You might win some, but you just lost one.
Lauryn Hill, “Lost Ones,” The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 1998
Classic rap lyrics about life, love, money and more.
You might win some, but you just lost one.
If I should fall asleep and death takes me away,
Don’t be surprised son, I wasn’t put here to stay.
Now hear this mixture: where Hip Hop meets scripture,
Develop a negative into a positive picture.
Let me break it down for you again,
You know I only say it because I’m truly genuine:
Don’t be a hard rock when you really are a gem.
And even after all my logic and my theory, I add a ‘motherfucker’ so you ignorant niggas hear me.
Consequence is no coincidence.
I know you don’t wanna hear my opinion,
There come many paths and you must choose one.
And if you don’t change then the rain soon come.
See, you might win some, but you just lost one.