Asher Roth
"As I Em"

CHORUS x2
take me as I am my friend
aint gon change, wont be no end
rock these songs, rock these shows
only good life I know
v1
I was in 7th 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, feel the rush from I still don’t give a fuck
Ya I wish I could agree, but ive already had enough
Ive already given up, from playin the same game
Every interview, feel like im sayin the same thang
Like em was great, ya he paved the way for me
He was inspiration for everybody from a to z
But they keep relatin me, I cant get away
Chasin me (all day long)
I hear it(all day long)
And now the masses think that asher
wants to be a marshall mathers
they say, his not a rapper
na his ass is just an actor
cuz we have the same complexion
and similar voice inflection
its easy to see the pieces
and reach for that connection
every second of every minute each hour of every day
im constantly on the fence defending my own name
explaining where not the same
not much that I can say,
except im sick ofit
critics ??? sparked up a flame
CHORUS x2
take me as I am my friend
aint gon change, wont be no end
rock these songs, rock these shows
only good life I know

v2
Now, don’t get it twisted,
Ive definitely benefited
Its like Suddenly everyone wants to hear what I be spittin
So different, the image they don’t get it
Its simple, im jus a kid who wants to rap to make a livin
But em was in it way before I commited
And his lyrics were the shit, so I really gotta come wit it
But each critic be pickin apart my written, if it isn’t up to par
Then asher paul is just a gimmick
Is it my fault, must I be more convincing
Yall talk all you want, never haunt me for my mission
Use it as ammunition,
would u please keep dissin me (all day long)
I hear it (all day long)
And ya the haters wanna hate me
Cuz I made it and im famous
But until you take my place ,
youll never now what it takes
to make a record for respect
take a second to inspect
when you look like some1 else,
then what the fuck do you expect
I just wanna be accepted
As the illest in the game
But its harder for an artist creating his own name
That’s synonomous with rhyming,
And Combined with perfect timing
On the time I was left declining
And about to explode, so hold on

CHORUS x2

V3
SO fuck it, that all Ive got
Theres nothing else for me to say
If I don’t confront the problem
It will never go away
Unless it is addressed
Theres nothing left for me to do
Its impossible rejecting an elephant in the room
Say good bye to all the bullshit
Notions pre conceded
So long to all the blogs, could swore they knew me
If you have no further questions I cant think of other thoughts
Then id like to introduce you to asher paul roth

Chorus x2