Give 'em what they want Wanna be a baller, shot caller Twenty inch blades on the Impala Yeah, yeah I used to wanna be a baller, a shot caller (Shot caller) With 26s on my Impala (Impala) That's until I had a son and a daughter (Son and a daughter) And I decided that I'd rather be a father (Rather be a father) I'm still gettin' money, got you pussies hot and bothered Never stop fightin', call me Hurricane Carter I was grindin' harder when they reprised my charges I was gettin' money but I fucked up my priorities Lesson learned, I had to be patient, had to wait my turn Mr. Trip ain't welcome in this bitch as far as they concerned They ain't want me eatin' at their table then the tables turned I'm like Homer Simpson, except I don't work for Mr. Burns Why you got your hands out? I got nothin' to give away Ran into a rat the other day, I had to shake and bake Mama had to scrap just so we wouldn't stay in Section 8 She did damn good, so just let me set the record straight Mama ain't want nobody to know that we was broke, I think it hurt her pride Problem is, I'm far too fuckin' arrogant to tuck it high Let's go get this bag, then let's go have a blast I was breakin' down bales, had me always late to class And I never been ashamed of all the errors in my past (Past) Fuck them, what be scared of, who gon' whoop my ass? Babies come first, I would give 'em all my last It feel mighty damn good to be a dad (Dad) I used to wanna be a baller, a shot caller (Shot caller) Yeah, with 26s on my Impala (Impala) That's until I had a son and a daughter Then I said, "Fuck this shit, I rather be a father" (Rather be a father) They know daddy's a guerrilla though, regardless I got fully automatics and revolvers The streets don't let nobody back, the streets is heartless I pray to God I get to die from natural causes I just keep the paper flowin' like a faucet One life to live, we can't rewind this shit or pause it (This shit or pause it) Be a baller (Be a baller), a shot caller (A shot caller) Uh, uh, yeah, with 26s on my Impala (Impala) Yeah, yeah Yeah, uh Yeah, that's until I had a son and a daughter (And a daughter) Then I said, "Fuck this shit, I rather be a father" I said, "Fuck this shit, I'd rather be-" (Give 'em what they want) Long live Pif