This remind me of before we had Sleepin' peacefully, never a pile of drugs was college-bound, no dollar amounts In God we trust, senior year my ain't had no party 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 my heart So now he IM'ing me shit like, "Yo' is bad?" I pretend not to be depressed, she wrote me back I hit him back "Yo', well fuck her, it's on to the next" I wrote message thinkin' I'm awkward, Prolly' would never sex You know in high school, 16 you late My hit me back, "Don't trip, bro. I got you a date." So he sent me this to some girl I had never seen He to call and tell her "Walter sent you, you with me." I think about it for a minute, like what's his I mean, we never got along or used to kick it In fact, if I vividly, he picked on me He used to beat me up and take my sneakers every visit I'm to let her know I'm Walter little cousin What if shit all a joke, then again, what if it wasn't? Would I really the chance of me potentially fuckin' On some stranger daughter 'cause I barely know if I can trust not I finally called her, tell her sent me My name She me what's the color scheme that we gon' wear to prom I'm actin' like I'm not excited, play it off So what's the car takin'? Worst worst, my mom can take us I'll call Walter, thank him, he said trip and just wear black He said she cool and they go back, if any problems, him back I had to, but now we're in tune He messaged me like not to be a nuisance... But he like 30 dollars short on all his suit shit I'm like, "I got you, cuz. the least that I can do." He me send him the addy and he'll slide after school I'm like, "Ok, bet," knew where he stayed at He walked down the street, surprised, This where place at? Uncle Carl, Auntie Deborah, my Rena And I'm surprised too, my family knew, this a secret Me and cuz stay down the street, different lives he on the bus, me, I get a ride I gave him 30 on the porch, he never went He tell me, "Thank you," then he walked back home with a He tryna 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 weak as shit, tho. I my brother not So all 3 of us to the park and ran some niggas off the court I'm hella passive, I was passin', I ain't have to The next day the prom, I sleep, I stayed up My gave me a condom then walked away, didn't say nothin' She hopped out of her car and said that her was Jada My heart's racin', I'm focused, I'm tryna keep it Gave her the croissant, or Or the fuck my mom handed me And said, "Now put it on her hand, Malik", ties My taught 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 we headed for the prom and Walter went on prom the same day, but to a different So he text me like, "Cuz, this the spot. Let's up later And bring Jada through," prom flashed, I kept it We show up to the where she brought a change of clothes I'm lookin' around like, Damn, I know nobody We at this party out West and Jada left to get I'm like I'm sendin' text Some stranger get really close, I swear I hear his breath Then he put a to my neck Gave me the run down like, "Jada my And if you hit her, fuck her, make her miss ya, I'ma ya!" At this point, I'm exhausted where the fuck's Walter He shows up like 30 minutes after our I never mentioned it to him, he kinda And I know if I tell him, that he'll beat nigga's skull in Turn his a skeleton, and our night'll end terrible I exhale and say, "Fuck it", and I chose to let it go
Said you're used to everything your way... Tthis not how that happens this time, gotta fuck with your boy?
Walt to St. Louis, had a full ride for his hoopin' Him and his coach got into it, now he home doing music, aye I was at Columbia, a damn near A student I had one B in a hip-hop class, I thought that was stupid He transferred to Robert Morris, living down the street My class let out at and his class let out at 3 Mama asked me where the I been and where the hell I be "I'm Walter, mom, I'm safe" I keep walkin' in here late I might off in your bed, I get girls now, I get laid I get caught up followin' Walter, I'm a 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 popular for someone 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 they skipped us again like a week later Like, obviously this fuckin' host read the paper Hella' intimidatin', the big guy didn't to flex So walked to the host and said This the name you're next our way to the stage and then overstayed our welcome An apple never get too far from the tree that it from Just like my father do music and hope I make it Walter me for the journey said the city waitin'
Walter invincible, death like a mad magician times than a mathematician I'm in LA workin' on Bucket Project, I get a call and get a feeling Normally Walt joke on the phone, this he over serious My heart droppin', I'm like, Yo, is it? He say he T.Y on the highway and some niggas just tried to kill him the clip on the car, but somehow they didn't hit him Sometimes I fuckin' hate Chicago, I hate this feelin' niggas get shot at, in the broad day, the A.M I asked him for a play-by-play of how whole day went He said he went to XSport, and ran a full court And I can not retort thinkin' that this can't be the reason So else you do? What about Ty? Is he cool? Where were you on way from, And where you on your way to? He say he just for dinner at a friend crib, and that's it He say "Tahj, don't do but smoke, honestly Saba, that's it" Give him sympathy, case of mistaken identity The news prolly' gon' run this, as two gangs from different Police questionin' him like he just shot at a My boy walked unharmed, And we did Lollapalooza, Six months pass by, everyday we celebrate, a better day I just dropped Bucket List, Walter 'bout to drop a Everything goin' perfect, couldn't a better way PIVOT gang is on the way, we sold out Lincoln Hall Then I to talk to Sway I got back home and got on it, 'Cause Walter was doin' dates Sendin' me to songs that he made, Kid Cudi, we are not ridin' no waves, aye Grandma us blanky plates, we played 2K, that's just a day before Fatimah got a tomorrow, he text me, "We in that hoe" I to the barbershop, the first thing the next morning I got up with Legit, we supposed to do some recording 10 into this session, I got a call from a number I don't got saved, but I answer anyways She says, Hello, Malik, you or Squeak Talked to my son today? He was on the train We got in the car, but we didn't know to drive to it, wherever you are my nigga, we'll come and find you...
Just another day in the Oh, the streets sorrow Can't get out with their schedule I hope I make it 'til tomorrow I just hope I make it tomorrow I hope I make it 'til tomorrow I just hope I it 'til tomorrow I hope I make it 'til tomorrow I just hope I it 'til tomorrow I just hope I it 'til tomorrow