This remind me of we had insomnia Sleepin' peacefully, never needed a of drugs Everybody was college-bound, no dollar In God we trust, senior year my prom ain't had no bus My hit me on Facebook, like "What shorty you takin'?" I'm lyin', I'm playin', I'm sayin', I got one to take and I'm on her response Wrote her a 3 page letter, 3 days later, hit me back, she broke my heart So now he me shit like, "Yo' is shorty bad?" I pretend not to be depressed, she never wrote me I hit him like "Yo', well fuck her, it's on to the next" I wrote that thinkin' I'm awkward, Prolly' would have sex You know in high school, 16 you prolly My hit me back, "Don't trip, bro. I got you a date." So he sent me this link to some girl I had never He said to and tell her "Walter sent you, you with me." I think it for a minute, like what's his intentions? I mean, we never really got or used to kick it In fact, if I remember vividly, he on me He to beat me up and take my sneakers every family visit I'm skeptical to let her know I'm Walter cousin What if this all a joke, then again, what if it wasn't? Would I really risk the chance of me potentially On stranger daughter 'cause I barely know if I can trust him? not I called her, tell her Walter sent me My Tahj She asked me what's the color that we gon' wear 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 said don't trip and just wear He said she cool and go back, if any problems, send him back I had to, but now we're in tune He Facebook me like not to be a nuisance... But he like 30 dollars on all his prom suit shit I'm like, "I got you, cuz. That's the least I can do." He tell me him the addy and he'll slide after school I'm like, "Ok, bet," never knew where he at He down the street, hella surprised, where y'all place at? Uncle Carl, Deborah, my cousin Rena And I'm too, my family knew, kept this a secret Me and cuz stay down the street, living lives Everyday he on the bus, me, I get a I gave him 30 on the porch, he went inside He me, "Thank you," then he walked back home with a smile He hide it, but I see his dimple I'm thinkin', "Damn, that was simple" I'm talking shit, I he hoop, I'm like, Aye, where the rim, He like, Tomorrow, if you free, you weak as shit, tho. I my brother not So all 3 of us went to the park and ran some niggas off the I'm hella passive, I was passin', I ain't have to The day the prom, I couldn't sleep, I stayed up My granddad gave me a condom walked away, didn't say nothin' She hopped out of her car and said that her name was 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", ties My grandfather me how to tie up a tie 'Cause my dad in NY That's why I was shy, so self-conscious Took pictures on the porch, and then we for the prom and Walter went on prom the same day, but to a place So he text me like, "Cuz, this the spot. 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' around like, Damn, I know nobody We at this party out and Jada left to get dressed I'm fakin' like I'm sendin' stranger get really close, I swear that 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 point, I'm just exhausted where the fuck's Walter He up like 30 minutes after our altercation I never it to him, he kinda overprotective And I know if I him, that he'll beat this 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 getting everything way... Tthis not how that happens this time, Just gotta with your boy?
Walt to St. Louis, had a full ride for his hoopin' Him and his coach got it, now he back home doing music, aye I was at Columbia, a damn near A student I had one B in a hip-hop class, I that shit was stupid He transferred to Robert Morris, always living down the 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 walkin' in here late I might fall off in bed, I get girls now, I get laid I get caught up followin' Walter, I'm a of my age He to erry' girl in downtown Chicago Wingman, I fly though He was in Cal with Impala, he was that nigga in the popular for someone that they barely mention Plus we from the part of city they barely mention logged into Twitter and somehow we was barely mentioned We signed our names on the mic list and then they skipped us And then they skipped us like a week later Like, obviously this fuckin' can't read the paper Hella' intimidatin', the big guy have to flex So walked to the host and said This the name you're callin' Bullied our way to the stage and then our welcome An never get too far from the tree that it fell from Just like my father do music and hope I make it Walter joined me for the journey said the city
Walter invincible, dodged 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 he over serious My droppin', I'm like, Yo, what 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, '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 to XSport, and they ran a full court And I can not retort without thinkin' this can't be the reason So else you do? about Ty? Is he still cool? Where were you on way from, And where you on your 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, another of mistaken identity The prolly' gon' run this, as two gangs from different streets Police questionin' him like he just shot at a My boy walked unharmed, And we did Lollapalooza, Six months pass by, we celebrate, everyday a better day I just dropped Bucket List, Walter to drop a tape Everything goin' perfect, couldn't paint a way PIVOT gang is on the way, we just sold out Lincoln Then I went to talk to I got home and got back on it, 'Cause Walter was doin' tour Sendin' me to songs that he made, Kid Cudi, we are not ridin' no waves, aye Grandma made us blanky plates, we played 2K, that's just a day Fatimah got a show tomorrow, he text me, "We in hoe" I went to the barbershop, the first the next morning I got up with Legit, we supposed to do some recording 10 minutes into this session, I got a call from a I don't got saved, but I answer anyways She says, Hello, Malik, have you or Talked to my son He was just on the train We got in the car, but we didn't know to drive to Fuck it, wherever you are my nigga, we'll and find you...
Just another day in the Oh, the streets bring Can't get out with their schedule I just hope I make it 'til I just I make it 'til tomorrow I just I make it 'til tomorrow I just hope I make it 'til I just I make it 'til tomorrow I just hope I make it tomorrow I just hope I it 'til tomorrow