I up, a fuckin' screw up Tie my shoe up, wish they was Damn, need somethin' In love with the girl in the city, I wish I knew her I wish I so shy, I wish 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 maybe a lie She like a certain of nigga, and it's clear I'm not that guy player, star player, I'm just watchin' from the side On the bench, my lack of confidence won't let me fly I ain't grow up with my father, I ain't thinkin' that now Fast forward four years or so from now I'll cry When I realize I missed, but as of now my eyes are dry Cause I'm stay alive In the city where too many die in quiet tryna dodge a suit 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 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 thoughts to sooth your soul If you see my tears fall let me be.. along, nothing to see
I always did shit the hard way, my slangin' in the hallway Burnt and trees like this was Broadway Square, kept the dimes there in the locker Some Reggie With more brown hairs Chewbaca that he got it for the low low sell a Dime for a dub, them boys ain't know no better Besides, twenty dollars to a nigga like that? He tell his pops he need some lunch and he gon' get it back I game, got home snatched my mama keychain her whip, the appeal, to ill to refrain I hit the boulevard pull up to my nigga door His mama at home, she still let em' hit the though I her hello and sat with my nigga and laughed And talked about how we gon' smash all the in class I complimented how I see him out getting his cash, and just asked "What a nigga do to get that?! Put me on" He just when he seen I was sure 17 Years his demeanor said more He told me, "Nigga you know how you right now? You won't my mans, I would think that you a clown now, listen" "You everything I wanna be that's why I with you So how you up to me, when I look up to you?" "You to go get a degree, I'm bout to be stuck with two choices: Either to weight or sell a number two For what? A bucks or two a week? Do you think that you would what to do if you was me? I got, four brothers, one mother that don't us If they ain't never want us why the fuck they never rubbers?" I felt to have ever complained about my lack of gear And about how far we done came trailer park to a front yard with trees in the sky Thank you mama dry your eyes, there no reason to cry You a genius and I, ain't gon' take it for granted I ain't gon' settle for lesser, I ain't gon' take what handed Nah I'm gon' what they owe me and show you that I can fly And show ol' girl what she The nigga alive Aye who am I?
change, rearrange, or so do I, (Aye who am I?) It ain't always for the dawg, I can't lie (Aye who am I?) I get high cause the can be so cold I bend a little bit but I don't fold One for my mind and two for yours I got for your thoughts to sooth your soul If you see my tears fall let me be Move along, to see