They say real ones gotta get they flowers when they die
I don't want mine on my casket, I'm wantin' mine right now
I'm a real one, that's lost too many to the sky
They ask why I ain't make it, I ain't got the answers why
For the real ones, and I won't beg, I won't bargain
I go and plant my own garden, cause baby, I'm a real one
Yeah, baby, I'm a real one
I got love scars, and wounds that won't heal
I see the eyes in the hills
Cause they watchin' when you think they ain't
Barely havin' time to think
Don't do drugs, but can't put down the drank
It's gettin' hard to tell who really got love for the boy
I've been a real one since overalls and corduroys
I used to do it for the love and joy
Lately been feelin' void
Ain't no reward for bein' real
Ain't no medals or no trophies, ain't no prizes or no tokens
Only tears when caskets closing
But when I'm down, nobody notice
I be mixin' up the potion, askin' is the book over
Or it's just the chapter closing
They say real ones gotta get their flowers when they die
I don't want mine on my casket, I'm wantin' mine right now
I'm a real one, that's lost too many to the sky
They ask why I ain't make it
I ain't got the answers, why, for the real ones
And I won't beg, I won't bargain
I go and plant my own garden, cause baby, I'm a real one
Yeah, baby, I'm a real one