17 years old, bold, tryin' to get my on as a joke, uh, tryin' my best to hang on And if I don't, be a failure And I'll tell ya, I ain't with that, so that
I get the 9 from the pawn shop Keep it in my pack and the men'll stay away gettin' jealous, hate to see a nigga rise up They tryin' to size up, but nigga, wise up
I pack my 9, yeah, I'm fine, and I chill it Shoot 'em in a minute and deal with it 'Cause where I'm from, you buck niggas If you want to be an out of luck nigga
I only did I had to do Now callin' me the King of the Avenue Uhh, I'm shootin' my 9 when I 'Cause I'd rather go to hell than 'Cause survival of the fittest
Yo, it was from the start, son And I I'd be a hustler, even when I was in kindergarten on the teachers and givin' 'em looks And steady takin' all the kids' coloring books
My momma used to try to make me my work But I was busy girls, gettin' under they skirts And though she raised me the she could Them whippin's ain't me no good
And sure, I could ball like the rest of the guys But yo, I always had this fear of paralyzed And sellin' drugs at the time was the way The easy work, easy plus the easy pay
It had me feelin' I would do whatever it takes To have a car and a in a couple of states 'Cause I'm a professional, and you couldn't it I had to keep some money in my pocket It's survival of the
When I was comin' up and up The hoochies in my hood never took time, so I mine And I thought it would change, and when I got They just got colder, and gave me the cold
But now them hoes wanna me Just because see my face on TV, uhh hoes be buggin'; they come a-dime-a-dozen I'm even it with my own cousin
I got hoes I'm so rich, nigga get played and laid by no trick, nigga They speak 'cause a brother done peeped strong I muss my hair like Fred and get the on
I gots no love for them hoes, and if I did be a drama 'Cause, trick, I only my momma And never I sold a yard But I'd do it if times got 'Cause it's survival of the
Comin' up daily, richer than rich And all the fellas in the hood itchin' to snitch But I got my runnin' so tight and legit That the can't even make a spirit to stick
So yo, they can go and find another dealer to I got a business in my name, and my is paid They only mad 'cause they they chops To say that I'm a millionaire because I'm cuttin' rocks
They can't fuck with that, and even when they they can I got a set-up so they only get the man I can't see bein' a to them And locked up just because I'm doin' than them
I tried the right way, but they ignorin' me Saw opportunity, and I for it, G It was smooth and the feds couldn't me But now I'm legit, yo, I know they'll never catch me It's survival of the
Uhh, and ow I'm straight with the law I'm makin' more than I ever saw But still, my 9's what I'm by I'm never slippin' to be a of a drive-by
But still kind of crazy If I spend two seconds with a girl, she's claimin' she's havin' a And all my are black, and they act rude But if I dated another color, they'd get an
And my moms, yo, her soul Alive, and bustin' her ass 25 Got a brother in a rage, uh, she a minimum woman So why the she makin' minimum wage?
I try to give her money, but she won't it She says she hates it, she like the way I make it I thank the I'm alive, all I have to do is survive 'Cause it's survival of the
I know the feelin', I can my poise I got beepers, and all types of digital And I know they think that I am dope And wanna me underneath the microscope
So they can try and what's mine But I'll burn it to shreds, they get one dime And to them, it's a hurtin' Because it's all insured, so yo, I'm gonna get it right
And yeah, they lookin' dummies waste they time, plus they waste they taxpayers' money So put away your house-raidin' Shotguns, ski-masks, and jackets
'Cause ain't no doors kicked down And if it is, then I suggest you town Becuase my lawyer's so good, I hope you're up In the morning, be sleepin' in Alaska survival of the fittest