Eminem - The Apple Lyrics
[INTRO]I'm a little nutty and I know itbut if you go back andtake a look at my historyyou will see that I'mnot the only one who's off his rockerthere were many before me I was always labelledthe black sheep of the family what a bad seed Igrow to be but if you take a lookat us now you'll see the apple didn't fall too far from the tree[VERSE 1](haha) alright, lookI'ma tell you the storyfrom my side maybe you'll understand check it out you done witnessedunexplainable shittoo insane to explainpeople run from whatthe just don't getmaybe Shady shouldajust hit 'em with a little bitdid I spit too soon?Should I of spoon fed 'em it?but I was just so eagerto prove I was even worthbeing in the sameleague or the room with of the peopleof whom I was in every now and then Ilook up like I was seeking approvalwas it because of thepigment of my skinor was it a figment ofmy imaginationmaybe it bothered memore than it did themmaybe it wasn't a bigdeal back thenbut to me it was, seewhat it was wasI had developed thecomplex from being judgedProof spit his verse,now I'm next, let's see whoI'm in the boothstaring back to see who's mugsI get a reaction from,usually the first thumb was fromProofand the rest of thegroup backed him upand no one lied toeach other cause none of us had dealsit was real, we justwanted tickets for that meal[CHORUS]Sometimes I feel likeit's just mesometimes I feel likeI'm going crazybut take a look at myfamilycause the apple don'tfall too far from the treeI said ...sometimes I feel likeit's just mesometimes I feel likeI'm going crazybut take a look at myfamilycause the apple don'tfall too far from the tree[VERSE 2]Ever since my motherwas pregnantwith her second eggcause she saidthat I had a baby sisterwho fell out of the windowI was too young to rememberKansas City projectsI was like 5, 6, and how comeI remember Malcolm,Isaac, and Boogieif it was the projects in Missouri?cause those're my bestfriends until Isaactook my tricycle andmy uncle Todd went to try to go get it backand ended up gettingjumped and cut in the gut with aswitch and 70-some stitcheswhich is still, to this daywhy my mother stilltries to show me some old fake pictureof a fictitious littlesister who never existed and this is why part ofmy life's so twistedbut I can never be assick as that ***** isand, by the way, thatpicture's one of my relatives[CHORUS] Sometimes I feel likeit's just mesometimes I feel likeI'm going crazybut take a look at myfamilycause the apple don'tfall too far from the treeI said ...sometimes I feel likeit's just mesometimes I feel likeI'm going crazybut take a look at myfamilycause the apple don'tfall too far from the tree[VERSE 3]You probably have topeel back layers upon layers ofpain to see why everythingI say is so insanewhat's different about my brain that separates mefrom other players in this game? on the surface, it mayseem like a scheme or some sort of scamfor me to get some damn sympathybut that's the last thingI need is for peopleto walk around feelingsorry for me (me)and I'm not a G, neverclaimed to beI gave my vest toCashis,he'll need it more than mebut we'll see, cause we ain't lookin' for beefbut if it comes ourway, what do we, turn the othercheek? come on[CHORUS]Sometimes I feel likeit's just mesometimes I feel likeI'm going crazybut take a look at my familycause the apple don'tfall too far from the treeI said ...sometimes I feel likeit's just mesometimes I feel likeI'm going crazybut take a look at myfamilycause the apple don'tfall too far from the tree