Never allow your energy or enthusiasm (yeah)
To be dampened by the discouragement (yo, yo)
It must inevitably come (yo)
Everything's for sale, going out of business
You used to be the shit
Now they're tellin' you that you're finished
You washed up, the well ran dry, you're outta wishes
But never take it personal motherfucker, it's business
Art is the interchangeable when they're not recoupable
Them numbers start plummeting and you're no longer usable
Everything was good a week ago
How did you end up [?]
(Real success comes by trying consistently)
Your A&R stopped pickin' up
Now this shit is real as fuck
Your deal worth six albums, only turned in one
Spent your whole advance on rent, clothes and cheap dates
Now you're outta money drivin' Postmates
Nigga how you fall off!?
Aye, nigga how you fall off!?
Aye, nigga how you fall off!?
Nigga how!?
Whatever you try to control, will eventually elude you
Aye, the local celebrity's back home now
Used to being a big shot until you lost your crown
The king of the castle is missin' a tassel and looking tacky
You fell from Hollywood back to your mom and dad's addy
You callin' up the bitches that you used to fuck
They ain't around
You callin' up your homies like "Let's roll a blunt"
Who got the pound?
Feelin' depressed, wonderin' how did I end up [?]
(Eventually, you know why things happen as they do)
It went from all good to all bad quick, ain't this a bitch?
Let this be a lesson for you if you tryna get rich
When you're chasin' your dream, never live above your means
'Cause if you lose it all, they gon' ask you
Nigga how you fall off!?
Aye, nigga how you fall off!?
Aye, nigga how you fall off!?
Nigga how!?
The journey is not based on increasing success
Rather [?] awaits
