I read the rules before I broke 'em
I broke the chains before they choked me out (uh)
Now I pay close attention (yeah)
Really learn the code (uh uh)
I learned to read the map before I hit the road (bounce bounce)
Hey yo, I know you never heard this before (yeah)
But I'd rather lose a fight than miss the war (uh)
And I ain't wishing competition or fishing for it (ah)
I'm just living in the system, conditions are poor (yeah)
I've been lost in the rhythm and misinformed (uh)
Too many late nights hitting the liquor store (yeah)
Too many bad decisions, half-assed attempts
No sweat, no fear, no blood, no tears
I go hard and I ain't making up no excuse
I'm overdue, I don't do what I'm supposed to do
'Cause you can think about it man, we're supposed to lose
It ain't all picture perfect, ocean views
No, I was a first class rookie
Taking out bullies in my all black hoodie
Man of mystery, you know the history
Get it or forget it, 'cause poof, I'm outta here
I read the rules before I broke 'em, I broke 'em (uh huh)
I broke the chains before they choked me out
Now I pay close attention (c'mon)
Really learn the code
I learned to read the map before I hit the road (you say)
Nobody's gonna see me coming
Nobody's gonna hear a sound
No matter how hard they trying
No stopping me since I've found
My inner ninja
My inner ninja
My inner ninja
My inner ninja
Hey yo, I've been high and I've been real low (yeah)
I've been beaten and broken but I healed though (uh)
So many ups and downs, roughed up and clowned
We all got problems, but we deal though
I'm trying to do better now, find my inner peace
Learn my art form, and find my inner chi
When my back's on the wall, I don't freeze up
Nah, I find my inner strength then I re-up
Here we go, I know I've never been the smartest or wisest
But I realize what it takes
Never dwell in the dark 'cause the sun always rises
But gotta make it to the next day
It's a feeling that you get in your lungs when you run
But you're running outta air and your breath won't come
And you (uh) wheezing, gotta keep it moving
Find that extra (uh) and push your way through it
I've had bad habits but I dropped 'em, I dropped 'em (drop it)
I've had opponents but I knocked them out
I climbed the highest mountains (c'mon)
I swum the coldest seas (woo)
There ain't a thing I've faced that's been too much for me
(Uh yeah, let me hear you say)
Nobody's gonna see me coming
Nobody's gonna hear a sound
No matter how hard they trying
Nobody's gonna bring me down (say what?)
Nobody's gonna see me coming
Nobody's gonna hear a sound
No matter how hard they trying
No stopping me since I've found
My inner ninja
My inner ninja
My inner ninja
My inner ninja
(Break down) I've had bad habits but I dropped 'em, I dropped 'em
I've had opponents but I knocked them out (pow pow)
I climbed the highest mountains
I swum the coldest seas
There ain't a thing I've faced that's been too much for me
My inner ninja
