Debonair, what would you be?
If you didn't have all the jewelry?
Could you see, the greatest parts,
Cause their accessories shine more than their hearts,
They look in the mirror, 'nd dont see much,
God doesn't see the chain, he just sees us,
They walk towards the light, but it wasn't heaven,
It's a jewelry store that don't close 'til 11,
So search every aisle, but you wont be findin'..
A sky made of gold, 'nd clouds full of diamonds,
...you can keep tryin',
But I shine brighter than the Belt of Orion,
Don't need a bracelet to see the silver lining,
Don't need a watch to know I'm ahead of my time and...
I'm king of the jungle, ahead of the lions,
I'm on fire, start the sirens,
I ain't liein'....
Cause I don't need a chain to shine over the truth 'nd give me false security,
Cause what the good lord gave me will shine forever even under scrutiny,
Cause a swagg like mine 'nd dreams like mine go together beautifully,
So answer me, what would you be, without the jewelry....
Man looked in the window with sparkles in his eyes,
Couldn't wait for pay day, just to get fly,
Wanted to shine like a star in a jewelry store,
But he couldn't, cause his family made him poor,
Didn't think bout the consequences of that day,
Sold his soul for a dime, just to get paid,
Let his kids starve, all while he saved.
Got that money, went back to the block,
Bought himself a big ass shiny rock,
But you see he wasn't content,
So on these rock, more and more he spent,
Paid up 'til he was broke,
With all the ice in his mouth,
His words were so cold,
The sadest story ever told,
Little boy took his last breathe that day,
Turned out daddy "saved" him to his grave,
And with his final moments,
All he had seen and known,
Was the man made of ice with a heart made of stone.
Now he knows that the diamonds he wears
Are nothing to his life, like his family compares,
See now the ice is cold, but it melts away,
and it brings about a better day...
Where the skies are made of gold, but the diamonds are in the grave...
Cause I don't need a chain to shine over the truth 'nd give me false security,
Cause what the good lord gave me will shine forever even under scrutiny,
Cause a swagg like mine 'nd dreams like mine go together beautifully,
So answer me, what would you be, without the jewelry....
Everything shines brighter when the skies are made of gold...
Everything shines brighter when your flying through the clouds...
The Iceman's coming... better wear you're coat,
or your heart will end up just as cold.