I grew up, a fuckin' up Tie my shoe up, wish was newer Damn, somethin' newer In love the baddest girl in the city, I wish I knew her I wish I weren't so shy, I I was a bit more fly I wish that I, could tell her how I really inside That I'm the perfect nigga for her, but then that's a lie She like a certain of nigga, and it's clear I'm not that guy Ball player, star player, I'm just from the side On the bench, cause my lack of confidence let me fly I ain't grow up my father, I ain't thinkin' bout that now Fast forward four years or so now I'll probably cry I realize what I missed, but as of now my eyes are dry Cause I'm stay alive In the city where too niggas die Dream in quiet tryna dodge a and tie Who am I? Aye who am I? (Yeah)
change, rearrange, or so do I It always for the better dawg, I can't lie I get high cause the lows can be so I might bend a little bit but I fold One for my mind and two for yours I got food for thoughts to sooth your soul If you see my tears just let me be.. along, nothing to see
I always did the hard way, my niggas slangin' in the hallway Burnt CD's and trees like was Broadway Times Square, the dimes there in the locker Reggie Miller With more brown than Chewbaca Whispers he got it for the low low sell a Dime for a dub, white boys ain't know no better Besides, what's dollars to a nigga like that? He tell his pops he some lunch and he gon' get it right back I peep game, got home snatched my keychain Took her whip, the appeal, to ill to I hit the pull up to my nigga front door His mama at home, she still let em' hit the blunt I told her hello and sat with my and laughed And about how we gon' smash all the bitches in class I complimented how I see him out here getting his cash, and just "What a nigga do to get that?! Put me on" He just when he seen I was sure 17 Years breathing his demeanor said He told me, "Nigga you know how you sound now? You won't my mans, I would think that you a clown now, listen" "You everything I wanna be that's why I fucks you So how you up to me, when I look up to you?" "You bout to go get a degree, I'm bout to be stuck two choices: Either graduate to weight or sell a two For A hundred bucks or two a week? Do you think that you would know to do if you was me? I got, four brothers, one mother don't love us If they ain't want us why the fuck they never wore rubbers?" I felt ashamed to have complained about my lack of gear And thought about how far we came From trailer park to a front yard trees in the sky Thank you dry your eyes, there ain't no reason to cry You made a genius and I, ain't gon' it for granted I ain't gon' for lesser, I ain't gon' take what they handed Nah I'm gon' take what owe me and show you that I can fly And ol' girl what she missing The illest alive Aye who am I?
change, rearrange, or so do I, (Aye who am I?) It ain't for the better dawg, I can't lie (Aye who am I?) I get high cause the lows can be so I might a little bit but I don't fold One time for my and two for yours I got food for your thoughts to your soul If you see my tears just let me be Move along, to see