Yo, when people get to dyin'
Ain't no one to break your fall
With me around, you always have a number you can call
Don't let nobody tell you how to walk and never crawl
Then be proud of your accomplishments
Don't try to make them small
I worked too hard to get here
I can't bullshit around with y'all
Came a long way from the staircase
With the full clip down the hall
They blocked me, but I got the hook up
Pullin' down the wall
And it turned out the biggest snake was in the pool
But after all
Sinking in the sorrow, I refrain
'Cause honestly, I've been through too much to complain
I lost my childhood to the neighborhood
And landed in the hospital
Impossible for me to be the same
This is the perfect time for me to show my range
I got two children
Countin' on their dad to change
Be your own person — the motto
They ain't put you here to follow
When the devil comes around, you'll get strange
You're talkin' different now, what happened to the love?
They shitted on me, I'll forever hold a grudge
If you can have your way, you rhyme
You gotta keep niggas around me
I should show you how I'm livin' just because
You're lookin' different now, 'cause haters like a drug
They gave me everything they had, I didn't much
There's too many fake smiles
Gotta get away from the bad
And separate what it is from what it was
The quieter you are, the more guessing
My favorite weapon
Knowin' livin's above checkin'
The famous lesson
You let a meal if you want
Gotta replace the seconds
Bite the hand that fed you
Be stressin' the Great Depression
Everything you need to learn's there
Just pay attention
An industry of inflated names
They pay dimension
To the day that you're laid in restin'
Your name's in question
The moment you change direction
Your fame is testin'
Corny rich niggas, the world is full of these
You think money erases insecurities
You think hesitation's tolerated, fulfillin' dreams
You think reputation's invincible until it bleeds
A person won't really know love until it breathes
Still performin' through pain
I'm with the Willis-Reeds
Still creatin' the stomachaches for the thieves
And for all you do that's good
There be punishments for your deeds
You're talkin' different now, what happened to the love?
They shitted on me, I'll forever hold a grudge
If you can have your way around me
Gotta keep niggas from around me
I should show you how I'm livin' just because
You're lookin' different now, 'cause haters like a drug
They gave me everything they had, I didn't much
There's too many fake smiles
Gotta get away from the bad
Go and separate what it is from what it was
