This remind me of 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 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 waitin' on her her a 3 page letter, it's 3 days later, Never hit me back, she my heart So now he me shit like, "Yo' is shorty bad?" I pretend not to be depressed, she never me back I hit him back "Yo', well fuck her, it's on to the next" I wrote that 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 girl I had never seen He said to call and tell her "Walter you, you with me." I about it for a minute, like what's his intentions? I mean, we never really got or used to kick it In fact, if I vividly, he picked on me He used to beat me up and take my sneakers family visit I'm skeptical to let her know I'm little cousin What if this shit all a joke, then again, what if it Would I really risk the chance of me potentially On some stranger daughter 'cause I barely know if I can him? not I finally called her, her Walter sent me My name She asked me what's the scheme that we gon' wear to prom I'm actin' like I'm not excited, tryna it off So what's the car takin'? Worst come worst, my mom can 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 never had to, but now we're in 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 that I can do." He tell me him the addy and he'll slide after school I'm like, "Ok, bet," knew where he stayed at He down the street, hella surprised, This y'all place at? Uncle Carl, Auntie Deborah, my Rena And I'm surprised too, my family knew, kept a secret Me and cuz down the street, living 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 back home with a smile He tryna it, but I see his dimple I'm thinkin', "Damn, transaction was simple" I'm talking shit, I he hoop, I'm like, Aye, where the rim, 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 niggas off the I'm hella passive, I was passin', I ain't to score The next day the prom, I couldn't sleep, I up My granddad gave me a then 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 keep it her the croissant, or corsage Or the fuck my mom handed me And said, "Now put it on her hand, Malik", family My taught me how to tie up a tie 'Cause my dad in NY That's prolly why I was shy, so pictures on the porch, and then we headed for the prom and Walter went on the same day, but to a different place So he text me like, "Cuz, the spot. Let's meet up later And bring Jada through," prom flashed, I kept it We up to the function where she brought a change of clothes I'm around like, Damn, I don't know nobody We at this party out West and Jada left to get I'm fakin' I'm sendin' text Some stranger get really close, I swear that I his breath Then he put a knife to my Gave me the run down like, "Jada my And if you hit her, fuck her, make her miss ya, kill ya!" At this point, I'm exhausted Wondering the fuck's Walter He shows up like 30 after our altercation I never mentioned it to him, he kinda And I know if I tell him, that he'll beat this skull in his body 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 everything way... Tthis not how that happens this time, Just gotta fuck your boy?
went 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 straight A student I had one B in a hip-hop class, I that shit was stupid 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 I been and where the hell I be "I'm with Walter, mom, I'm safe" I walkin' in here late I fall off in your bed, I get girls 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 cannot fly He was in Cal with Impala, he was that nigga in the Awfully popular for someone that they barely Plus we the part of city that they barely mention Just into Twitter and somehow we was barely mentioned We signed our names on the open mic list and they skipped us And then they skipped us again like a week Like, obviously this fuckin' host can't the paper Hella' intimidatin', the big guy didn't to flex So Walter walked to the host and This the name callin' next Bullied our way to the stage and then our welcome An apple never get too far from the tree it fell from Just like my father do music and hope I make it Walter me for the journey said the city waitin'
Walter invincible, dodged death a mad magician More than a mathematician I'm in LA on Bucket List Project, I get a and get a fishy feeling Normally Walt joke on the phone, this he over serious My droppin', I'm like, Yo, what is it? He say he with T.Y on the highway and some just tried to kill him Emptied the on the car, but somehow they didn't hit him I fuckin' hate Chicago, 'cause I hate this feelin' Innocent niggas get shot at, in the day, the A.M I him for a play-by-play of how their whole day went He he went 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? What about Ty? Is he cool? were you on your way from, And where were you on way to? He say he just left for at a friend crib, and that's it He say "Tahj, do shit but smoke, honestly Saba, that's it" Give him sympathy, another case of identity The news prolly' run this, as two gangs from different streets questionin' him like he just shot at a trooper My boy walked unharmed, And we did Lollapalooza, Six months pass by, we celebrate, everyday a better day I just dropped Bucket List, 'bout to drop a tape Everything goin' perfect, couldn't a better way PIVOT gang is on the way, we just sold out Lincoln Then I went to to Sway I got back 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 plates, we played 2K, that's just a day before got a show tomorrow, he text me, "We in that hoe" I to the barbershop, the first thing the next morning Then I got up with Legit, we supposed to do recording 10 minutes into this session, I got a from a number That I don't got saved, but I anyways She says, Hello, Malik, you or Squeak Talked to my son He was just on the train We got in the car, but we didn't where to drive to Fuck it, wherever you are my nigga, come and find you...
another day in the ghetto Oh, the streets sorrow Can't get out today with schedule I just hope I it 'til tomorrow I hope I make it 'til tomorrow I just hope I make it tomorrow I just hope I make it tomorrow I hope I make it 'til tomorrow I just I make it 'til tomorrow I hope I make it 'til tomorrow