Good or evening, friends Smile, you
Slammin' doors like we invented doors 20 years ago we Bentley Azures We Cristal in, yeah the trey on me like Chris Paulin' Drinkin' Ace of Spade like it's now put a million on the whole team now Push through the pain so we can see new So all the ladies babies, see a sacrifice Mama had four kids, but a lesbian Had to pretend so long she's a thespian Had to hide in the closet, so she Society shame and the pain was too to take Cried of joy when you fell in love matter to me if it's a him or her I just wanna see you smile through all the Marie Antoinette, baby, let 'em eat
Bad times to good memories, smile Even I'm gone and you remember me, smile times never fade away, smile Even if I'm not with you here today, Good morn' or evening, Here's your announcer
Far as draft picks, my did not get called Bet before I go I put a on the board Hall of Hov, I did it all without a pen knew that was comin', I had to remind y'all again, huh? Flyin' planes through the projects Now the projects on my jet Now you see the real in the row In every one of y'all televised facts Niggas switched sides, pride, we don't do all that A ain't a loss, it's a lesson the pain, it's a blessin'
Bad turn to good memories, smile Even when I'm and you remember me, smile Good times never away, smile if I'm not with you here today, smile Good morn' or evening,
I my aesthetics I know you often me wax poetic 'Bout bein' in the Lexus But trust me, was nothin' A nigga up in the of millions I have no ceilings, ah, this that feelin', I'm boy Baker's "You Bring Me Joy" Slappin' out of the toy, the separation is In my rear-view mirror, objects is further than appear Oh yeah, I was born a pair Playin' for stakes Norman Cake, he up and out of the Lear How niggas relate? Fuck a slice of the pie, want my own cake Chargin' my own Respect Jimmy But he gotta respect the as a whole new regime And playin' for power, huh So our is ours Niggas only own was, "Fuck you, pay me" Now it's, "Fuck me, I pay you Put the rest for Blue" blood money, I giggle at it Can't even support my habit shoppin' in Paris All jewelers should be embarrassed, huh Blood diamonds drippin', we I still trippin', that's life, winners and losers Drug dealers and abusers, America me ruthless My therapist said I I said, "Prehaps I Freudian slipped in whips" God me to break the chain I'm the and livin' God in the flesh, the rest of these niggas is A stain on the suit, inferior IQ Niggas'll rip your shit off just to spite you Ahhhh, did I do? 'Cept try to you Niggas'll love you but hate you 'cause can't be you 'em all in the bayou, uh Everybody bye to the guy you thought you could lie to This was to be a haiku, huh But my story's too wide to fit the line And too old, that drugs Heroin flow, I on the stove This is Hov, no flex zone, nigga, who lied to Look, you a ever question the security I provided you Oh y'all I was washed? I'm at the Launderin' money like the teamsters, huh Shout out to back home, he in the church I heard you got booked, that shit hurt Fear for you, bro, we the system don't work Take a young nigga freedom some dirt Yet it's legal in Yeah, we Black entrepreneurs, enterprise That's why a black market, that's why it's called the trap why it's called the project 'cause it's exactly that All these people was gon' me, heh 'Cause the more I me, the more they 'fraid of the real me Welcome back Carter,
in the shadow Can you imagine kind of life it is to live? In the shadows people see you as and free that's what you want them to see Living two lives, happy, but not You live in the shadows for fear of someone hurting your family or the you love The world is changing and they say it's time to be But you live the fear of just being me Living in the shadow like the safe place to be No harm for them, no for me But life is short, and it's time to be Love who you love, because life guaranteed