I grew up, a fuckin' up Tie my shoe up, wish they was Damn, need somethin' In love the baddest girl in the city, I wish I knew her I I weren't so shy, I wish I was a bit more fly I wish that I, tell her how I really feel inside That I'm the nigga for her, but then maybe that's a lie She like a certain type of nigga, and clear I'm not that guy player, star player, I'm just watchin' from the side On the bench, cause my of confidence won't let me fly I ain't grow up my father, I ain't thinkin' bout that now Fast forward four years or so from now probably cry When I realize what I missed, but as of now my are dry Cause I'm tryna alive In the city too many niggas die in quiet tryna dodge a suit and tie Who am I? Aye who am I? (Yeah)
change, rearrange, or so do I It ain't for the better dawg, I can't lie I get cause the lows can be so cold I might bend a bit but I don't fold One time for my and two for yours I got food for your to sooth your soul If you see my fall just let me be.. Move along, to see
I always did the hard way, my niggas slangin' in the hallway Burnt CD's and trees like was Broadway Times Square, kept the dimes there in the Some Miller more brown hairs than Chewbaca Whispers that he got it for the low low a Dime for a dub, them white boys ain't no better Besides, what's twenty dollars to a nigga like He tell his he need some lunch and he gon' get it right back I game, got home snatched my mama 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 though I told her hello and sat with my and laughed And talked how we gon' smash all the bitches in class I how I see him out here getting his cash, and just asked "What a gotta do to get that?! Put me on" He laughed when he seen I was sure 17 breathing his demeanor said more He told me, "Nigga you how you sound right now? You won't my mans, I think that you a clown right 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 to be stuck with two choices: Either graduate to or sell a number two For what? A hundred or two a week? Do you think that you know what to do if you was me? I got, four brothers, one mother that love us If they ain't never want us why the fuck they never rubbers?" I felt ashamed to have ever complained about my of gear And about how far we done came From trailer park to a front yard with in the sky Thank you mama dry eyes, there ain't no reason to cry You made a genius and I, ain't gon' take it for I ain't settle for lesser, I ain't gon' take what they handed Nah I'm gon' take they owe me and show you that I can fly And show ol' girl she missing The illest alive Aye who am I?
change, rearrange, or so do I, (Aye who am I?) It ain't always for the better dawg, I lie (Aye who am I?) I get high the lows can be so cold I might a little bit but I don't fold One time for my and two for yours I got food for your to sooth your soul If you see my tears fall let me be along, nothing to see