Hey man...you know sometimes you've got to   Listen to your self or not listen to yourself   That's how it is   As you get a little older you start realizing things   Realize it's your ego   It's your ego that's enemy...you know   That's the only thing that can stop you...is your ego   Hey...it's crazy man, but we got you...so listen      My ego had me doing things that I thought I'd never do   Like being with another shorty when I was with you   Unnecessary shopping sprees for things I didn't need   Maybe it was a little necessary   But looking back it was greed   Big chains, big cars, big chips   More things, more girls, long trips   Maybe if I would've thought of it   I would have had a chance to enjoy it      [Chorus]   But now I know it was just my ego   My ego was my enemy   I thought it was a friend to me   But it was a curse to me   Cause it brought out the worst in me   My ego was my enemy      I was flowin like a man when I was a boy livin every man's dream   Spending time at the strip club...to much cream   Nobody couldn't tell me nothin cause I was feeling myself   Same thing almost cost me my whole life, and all of my wealth   Chicks came and went...I stayed   G'd up cause I was paid   Damn all those games I played   Hey, what more can I say      [Chorus]      If I could turn back the hands of time   I wouldn't change a thing   Cause it made me the man I am today      [Chorus]