keep talkin' while I'm walkin' away

You can say what you have to say

'Cause my mind's made up anyway

I'm takin' the high road, goin' above you

This is the last time that I'm gonna trust you

You can say what you have to say

'Cause my mind's made up anyway

All that bullshit you talk might work a lot

But it's not gonna work today

You people are runnin' off the mouth

Tryna make me take myself off safety

Tryna make my friends turn their backs

On the team we've built

Buildin' up some mistaken information

And I can't take this

Let me spell it out plain for you

Angry groups complaining

'Bout the things we do

I'm not changin' direction

I'm steppin' my game up

Maintainin' my name

Same way that I came up

You're gonna see that I'm not playin'

And start askin' me the names

That I'm not sayin'

But I'm tryin' not to mention

The names of people who wanna

Siphon attention

You like the hype but pretendin'

You're part of the picture won't pass

You're like a high school dropout

No class

You can say what you want about me

Keep talkin' while I'm walkin' away (bitch)

You can say what you have to say

'Cause my mind's made up anyway

I'm takin' the high road, goin' above you

This is the last time that I'm gonna trust you

You can say what you have to say

'Cause my mind's made up anyway

All that bullshit you talk might work a lot

But it's not gonna work today

Why does it always have to be

Somebody's always watchin' me

All I really need is some room to breathe

Breathe, breathe

Is anybody out there listening

'Cause I can't stand to keep this in

All I really want I'll say again

Yeah, yeah

(Like that)

You can say what you have to say

'Cause my mind's made up anyway

I'm takin' the high road, goin' above you

This is the last time that I'm gonna trust you

You can say what you have to say

'Cause my mind's made up anyway

All that bullshit you talk might work a lot

But it's not gonna work today