Yo, listen

I just wanna thank you for bein` around
And patiently waitin` and holdin` me down
It`s easy to see for Mr. X to the Z
That without no you, there could be no me

I just wanna thank you for bein` a fan
And watchin` me grow from a boy to a man
It`s easy to see for Mr. X to the Z
That without no you, there could be no me

You `bout to hear some words that you ain`t probably heard
With all of these rappers pullin` triggers and flippin` birds
I know it sound absurd `cause they don`t tell the truth
They prostitutes, f**kin` contaminate the youth

But yet I`m guilty of the things I said above
No matter, my faults still continue to show me love
Naw, I ain`t perfect, man but yet I stay the same
I play chess not checkers but this is not a game

And this is not a song and this is not a verse
It`s not conceived or simulated or been rehearsed
Spent the first half of my life thinkin` that I was cursed
Could have been hit with a hollow, follow behind my hearse

That wasn`t meant for me, I spent a decade
Makin` it what it`s `sposed to be, hopefully brought you close to me
All these people approachin` me, don`t even know the half
I could be facin` life but X is signin` autographs, damn

I just wanna thank you for bein` around
And patiently waitin` and holdin` me down
It`s easy to see for Mr. X to the Z
That without no you, there could be no me

I just wanna thank you for bein` a fan
And watchin` me grow from a boy to a man
It`s easy to see for Mr. X to the Z
That without no you, there could be no me

My son`s 11 now, I got to see him grow
Makin` his free throws, the way he laughin` at the show
Yo, he remind me of me, when I was ridin` bikes
He gon` be taller than me, he got my mother`s height

But yo, you know the difference between me and them others
They say you buck `em when I call you my sisters and brothers
I coulda missed it all, I coulda dropped the ball
Mind of Metallica, motherf**k `em and `Kill `Em All`

I used to hustle raw, I used to run the streets
I used to hustle heats, I grinded all my beef
Most of my homies is gone, restin` in peace
Some`ll never see release from custody of police but me

But nah, my little dude get to go to private school
And I can do the things my father couldn`t afford to do
That`s what it`s `sposed to do, this is from me to you
Support from you and yours, thank you for gettin` me through, true

I just wanna thank you for bein` around
And patiently waitin` and holdin` me down
It`s easy to see for Mr. X to the Z
That without no you, there could be no me

I just wanna thank you for bein` a fan
And watchin` me grow from a boy to a man
It`s easy to see for Mr. X to the Z
That without no you, there could be no me

We buried Proof today, it really broke me up
To see my brother in that casket, man, what the f**k?
Media made me angry, I had to soak it up
The future is fragile, never promised to none of us

Hittin` so close to home but what I focused on
Is how he lived, the lives he touched, the cornerstone
We never walk alone, although sometime it seems
That nightmares go hand in hand with livin` out dreams

So let me take this time, from my struggle, my grind
To let you know that I appreciate you by my side
It`s been a long ride, a lotta long nights
A lotta long flights, worth every sacrifice

A soldier of fortune, fearless, fightin` the good fight
I never had a plan B, I never lost sight
That`s why I hit the stage, that`s why I kill the mic
It`s for my fans that`s ridin` with Xzibit for life, right

I just wanna thank you for bein` around
And patiently waitin` and holdin` me down
It`s easy to see for Mr. X to the Z
That without no you, there could be no me

I just wanna thank you for bein` a fan
And watchin` me grow from a boy to a man
It`s easy to see for Mr. X to the Z
That without no you, there could be no me

Thank you for lettin` me breathe
For lettin` me be who I am, yeah
Two little words, y`all never get to hear enough
Knahmsayin`? Yeah that, yes, the return, breathe