Man I had to go the way, long way Yeah I had to go the way, long way Niggas all around me gang bang, slang So I had to go my own way
1] Yeah I was on the shit Tried to like my daddy, thought I was a crip No idea what I'm to get in Only is I didn't really fit in I remember I was twelve 'bout to be a Athens on El Segundo niggas showed me love I didn't even want to bang, I wanted But you really from the gang you dyin' for the hood Fuck it then I gon' bang, I love my life, I'm good I ain't to die, I ain't tryna to go to jail I'm already talkin' to my dad through the He got out then went back in He made sale, got another strike Rolled another dice, gotta pay the price, had to my life Still in my life, oh yeah
I made that choice, made that And I kept my poise, my poise the smartest thing I done Man I had to go the way, long way Yeah I had to go the way, long way Niggas all me gang bang, dope slang So I had to go my own way
2] Lot of took the short way Lot of niggas didn't see Lot of niggas their momma pay My homie just got today It's the summer of the grade And he in his grave Got up on my and prayed help me see the way Lord help the operatin' off of hate Please keep all my family All I'm tryna do is see their When I make a change, I rearrange? Get up out the struggle, stay up on my put in the work I was I was gettin' money, drummin' for the church And if I stay up in streets, I'll end up hurt That's the day I gave myself a little I don't see my life go down the drain, nah I can't let all this energy go to waste, nah nah
I made that choice, made that And I kept my poise, kept my the smartest thing I done Man I had to go the way, long way Yeah I had to go the way, long way Niggas all me gang bang, dope slang So I had to go my own way
Don't be to go the long way be scared to take your own way Save your momma from the and pain If you life the wrong way, the wrong way You pay, yah