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Never Turn Away (Prod. Chris​-​Style)

from Based on a True Story by Top Billion

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Reality rap. A song I wrote in a moment of despair. Shoutout to Keen for mixing this!

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Never Turn Away

(Verse 1)
Honestly, I feel like total shit now,
It couldn’t get worse as it is right now,
Nigga, I’m fucked up smoking on this black ‘til the tip burn out,
Eyes teary, nose burning when the smoke come out,
I hit right now thinking ‘bout my situation like “Wow,
It came to this point? Lonely, ashamed, with no one else to blame,
And shit I can’t even tell how! I’m fuckin’ up!”
I told Nikki that… I love Nikki, bruh,
She always here to hear the God and I’m here for her,
But shit, I told people I love ‘em and then for somethin’,
I have to dump them… who says she won’t be the same?
Man, I’m hoping ya’ll can feel the pain,
I know I do wouldn’t like to but it came,
But you know they “when it rains can’t run away,
Or make it go away it go away… so never turn away”

(Verse 2)
Has it been this bad or did I make it such?
I’m beefing with niggas with bonds I thought couldn’t be touched,
Shit, I woulda paid his bond upfront,
But, now me and D. Bridge don’t even talk much,
Or even at all—I dropped the ball,
Guess those three tweets from me to him the last straw,
“BRIDGE TO THE TOP PUT US ON THE MAP, YA’LL!”
Or it coulda, shoulda, woulda—didn’t,
Forget it no hypotheses or if-its,
Don’t sulk on predicaments just fix it,
Top: I’m a realist and the realest,
I’ve done dumb shit but I’ve always ask forgiveness,
If they decline apologies that’s what it is,
Like me and Hugh said “It is What it Is!”
But don’t turn away from fixing up a burnt bridge,
I don’t turn away from building up a new bridge. Yeah

(Verse 3)
And now I think I made another misstep,
Bucking at Damon I regret,
I let a dumb bitch make me forget that’s my ace,
Coming out my face acting dumb in the worst case,
And in the first place I ain’t have a right to pick a fight,
And threaten something in his life that’s important,
That’s a fortune to him; I’d be the biggest ass if I did somethin’ to him,
The fuck am I doing? I need to clean it up,
This not how Allah supposed to handle things, bruh,
And to the listener who’s wondering what went down,
Know that I’m let down by what I let get down,
Yeah… acting like a clown let my guard down and let emotions run over,
That’s not how ‘pposed to conduct yourself,
Now, I really wish I told myself but it’s too late,
I don’t believe in fate. Nope, never did,
As a kid, I let life come as I live,
But what I would say: If I follied then prolly it was best that I did,
So from this I never turn away,
Nope I never turn away,
Naw I never turn away,
I never turn away yeah,
Never turn away. Uhh

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from Based on a True Story, released February 22, 2011
S. Hill, C. Pearson

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Top Billion Miami, Florida

Born 9/14/90. From Monroe, LA. I started taking Rap seriously at 18. I rap about things that happen in my life and what I see going on in the world around me. I like making and releasing new songs because you can never have enough music. There's atleast one album you'll love here... guaranteed. ... more

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