Man I had to go the long way, way Yeah I had to go the way, long way Niggas all around me bang, dope 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 what I'm bout to get in Only problem is I didn't fit in I remember I was twelve 'bout to be a Athens park on El Segundo niggas showed me I didn't even want to bang, I brotherhood But when you really from the you dyin' for the hood Fuck it then I ain't gon' bang, I my life, I'm good I ain't tryna to die, I ain't to go to jail I'm already talkin' to my dad the mail He got back out went back in He made another sale, got another another dice, gotta pay the price, had to miss my life Still ain't in my life, oh
I that choice, made that choice And I my poise, kept my poise That's the smartest thing I Man I had to go the long way, way I had to go the long way, long way Niggas all around me gang bang, slang So I had to go my own way
2] Lot of niggas took the way Lot of niggas see today Lot of niggas their momma pay My homie just got today It's the of the eighth grade And he in his grave Got up on my knees and help me see the way Lord help the people operatin' off of Please keep all my family All I'm tryna do is see their I make a change, when I rearrange? Get up out the struggle, up on my hustle Still put in the I was grindin' I was gettin' money, drummin' for the And if I up in them streets, I'll end up hurt That's the day I gave myself a little I wanna see my life go down the drain, nah I let all this energy just go to waste, nah nah
I made choice, made that choice And I kept my poise, kept my That's the thing I done Man I had to go the long way, way Yeah I had to go the long way, way Niggas all around me bang, dope slang So I had to go my own way
Don't be scared to go the way Don't be to take your own way Save your momma from the and pain If you handle life the wrong way, the way You pay, yah