LET IT BREATHE (2000)
(portions marked * were written by Hootie & the Blowfish)

I'm gettin' tired a bailin' hay for somethin' I can't see *
At times I wonder if I even believe.
Am I just an organism wit certain proportions missin'?
Or blessed wit somethin' only the Lord has given?
Jesus-~I don't feel the burden liftin'.
Forgive me for not finishin' catacism
Relieve my brain capacity--slow up this fast eratic rhythym.
Under my hair--l'm all there
Returnin' a burnin' glare to all those who stare
Sometimes I wish I couldn't comprehend enough to care
If you made me--then make them aware.

Tired a bailin' hay for somethin' that I can't see *
I don't wanna be them--they don't wanna be me *
Let it breathe *
Put my soul at ease
I bet this world'll never see peace.

We feel things in our own way *
I ain't bowin' to no fuckin' man--I ain't a&aid to deteriorate.
It ain't forever--nobody always stays
I'm 'bout to blaze into a rage
Cuz this bitch talks to me like I'm 2 years of age--Cuz of My Face!
You see how I just say what I say?
This world would be a better place if truth was displayed
But instead it's just a Fuckin' Game!
Without money and fame--you a number not a name
Another tax claim
9$!
"Oh, that's just a minor detail."
Don't ask why I get high
Look at my profile, sit back and think a while
I guess I'm not in denial.
75% a people would lie.
Lord just let the shit breathe.
It's more weed than oxygen that I breathe
Although I drastically cut down in recent weeks.
Paranoid-thinkin' I'm gonna see the ghosts of my deceased folks
Drivin', thinkin' 'bout what woulda became a my peer if that shotty had never blown
Stolen away from his home.
Was it written beneath the surface?
Back when we was young on the playground cursin'
Was this tragedy destined to be his purpose?
I know he was too well liked for his life to be worthless.
I'm outside
The churchbells chime
Like it' s engraved in time
Earth smells fine
Hell yeah, I'm blazin' this dime
If he was here he'd be sportin' a smile.
Agreein' that it grows like a natural vine.
I just gotta remind. .
Untimely.
Looks like I'm doin' fine.

I don't wanna be them*
They don't wanna be me*
Sometimes I gotta let it breathe
Just gotta take it wit ease
Cuz this world will never reach complete peace.

Stay Real
Let it Breathe.