17 years old, bold, tryin' to get my on Broke as a joke, uh, my best to hang on And if I don't, be a failure And tell ya, I ain't with that, so forget that
I get the 9 from the shop layaway 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 punk nigga, up
I pack my 9, yeah, I'm fine, and I with it Shoot 'em in a minute and just with it 'Cause I'm from, you gotta buck niggas If you never want to be an out of luck
I did what I had to do Now callin' me the King of the Avenue Uhh, I'm shootin' my 9 when I 'Cause I'd go to hell than jail it's 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 other kids' books
My momma used to try to make me study my But I was busy girls, gettin' under they skirts And though she me the best she could Them whippin's ain't me no good
And sure, I could play ball like the rest of the But yo, I always had fear of gettin' paralyzed And drugs at the time was the easy way The easy work, easy plus the easy pay
It had me feelin' like I would do it takes To have a car and a woman in a of states 'Cause I'm a professional, and you knock it Because I had to keep some money in my It's survival of the
When I was up and runnin' up The hoochies in my hood took time, so I took mine And I thought it would change, and I got older They just got colder, and me the cold shoulder
But now them hoes wanna me because they see my face on TV, uhh Them hoes be buggin'; they a-dime-a-dozen I'm even doin' it with my own
I got hoes I'm so rich, nigga Never get and laid by no trick, nigga They only speak 'cause a brother done strong I my hair like Fred and get the hell on
I no love for them hoes, and if I did it'd be a drama 'Cause, trick, I only love my And never I sold a yard But I'd do it if got hard 'Cause it's survival of the
Comin' up daily, richer than rich And all the in the hood just itchin' to snitch But I got my stuff so tight and legit That the fans can't make a spirit to stick
So yo, they can go and find dealer to fade I got a in my name, and my taxes is paid They only mad they bussin' they chops To say that I'm a because I'm cuttin' them rocks
They fuck with that, and even when they think they can I got a set-up so they only get the man I see bein' a letter to them And locked up just because I'm better than them
I tried the right way, but they ignorin' me Saw opportunity, and I for it, G It was smooth and the couldn't match me But now that I'm legit, yo, I know they'll never me survival of the fittest
Uhh, and ow that I'm straight the law I'm makin' more money I ever saw But still, my 9's what I'm by I'm never slippin' to be a victim of a
But it's still of crazy If I spend two seconds a girl, she's claimin' she's havin' a baby And all my are black, and they act rude But if I dated another color, they'd get an
And my moms, yo, bless her Alive, and her ass before 25 Got a brother in a rage, uh, she a minimum woman So why the hell she makin' minimum
I try to give her money, but she won't it She says she it, she doesn't like the way I make it I the Lord I'm alive, all I have to do is survive 'Cause it's of the fittest
I know the feelin', I can my poise I got beepers, and all of digital toys And I they think that I am sellin' dope And keep me underneath the microscope
So can try and take what's mine But burn it to shreds, before they get one dime And to them, it's a hurtin' Because it's all insured, so yo, I'm get it right back
And yeah, lookin' like dummies They waste they time, plus they waste taxpayers' money So put away your house-raidin' Shotguns, ski-masks, and windbreaker
'Cause ain't no gettin' kicked down And if it is, then I suggest you skip Becuase my lawyer's so good, I you're packed up In the morning, be sleepin' in Alaska survival of the fittest