Yeah
You know this life, man, this, this
Life we live, man, it could be wild
It, it could take the best out of you
It could make the worst out of you
Yeah
Some of the things we had to do, some of the things we wanted to do
You know, just to get to where we are and what we're trying to be
I realize that most of y'all, it all- It sound crazy
Age 12, sold dimes, did crime and ate good
I brought a new definition to the term childhood
I had two older sisters and one that was younger
Ramen noodles and some spam was the way I stopped hunger
Got dumped after school, I would pray for a brother
Now, we didn't have much but we did have each other
My idol was a pitcher, running yards and shooting jumpers
I take it back, he was pitching, he was always running numbers
But then we got evicted and my father chose to split it
So the school, I chose to quit it and this game, I chose to live it
But the mic was always calling, I knew it was my purpose
But with a child to feed, it make it hard for you to focus
So I broke into the hustle, couldn't pick a worse time
When I spit my first line, fiends did they first line
No, I didn't want to ball, I was into writing, dog
So I know to all of y'all that probably- It sound crazy
What we do and what we try just to try to get by
The only way we can survive, probably
It sound crazy
It sound crazy
The only way we know to live probably
It sound crazy
Oh yeah
It sound crazy
The only way we can survive probably
It sound crazy
What we done and what we did to provide for our kids
The only way we know to live probably
It sound crazy
Ain't no one tried to lift a finger 'less it was to pull a trigger
Through the graces of our God, I never had to kill a...
Used to hustle up at Sharon, shooting dice with the Chapdogs
Looking out for parents, we would sneak up out the back door
You believe it, it's a fact, folk
Life out in Decatur, I was writing every
Day, trying to make it out Decatur
Not the city but the thinking if you want to know the secret
The ghetto's everywhere 'cause in your mind is where you keep it
Where you from ain't where you going if you want to go far
It don't matter where you live and where you think is where you are
They started...
Will never sell itself short
You can sell that...
The same way you selling blow
I ain't really into preaching
If it's two or three I'm reaching, I feel like
It was worth it, now I'm rhyming for a reason
Don't ever get it twisted like I'm full
Of contradiction 'cause the point you...
Missing is- It sound crazy
What we do and what we try just to try to get by
The only way we can survive probably
It sound crazy
It sound crazy
The only way we know to live probably
It sound crazy
Oh yeah
It sound crazy
The only way we can survive probably
It sound crazy
What we done and what we did to provide for our kids
The only way we know to live probably
It sound crazy
And now my grandma's in my ear for me to work and not to serve
Meanwhile, back at the crib, my girl is working on my nerves
So I'm staying on the grind but I'm hoping I can shine
Then my other son was born, now I'm praying I can rhyme
I didn't want to be a stat, but the bills began to stack
So I'm dead to the world and I'm living in a trap
I never wanted sympathy, I just need a chance to be
Everything I've ever dreamed, the only thing I'm meant to be
So I put away the pills and started working on my skills
And decided I would write it since I'm living it for real
Put my problems down on paper and I hope these...
Listen
I didn't think that I was different, I just want to make a difference
Can't fully understand as a man, I'll be clear
Even if you think it's whack, you'll respect I made it here
So I'm hoping I can last, not just trying to make some cash
If I don't, then I can laugh 'cause it- It sound crazy
What we do and what we try just to try to get by
The only way we can survive probably
It sound crazy
It sound crazy
The only way we know to live probably
It sound crazy
Oh yeah
It sound crazy
The only way we can survive probably
It sound crazy
What we done and what we did to provide for our kids
The only way we know to live probably
It sound crazy
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