Not Your Average Thug

Uh! Yeah! I keep it versatile, cause that's my style From hip-hop to bip-bop I've been with shorties round the world Variety is just my personality Sometimes I just don't fit in I see the open doorways But no one wants to let me in Grandma made me understand material things don't make the man Try to find that inner wealth and learn to love yourself (Lately it's so hard to find peace of mind) I just got to get away from the haters and the instigators The mis-conceivers and the non-believers People don't believe the hype 'cause leehom ain't no stereo type No crystale in the tub Or iced out spreewell dubs (No) I'm really not your average thug (No, no) Not your average gangster And I won't be defined by the size of my knot But the state of my mind (state of my mind) No rolex on my wrist Or platinum on my chest 'Cause I don't need that sh to impress But y'all don't get it twisted I got love for the ghetto Tho I'm not your average thug (Feel me) Lord I've been around the world Sangin' near and far People runnin' game all over Judgin' me before we meet when they see me on the street And they don't know a damn thing about me It's a world of jealous deceit and envy Seems like everybody tryin' to take something from me Grandma made me understand material things don't make the man So I found that inner wealth and learned to love myself Lately it's so hard to find peace of mind (Lately it is so hard) I just got to get away from the haters and the instigators There's back-stabbers and money-grabbers Users and abusers and they all wear smilin' faces No crystale in the tub Or iced out spreewell dubs I'm really not your average thug Not your average gangster And I won't be defined by the size of my knot But the state of my mind No rolex on my wrist Or platinum on my chest 'Cause I don't need that sh to impress But y'all don't get it twisted I got love for the ghetto Tho I'm not your average thug Sometimes I feel like I'm gonna snap And go off up in this piece on somebody I ain't tryin' to say no names But I ain't tryin' to play no games Holla if you feel me people Lately it's so hard to find peace of mind So lift me up in a lonely world that's so unkind There's back-stabbers and money-grabbers Users and abusers haters and instigators And they all wear smilin' faces No crystale in the tub Or iced out spreewell dubs I'm really not your average thug Not your average gangster And I won't be defined by the size of my knot But the state of my mind No rolex on my wrist Or platinum on my chest 'Cause i don't need that sh to impress But y'all don't get it twisted (Shorties i just need that ghetto love) Tho I'm not your average thug (Take a dip in my jacuzzi) No crystale in the tub Or iced out spreewell dubs I'm really not your average thug Not your average gangster And I won't be (Don't misjudge me) defined by the size of my knot ('Cause i'm my own man now) But the state of my mind No rolex on my wrist (Sometimes) Or platinum on my chest (I don't even wear no watch) 'Cause i don't need that sh to impress But y'all don't get it twisted (Everybody needs some ghetto love) Tho I'm not your average thug (See I'm not your average thug)