Mama told me, "Son, just keep your faith strong"
I've been fighting demons, they won't leave me alone
Now it's cold trying to sleep with this iron by my side
Lost too many real ones, made my heart divide
Money come and go, but the pain still stay
I'm done bled for this life, still pray every day
Standing in the dark, tryna find that flame
Every time I rise, I'm reminded of the pain
I learned to cry alone, stayed at a necklace 'cause I'ma die alone
Sent a couple kites to the troopers that's doing time alone
When the hood hopping, adoptions are trying to find a home
'Cause early on, I knew where I belonged, I know my partner wrong
'Long as he ain't told him, we could fix it
Yo' mama like my mama, bitch, we siblings
Left me at my lowest, hate that she ain't see the vision
Judge you off your D's, but I appreciate intentions
When it get risky, we risk it
It get ugly, just visit
'Fore he died, he hit my line, I seen his call, shoulda missed it
From getting expelled to suspended, kept disappointing my mama
Wait 'til the point we finally popped, ain't gotta ask me for nada
Mama told me, "Son, just keep your faith strong"
I've been fighting demons, they won't leave me alone
Now it's cold trying to sleep with this iron by my side
Lost too many real ones, made my heart divide
Keep my faith in the Most High, these niggas playing both sides
They feel like my success wouldn't occur without cosigns
Aladdin paying full, I just needed three cosigners
If you surpass 30 in these streets, you're an old timer
When niggas thinking Cali, it's more than khakis and lowest riders
Think about little Gracie and the Raiders, boss man
Can't go out like retarded, I'm a target, I'm toting fire
Noochie did a dub, his first conviction with no priors
He on the way, them tears is permanent for gangs, tatted on his face
"I like to utilize my rights," is all he had to say
We went from kicking in the neighbor's doors and cracking safes
To having issues clearing OTMs while at the bank
I got him righteous just for signing when that package came
We bleed the same, long as our reg the same
And CPS would make me have to change
Like, fuck these accolades, but made her proud 'fore Brenda passed away, yeah
Mama told me, "Son, just keep your faith strong"
I've been fighting demons, they won't leave me alone
Now it's cold trying to sleep with this iron by my side
Lost too many real ones, made my heart divide
Lord, I've been struggling in pain
I watched these tears away again
Lord, I've been holding my faith
I'm out here with my heart can't take
