This me of before we had insomnia Sleepin' peacefully, never needed a pile of Everybody was college-bound, no amounts In God we trust, senior year my prom ain't had no bus My cousin hit me on Facebook, "What shorty you takin'?" I'm lyin', I'm playin', I'm sayin', I got one to take and I'm waitin' on her her a 3 page letter, it's 3 days later, Never hit me back, she broke my So now he IM'ing me like, "Yo' is shorty bad?" I pretend not to be depressed, she never wrote me I hit him back like "Yo', fuck her, it's on to the next" I that message thinkin' I'm awkward, Prolly' would never sex You know in school, 16 you prolly late My hit me back, "Don't trip, bro. I got you a date." So he sent me this link to some girl I had seen He said to call and tell her "Walter you, you with me." I think about it for a minute, like what's his I mean, we really got along or used to kick it In fact, if I remember vividly, he on me He used to beat me up and take my sneakers every family I'm to let her know I'm Walter little cousin What if this shit all a joke, then again, if it wasn't? Would I really risk the chance of me fuckin' On some stranger daughter 'cause I know if I can trust him? not I finally called her, tell her Walter me My Tahj She asked me what's the color scheme that we gon' to prom I'm actin' like I'm not excited, tryna it off So what's the car we're Worst come worst, my mom can us I'll call Walter, thank him, he don't trip and just wear black He said she cool and they go back, if any problems, send him I had to, but now we're in tune He Facebook me like not to be a nuisance... But he like 30 dollars short on all his prom suit I'm like, "I got you, cuz. That's the least I can do." He tell me send him the addy and he'll slide school I'm like, "Ok, bet," never knew he stayed at He walked the street, hella surprised, This y'all place at? Uncle Carl, Deborah, my cousin Rena And I'm surprised too, my family knew, kept this a Me and cuz stay the street, living different lives he on the bus, me, I get a ride I him 30 on the porch, he never went inside He tell me, "Thank you," then he back home with a smile He hide it, but I see his dimple I'm thinkin', "Damn, that was simple" I'm shit, I know he hoop, I'm like, Aye, the rim, bro? He like, Tomorrow, if you free, you prolly as shit, tho. I my brother not So all 3 of us went to the park and ran some off the court I'm passive, I was passin', I ain't have to score The next day the prom, I sleep, I stayed up My granddad gave me a condom then away, didn't say nothin' She out of her car and said that her name was Jada My heart's racin', I'm focused, I'm tryna it playa her the croissant, or corsage Or whatever the fuck my mom me And said, "Now put it on her hand, Malik", family My grandfather me how to tie up a tie 'Cause my dad in NY That's prolly why I was shy, so Took pictures on the porch, and then we for the prom and went on prom the same day, but to a different place So he me like, "Cuz, this the spot. Let's meet up later And bring Jada through," flashed, I kept it cool We show up to the function where she brought a of clothes I'm lookin' like, Damn, I don't know nobody We at this party out West and left to get dressed I'm fakin' like I'm sendin' Some stranger get really close, I swear I hear his breath he put a knife to my neck Gave me the run down like, "Jada my And if you hit her, her, make her miss ya, I'ma kill ya!" At this point, I'm just where the fuck's Walter He shows up like 30 minutes our altercation I mentioned it to him, he kinda overprotective And I if I tell him, that he'll beat this nigga's skull in Turn his a skeleton, and our night'll end terrible I and say, "Fuck it", and I just chose to let it go
Said you're used to getting your way... Tthis not how that happens this time, gotta fuck with your boy?
Walt went to St. Louis, had a ride for his hoopin' Him and his got into it, now he back home doing music, aye I was at Columbia, a damn near straight A I had one B in a hip-hop class, I thought that shit was He transferred to Morris, always living down the street My class let out at 2:40 and his let out at 3 Mama asked me where the hell I been and the hell I be "I'm with Walter, mom, I'm safe" I keep walkin' in here I might fall off in your bed, I get now, I get laid I get up followin' Walter, I'm a product of my age He talk to erry' girl in downtown Wingman, I fly though He was in Cal with Impala, he was that nigga in the Awfully for someone that they barely mention Plus we from the part of city that they mention Just logged Twitter and somehow we was barely mentioned We signed our names on the open mic list and they skipped us And then they us again like a week later Like, obviously this fuckin' can't read the paper Hella' intimidatin', the big guy didn't to flex So Walter to the host and said This the name callin' next Bullied our way to the stage and then overstayed our An apple never get too far from the tree that it fell Just like my father tryna do music and I make it Walter joined me for the journey the city waitin'
Walter invincible, death like a mad magician More times a mathematician I'm in LA workin' on List Project, I get a call and get a fishy Normally Walt joke on the phone, this time he over My droppin', I'm like, Yo, what is it? He say he with T.Y on the highway and some niggas tried to kill him Emptied the clip on the car, but somehow they hit him Sometimes I fuckin' hate Chicago, 'cause I hate feelin' niggas get shot at, in the broad day, the A.M I asked him for a of how their whole day went He said he went to XSport, and they ran a court And I can not retort thinkin' that this can't be the reason So what you do? What Ty? Is he still cool? were you on your way from, And where were you on way to? He say he just left for dinner at a friend crib, and it He say "Tahj, don't do but smoke, honestly Saba, that's it" Give him sympathy, case of mistaken identity The prolly' gon' run this, as two gangs from different streets Police questionin' him like he just at a trooper My boy walked unharmed, And we did Lollapalooza, Six months by, everyday we celebrate, everyday a better day I just dropped Bucket List, Walter 'bout to a tape Everything goin' perfect, paint a better way PIVOT is on the way, we just sold out Lincoln Hall Then I went to to Sway I got home and got back on it, 'Cause was doin' tour dates Sendin' me links to that he made, Kid Cudi, we are not ridin' no waves, aye Grandma made us blanky plates, we played 2K, that's a day before Fatimah got a show tomorrow, he text me, "We in hoe" I to the barbershop, the first thing the next morning I got up with Legit, we supposed to do some recording 10 minutes this session, I got a call from a number That I don't got saved, but I anyways She says, Hello, Malik, you or Squeak Talked to my son today? He was just on the We got in the car, but we didn't where to drive to Fuck it, wherever you are my nigga, we'll come and you...
another day in the ghetto Oh, the streets bring Can't get out today their schedule I just I make it 'til tomorrow I just hope I it 'til tomorrow I hope I make it 'til tomorrow I just I make it 'til tomorrow I hope I make it 'til tomorrow I just hope I it 'til tomorrow I just I make it 'til tomorrow