People need to understand that the Lauryn Hill they were exposed to in the beginning was all that was allowed in that arena at the time. I had to step away for the sake of the machine. I was being way too compromised. I felt uncomfortable having to smile in someone's face when I really didn't like them or know them well enough to like.

Role is something people play, model is something people make, both of those things are fake.

I got a big mouth, I can't help it. I talk from my heart, I'm real.

I'm not perfect, but I'll always be real.

No one loves the real me inside. they're all in love with my fame, my stardom.

Just because you lost me as a friend doesn't mean you gained me as an enemy. I'm bigger than that. I still wanna see you eat, just not at my table.