JTK Twelve got behind me, broski did the dash, [?] was right about that e-way Just when we thought that we could cheer Can't believe we crashed that hot car on the first day of the year In fact, days my age would age nigga My birthday was near that shit stung 'cause I just came home Now I'm right back here feel like a disappointment Got me wishing I could disappear I try to listen to God but the devil all in my ear I know the odds stacked against me, I just hope I persevere I got visions I'm gon' make it, I can see it crystal clear But when I fuck up and start fadin', make me wanna shed a tear To be anotha lost nigga always been my biggest fear Free Lil Stank we love that boy that been my nigga since [?] Five hundred murders yeah yeah, so I ain't droppin' my gun My nigga shed blood in the same place that we hung Got traumatized this shit got real, we used to think it was fun This world cold, they'll make you feel that pain 'til you numb Been through too much to ever back down from a challenge or run Closed mouths don't get fed so I ain't bitin' my tongue Gotta get to this bread for all the days I ain't have a crumb Glad I found this rappin' shit thought we was stuck in the slums Yeah I made mistakes out here I had to learn I was young Married to the game and it's sad to say that I'm sprung I'm married to the game and it's sad to say that I'm sprung Married to the game and it's sad to say that I'm sprung Look, gang finna cash a check and all of you can't hold a buck 'Cause weren't nobody passin' out clothes when it got cold for us Now we hard-bodied 'cause them hard times demoted us If my own family switchin' up, who I'm supposed to trust? Back against the wall, my conscious told me ain't no foldin' up This ain't no rap, this some shit you think about while loadin' up If we the ones out here droppin' clips, then who exposing us? Play it tough and you gon' be the next nigga they rollin' up If you see a opp, you was there, you was supposed to bust Wasn't always like this, we let them demons take over us We idolize the rappers and that's all that they told to us Bloody shit into caskets, and the sales gettin' showed to us We ain't try to live like this but this the path they chose for us Livin' in America where everything is so corrupt Sometimes I sit and think like "How we let 'em get close to us?" Mad 'cause they can't be us so they wanna take control of us Same story, different state block, people never get a break They made me want the industry, I want the fuckin' NBA You in a mansion now, house niggas smile across your face Now ain't nothin' wrong, but [?] just do this shit a different way They put us down, we reached the top, and made sure that them bitches straight Make you think you made it but that's just the plan they put in play King, Malcom, Pac dead, they shoot you down for bein' great This Hunger Games, we fuck each other over for the bigger plate Back to back court dates, 'cause I'm tryna be high Get wrapped up in the system that I grinded just to be Smart kid, so much potential I wasn't made for the streets All the options that I had, they expected this the least But I ran right in that field, without tyin' up my cleats The game cold, but it's fair, you gotta figure out the cheats God had to teach me lessons 'cause I thought this shit was sweet He told me "You gotta slow down, you too young for us to meet, Plus you out here with a purpose, you got missions to complete" They said I'm bound to be the hottest 'cause I'm always spittin' heat Bitch I'm up next for the throne, I'm just waitin' on my seat Shit like this don't come too often, just consider me elite Niggas thought that they took off but now I'm breathin' on they necks They locked me out, I broke right in, and I start makin' niggas sweat They got too comfortable, now it's time to put 'em to the test Bet they prayin' on my downfall, don't wanna see me blessed This for my fallen soldiers, bitch that's why I'm grippin' on this TEC Feel like bronem die for us so what I die for they respect Imma die a legend, when I'm gone just label me the best I promise you they gon' feel me before I get put to rest All them lone nights, all that sufferin', all that pain, all that stress I've been fightin' for so long that I can't settle for less We in this for two different reasons, you want clout, I want a check Real recognize real, and pussy boy we never met