On this road to riches I done lost young niggas who never grew So if somebody gotta die tonight it's better you Real niggas still on top, I'm living proof The whole world know bout Duke, fuck is you? Money matter most all I know and ever knew I frontline and dump nines but mine never spook Every time I hopped in the booth I spit the truth Now every time I hop out the coupe it's missing roof See what it take for a gangster to get his due for painting pictures so vivid blind niggas get the view These niggas wanna walk like me but don't fit the shoe That's why I never mind the bullshit and get the loot (woo) First I found a way I found a purpose Still a work in progress never claim to be perfect I'm still hidin' pain with all the shit that's on the surface This here is gods work I hope you haters pray for mercy If niggas only knew, the road I took to get here and shit I had to do I said if niggas only knew, the sacrifices made and the shit that we been through They'd probably understand why I got to be the man and why I need a hundred grand in my motherfuckin hand They don't want me to win Mama I don't give a damn I don't give a damn N-no ma'am I told myself it's your time No more time for time wasted Success is so close right now.. you can taste it Pardon me, pardon my French, pardon my statements And forgive me if I'm wrong for what I'm saying.. but I gotta say it Fuck the rules and fuck the regulations According to those.. I wouldn't make it.. but bitch I made it Fuck the rules and fuck the regulations Wasn't no handouts, this shit here from dedication Aggressive bout my payment rather get up off my ass and go chase it instead of waitin' They wonder why I barely get sleep and I'm so impatient I'm shell shocked; got homies who resting for hesitation I went from down bad and broke to a rich nigga I worked too hard to be worried bout these bitch niggas I went from down bad a broke to a rich nigga Everyday a star is born now make a wish nigga Everyday a star is born now make a wish nigga Everyday a star is born