(Devin the Dude) 1]: Lookin at the times when we had to grind When it to freestylin we was glad to rhyme When it was to make a dime, let alone get a dollar Had to get your on, knew not to ask your mama for it When you got it you couldn't it So I saved what I had in the bag, then I go get Radio batteries, I'd buy the LPs, 4-tracks, and And we was down for hours, we was around town Come with the crew and break the cardboard down Heh... Then the thing started with the Odd Squad parties Met E-40 at the Rap-A-Lot up old school, wasn't no ProTools Jack you for jacket, and they'll jack you for yo shoes Back you had friends who had your back You only had choices - sports, rap or crack And ah, it's a to still be part of the game And I wouldn't change one [Chorus: Devin The Dude Lookin' back when the days so easy (It easy, man) Were either hustlin' or (Workin, and strugglin) Make it or break it, would all different pieces (All of the pieces) And we'll make of nothin' (That's right, man, we'd make of nothin', man) Make somethin' out of Hey 40, man Let me gas it quick, bro Let it tell it from my perspective, you me? Look I wanna spit a few bars Listen up, (E-40) 2]: Lookin' before YouTube and social networks was founded A&R's go to the hood to find artists with talent Recording engineers was low-key crooks Not all of 'em but some of take all day to fly hooks That's how they did it then, based on a hourly rate The longer they take, the more money they All we wanted to do was rap, young and Hopin' that one day our tapes would be in stores and packaged We used to beg the to do us a favor 'Let us perform for free, pimpin' - man, the money gon' later!' and practice, practice and rehearse Me and Too $hort, Bun and C wouldn't charge each other to spit a verse We all knew what we was worth, legends up in the game RIP C, way ahead of his time wanna be that guy, everybody wanna be that dude but everybody don't wanna pay like 40 and Devin The Dude Two good dudes, old school but new Meet 'em in person, you gon say, some cool fools!' Good music still around, just gotta know where to it The entrepreneur independently grinding