You have no idea what it take Hard work If you knew what it took If you knew what it took If you knew what it took If you knew what it took If you knew what it took You would work for everything you get If you knew what it took All them nights in platinum, throwing up the cash Studio session after session I get it back All them trips we took, now I put money on your book All them licks I hit so I can invest in my hits If you knew what it took If you knew what it took If you knew what it took If you knew what it took If you knew what it took You would work for everything you get I lost a baby mama and a good girl behind that I'm standing in the middle of the rain Trying to wash off this pain And when them drops stopped That's when I come to my senses and I finally realized I'm scarred for life, and fuck the hype I go hard for life Ain't it precious, I'm thankful For every second I'm in the leather room My phone up, acting like a piston You so caught in the present You don't wanna stay down for your prison You 'bout that drama, drama, I want that llama, llama Behind these raps behind that trap I ask my baby mama Go see my vision, my dreams maybe too big for you You better thank God every day I had a kid by you All them nights in platinum Throwing up the cash Studio session after session I hit it back All them trips we took, now I put money on your book All them licks I hit so I can invest in my hits If you knew what it took If you knew what it took If you knew what it took If you knew what it took If you knew what it took You would work for everything you get I lost a baby mama and a good girl behind that I'm standing in the middle of the rain Trying to hide the tears running down my face And when them drops stopped I come to my senses and I go hard for my block Kirkwood for life, Lil Mexico I got so many stripes I coulda went to war twice and came back nice With a few scratches all I need is some green plastic And I go morherfucking get that cash I'm a survivor, with plenty fashion And a whole lot of soul with my voice raspy I'm gonna try to spit my lung up When the sun down 'til it come up, find a way to come up All them nights in platinum Throwing up the cash Studio session after session I hit it back All them trips we took, now I put money on your book All them licks I hit so I can invest in my hits If you knew what it took If you knew what it took If you knew what it took If you knew what it took If you knew what it took You would work for everything you get I lost a baby mama and a good girl behind that