“As I Em” by Asher Roth
Intro:
Take me as I em my friends, aint gon’ change,
wont be no Em, rock these songs,
rock these shows, only good life i know

verse 1:

I was in seventh grade when I heard the Slim Shady LP,
ya my mom brought it down when I was ironing, irony,
getting out the wrinkles, just a little kid in middle school,
sink my teeth in anything just to think im cool, riding the bus,
i feel the rush but i still dont give a fuck,
ya i wish i could agree but ive already had enough,
ive already given up from playing the same game,
every interview i feel like im saying the same thing, like,
Em was great, yea he paved the way for me,
he was inspiration for everybody from A to Z,
but they keep relating me, i cant get away,
chasing me, (all day long), i hear it, (all day long),
and now the masters thinks that asher wants to be a marshall mathers,
they say “ashers not a rapper, na hes actually just a actor”,
cuz we have the same complexion and similar voice inflection,
its easy to see the pieces and reach for that connection,
every minute, each hour of everyday,
im constantly on the fence defending my own name,
explaining we are not the same,
not much that i can say, except that im sick of it,
critics arrantly sparked up a flame, its on

chorus: X2
Take me as I em my friends, aint gon’ change,
wont be no Em, rock these songs,
rock these shows, only good life i know… (AY!) (AY!)

verse 2:
now dont get it twisted, ive definatley benefitted,
its like suddenly everyone wants to hear what ive been spittin,
its so different, the image they dont get it,
its simple im just a kid who wants to rap to make a livin,
but Em was in it way before i committed ,
and his lyrics were the shit so i really gotta come with it,
but each critics been pickin apart my writins,
and if its not up to par then ashers par is just a gimmick,
is it my fault must i be more convincing?,
ya’ll talk all you want, never halt me from my mission,
using his ammunition, would you please keep dissin me,
(all day long), i hear it, (all day long),
and yea the haters wanna hate because i made it and im famous,
but until you take my place, ya’ll never know what it takes to make a record for respect, take a second before you inspect,
when you look like someone else then what the fuck do you expect,
i just want to be accepted as the illest in the game,
but its harder for an artist creating his own lane,
thats anonymous with his rhyming and combine with perfect timing,
all the time all thats declining and about to explode

chorus X2
Take me as I em my friends, aint gon’ change,
wont be no Em, rock these songs,
rock these shows, only good life i know… (AY!) (AY!)

verse 3:

so fuck it thats all i got, theres nothing else for me to say,
if i dont confront the problem it will never go away,
unless it is addressed there is nothing left for me to do,
its impossible rejecting an elephant in the room,
say goodbye to all the bullshit, notions preconceived
sworn to all the wrongs, coulda swore they knew me,
if you have no further questions and cant think of other thoughts,
then let me introduce you to asher paul roth.

chorus X2
Take me as I em my friends, aint gon’ change,
wont be no Em, rock these songs,
rock these shows, only good life i know… (AY!) (AY!)