You keep bumpin' me against the wall   Yeah, I know I let you slide before   But until you seen me trust   You ain't seen bouncin' back      You keep bumpin' me against the wall   Yeah, I know I let you slide before   But until you seen me trust   You ain't seen bouncin' back      I really be throwin' my words standin' 'em up, and jammin' on the one   That ain't nobody but Neptunes bammin' on the drum   Swift flip kicks landin' from the tongue   More dramatic than Batman and Robin, ba, na, na, na, na, na      The one that be handlin' they business, be sharper than a thumb tack   The one that be droppin' these albums, showin' 'em how to come back   And you gon' respect me and appreciate where I run at   You ain't gone piss me off, 'cuz you sorry that you done that      I gets meaner, badder, stronger and ferocious   You don't even much wanna see the rest   Coming back mo' fearless, mo' determined to fold the set   I ain't even started yet      So if you ain't ready you better get ready   I know I do it better when I'm bein' opposed   Ah, stick ya chest out, keep your chin up   'Cuz sometimes you gotta get knocked down to get up      You keep bumpin' me against the wall   Yeah, I know I let you slide before   But until you seen me trust   You ain't seen bouncin' back      You keep bumpin' me against the wall   Yeah, I know I let you slide before   But until you seen me trust   You ain't seen bouncin' back      No matter what happened that's only once it's shame on you   You come up and here and do it again then it's shame on me   Sometimes we be gettin' in trouble we didn't want learn or   Sometimes we be gettin' in trouble we ain't gon' see      I accept my wages like the way that I feel   I grow, I take 'em in stride and but 'em under my belt   I learned from you just like you learned from me   I plead, I pray for peace and perfect harmony      Somebody said, "Fool you better keep on rappin'   Stop that trippin', 'cuz it ain't gon' happen'"   I told them "Look, you better mind yo business   Change yo' way of thinkin' and keep on livin'"      Done started some trouble and you ain't been out since   'Cuz you stuck inside scared watchin' CNN   Just take the precaution so yo life will be better   Tell my friends to call me I ain't acceptin' no letters      You keep bumpin' me against the wall   Yeah, I know I let you slide before   But until you seen me trust   You ain't seen bouncin' back      You keep bumpin' me against the wall   Yeah, I know I let you slide before   But until you seen me trust   You ain't seen bouncin' back      You heard about, yeah, you had to   I know you changed ya mind   You ain't the only one with bad news   I know that they made you feel strange   You was right in the middle complainin'   And forgot what you was cryin' 'bout      It could be your time and it might be   You can't do nothin' about it   It's God's will, that's just how life be   One day it hit 'cha then it's gone   And I'm serious and you ain't never   Even gone feel it until it hit home      That's when the pain run sharper and deeper   You ain't eatin' that's when the days feel slow and long   I know you miss 'em so it's time to uplift 'em   Try to pick the pieces up and find a way to drive on      I tell you the truth so don't lie to me   Get back Satan don't bother me   And that's the way that it's gotta be   As real as ever, so I hope you proud of me      You keep bumpin' me against the wall   Yeah, I know I let you slide before   But until you seen me trust   You ain't seen bouncin' back      You keep bumpin' me against the wall   Yeah, I know I let you slide before   But until you seen me trust   You ain't seen bouncin' back      You keep bumpin' me against the wall   You keep bumpin' me against the wall   You keep bumpin' me against the wall   You ain't seen bouncin' back      You keep bumpin' me against the wall   You keep bumpin' me against the wall   You keep bumpin' me against the wall   You ain't seen bouncin' back