Old shit gets left behind Karma deals with any debts of mine I was tryna keep an open mind But in this life you'll find this world won't treat you kind It's like a trap, these motherfuckers wanna see me down On my own, I'm by myself, they wanna fuck around I ain't the one to go and amp up all the trouble now I'm just gonna wait and see the outcome in my hometown I was just a kid fucking around with the wrong bitches Mumma's yelling from the kitchen, I ain't done dishes Smoking weed and popping pills, I know my mum wishes I would get a life that didn't bring up all her old visions I was only sixteen living Like a dope fiend on these blue pills, tripping Slanging that weed just to earn my living Leaving girlfriends just to meet new women Never knew how to pick 'em, it's a shame I'm the only one I have to blame All because I had to make a name I was young and I was dumb and now I'm caught up in the game Ain't a damn thing change, everything remain the same I'm a fool 'cause I live the way I wanna Every now and then, I smoke a little marijuana Every now and then, I make my life a little harder Then blame it on my father Addicted to the drama Thank God I had my mother, for real Look, I ain't the type to come speak on this But now I'm preaching facts (Tell 'em, tell 'em) Dumb boy, relax Get your paper and talk your smack Look, I wanna get mine But ain't no time to be chasing dreams (None of that) Just chasing fiends Tryna make a profit, as sad as it seems But this world just keeps on spinning Whether you're losing or whether you're winning Whether you're down in the gutter and praying for signs That this world won't keep on giving There's no such thing as hand outs So I don't wanna see your hands out Look, I don't wanna hear 'em begging for shit from me 'Cause they heard I'm the man now As a young boy, I never really fit in Now they tryna copy me, I guess it's pretty fitting I be tryna mind my own, getting stopped in the city 'Cause the same ones who doubt me ones who praise me now I'm winning That's drama, I don't wanna talk if they're not around I see 'em tryna stalk, I don't follow crowds My mumma taught me keep your friends close If a brother fuck with them, then my son, then you knock 'em out I've grown up now Them bad habits that I had done slowed up now I started rapping for a living like I float on clouds I got they hands up, like I hold up crowds, I won't slow up now I work harder, still tryna bring me down I worry after, I ain't tryna chase no clout Don't want drama Mum, I'm on their TVs now They wanna see me drown, I'm tryna make her proud I was sixteen spending nights in them holding cells I couldn't fight, I just knew how to hold myself Court days had me thinking how to change Now I'm on a different plane every week, tryna chase that wealth My day-ones, no, I never really taught much Know to pick my battles if I wanna open doors up Don't trust what you don't know though 'Cause you'll get stabbed in the back These snakes stoop so low, they love drama (These motherfuckers wanna see me down) They want drama (I don't wanna hear begging for shit from me) That's, that's drama (In this life, you'll find this world won't treat you kind) They want drama (D-D-Dumb boy, relax) (Get your paper and talk your smack) They, they love drama