Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Just like a magician playin', yeah Two parent household, yeah, for us that's a fantasy Watchin' Boyz n the hood, I relate to the agony Like stealin' from the store, comin' from broken families When Ricky get popped at the end, that scene still be sad to me I was on La Venetia with Diamond and Anthony Up in Altadena watchin' gangster Crips and dope boys hoppin' up out of Beemers They shot at Westside, that's when he had to drop a heater Fresh out of church on Easter, I'm in my Sunday's best Prayin' I could one day rest, this shit be tirin' We wasn't even sharin' beds, we had pallets on the floor I swear them was the days, back in the A, I met a nigga named Earl Hayes These hoes'll make you crash out, fuck what the world say A random Thursday, it could turn to your worst day Found out a nigga fucked my bitch, I swear that shit was hell Damn near took me four months to get back to myself I'm just tryna do my shit and pay my bills with this music Go to Bentley from Buick, studied, it still was confusin' These rappers cannot get the files till I see a wire These nigga busters and they burnt out like the Eden fires Movin' too casual, you could end up a casualty, dawg The pain, grief, and perseverance, yeah, I mastered 'em all Went and disconnected the terminal, the battery off Ain't gotta prove the lights is workin' 'cause I'm actually on I'm breakin' out from this emotional incarceration This run is personal, this verse right here is confirmation I tailored my life, went through so many alterations I'm just tryna provide my seed with a solid foundation Two-parent household, yeah, for us, that's a fantasy Watchin' Boyz n the hood, I relate to the agony Like stealin' from the stove, comin' from broken families When Ricky get popped at the end, I see him still be sad to me Two-parent household, yeah, that's all that I ever knew Mother kept the house together, pops collected the revenue Not ever what it seems, through every season, a legend grew My vision skewed, imagine livin' in Hell with a Heaven view Of California palm trees and beaches On the exterior, everything appears cream and peaches Hide my molar in the bed, wait for the tooth fairy that never came But in the mornin' it was gone and it was money under the pillow I had to accept it even though it seemed suspicious Innocent, still believin' Santa Claus and Christmas Everything I thought was true was a wood facade Reality's ugly, they say it isn't good for God Ear to the wall, I'm hearin' fights in the livin' room Bits and pieces of info I wasn't privy to Weight on my shoulders made my back fold Beneath my feet, my world crumble, and I fell inside a black hole Findin' out somethin' isn't what you thought as a youth is tragic The magician revealed his trick, now you see through the magic So many layers for me to peel back, I kept removin' plastic Kept a big smile on my face, it's what I do to mask it Losin' my cool, the engine overheated, I blew the gasket Runnin' on fumes, became a rebel, wanted to break every rule Across the chessboard, I made every move, uh, yeah Two-parent household, the only thing me and my brothers know Solid as a rock, but still my pop was a tumbling stone What don't once in the wash might get lost in the bubble foam Dab me up with a closed fist, contact with the knuckle bone Matter fact, that's too much, don't even touch me You know, the way that his samples would be chopped It was nothin' like it to me, you know what I'm sayin'? It was straight-up magic And every time I would hear the beats, it was like