I tell it like it is, then how it be
Heaven or hell boy, or jail boy A Jansport bag full of shit I could for The higher, the low boy, just me and my The police kill us so we up our own laws Been fighting this long war, there's shells in this shores Still young but a grown man, could tell by my stackin' money and problems as I wait for the rapture Death never no threat, I be chillin', relaxin' Everybody
I gotta be, I gotta be, I be the one To make it up to heaven, despite the things done I be, I gotta be, I gotta be the one To make my momma proud, like her only son I gotta be, I be, I gotta be the one With everything I need, with I want I gotta be, I gotta be, I be the one To do it like nobody has ever
When I was in grade my grandfather told me don't get caught Lovin' the streets cause they never gonna love you But I like it's all we got so it's all we really do love At the end of the day I feel like the problem is the people control It don't really come from here, so can't do nothing but look down on us We look at them, we see somebody could help but they look at us and all they see is a It don't really anyway, we all gon' die one day man, one day
Do cry when the black man dies, or do we croak with crows The young catch gun shots, the old the holy ghost Ho I love not, I seen no pot of gold ball windows and six fours with no switches Was broke no bitches, she love me though You'll kill me if it make you richer, what you screaming, you my for Heart is the hatred is, the brain that stained the love below And life is what you make it so I'm makin' money for my
I be, I gotta be, I gotta be the one To make it up to heaven, despite the things I've I gotta be, I gotta be, I be the one To make my momma proud, like her only son I gotta be, I be, I gotta be the one With everything I need, everything I want I gotta be, I gotta be, I be the one To do it like nobody has done
When most people look at a who does what I Do they look at us with these notions as if a set way for us all to be, but we all people at the end Of the day so I wonder why we don't each other like it You're at a person telling them that they story don't Matter they're no better than me, walkin' down the streets tryna shoot at somebody 'Cause all we got is these dreams man and y'all ain't never had to not have And that's the thing you want from anybody Is to not really nothing
I been hell and back, I seen my momma cry Seen my father hit the then hit the set to flip a sack I seen my homies die then went on rides to kill 'em back So how you say you feel me when you never had to get that? We live for they amusement like they view us behind the glass No matter what we grow into, we never gonna escape our So in this cage they for me, exactly where you find me at Whether it's my time to leave or not, I never turn my
I gotta be, I gotta be, I be the one To it up to heaven, despite the things I've done I gotta be, I be, I gotta be the one To make my momma proud, feel like her son I be, I gotta be, I gotta be the one With everything I need, everything I want I be, I gotta be, I gotta be the one To do it like nobody has done