I was 5 years old when I had to grow up My momma stressed out and my father locked up A nigga sold beats while my niggas sold drugs I spill champagne for my niggas caught up I miss my lil' bro, he not here with us I can still hear the sounds when my block shot up Seen him on the ground with his eyes wide shut Thinking it could be me I've been dreaming 'bout this day since I was in the 'jects I couldn't wait to put a Cuban choke around my neck Started eatin' all these beats and shittin' on my ex Bought my dad a Louis duffle, get my mom a cheque And now I'm out in Cali, like I got it made All my songs are getting played, and so I'm getting paid Nowadays a nigga happy, so I never frown Got my chain from great you, now I ain't bust down When I pops got free, he started pouring up I was sick to my stomach started throwing up I was money years young started glowing up Blowin' up and now these fakes niggas showin' up Showin' up, showin' love, but I know it's fucked 'Cause they were never down when I was a scrub I grew up in the trenches, ridin' with the thugs And now I'm dodgin' groupies while they dodgin' slugs I was 5 years old when I had to grow up My momma stressed out and my father locked up A nigga sold beats while my niggas sold drugs I spill champagne for my niggas caught up I miss my lil' bro, he not here with us I can still hear the sounds when my block shot up Seen him on the ground with his eyes wide shut Thinking it could be me Man it could've been me, should've been me You walkin' with a strap, and he only 13 You was flippin' packs, Lord have mercy Now his bro is depressed, and his dad's hurting And the same nigga tried to fight me But that's just life for a nigga like me Coming from the block, coming from the slimy Where I am from today, man it's unlikely I was 5 years old when I had to grow up My momma stressed out and my father locked up A nigga sold beats while my niggas sold drugs I spill champagne for my niggas caught up I miss my lil' bro, he not here with us I can still hear the sounds when my block shot up Seen him on the ground with his eyes wide shut Thinking it could be me