Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

Yeah

Hey, heyUh

I met this girl the other day that wanna know my story

She said since the world against me, she all for me

I told her God must′ve overheard my hopeful wish

And crazy how I never would've thought to be in this position

′Cause see "Hip-hop saved my life" is such a cliché quote

But before I grabbed the mic, I was the poster-child of broke, uh

Signed my first deal off the realest shit I wrote

I told my city I'm the closest thing to hope

Used to be barely above water, now I float

Same bitches in my DM's used to take me for a joke

Niggas talk crow, shit behind my back and then call me bro

Like bro, you gotta match one before you blow

I always leave the message on seen ′cause I don′t smoke

When really I don't fuck with half these niggas on the low

And that′s just how it go

She go: "Damn, nigga, that's deep", I know, tell me about it

My life be full of stress, fake niggas, and sleep deprivin′ like, uh

Dreams, all my shit been colossal though

Used to be honor roll, now it's foreign whips I′m riding on

Now everything I flow hot as fuck, I mean poblano though

Me and Lute 'posed to been did this shit, it's perfect timing though

Remember us being younger, talking about gettin′ signed to Cole?

I was so hot-headed then, I′m a lot calmer though

Tryna buy me a brick house when I get comma though

Money gon' help with a lot of things but not the trauma though

Had so many adventure times, we used to run from the jakes

To make it for Southside, we do whatever it takes

It was apartheid when my barber parted my fade

′Cause now I'm pulled left and right by Keshia and Adrinae

All this shit gets so deep, man, I′m hoping y'all dive in

I don′t fuck with surviving, I'm only thinkin' ′bout thriving

But you way too afraid, yeah, I know what your vibe is

Always worried ′bout me, that shit must be sleep depriving

That shit must be sleep depriving

I ain't never had nothin′, yeah, I had to work for it

Prayed to God every day, even went to church for it

Built from the ground up, played in the dirt for it

God told me it would work out, I took his word for it

We all come from a very different path

Look at what we been through, look at where we at

Got 'em losing sleep worried ′bout what we on

Said I wouldn't make it but I always prove wrong, yeah

Yeah

Turn into a big deal, but way realer than Black Friday

They let a visionary vibrate

Hoppin′ through the Tri-State

I got this bird box simply off a blind date

Now I'm in a tryin' state

Turn into a horror story

Broke my heart to the point I had to find tape

Spraying Lysol, sage, just to wipe her away like eternal sunshine

Pulled up in a drop spot like some summer times

Seen you with some other guy, long story, summarize

Writing on the wall, got your message under mine

I been gettin′ high, summer crime, ever since

Wonder why ill intent was inside of your skin, damn

Dookey braids, droopy eyes, it was groupie love

Hurt feelings, no cap like bougie clubs

Sat alone deep in silence

Thinkin′ 'bout you gettin′ sleep deprivin', yeah

I ain′t never had nothin', yeah, I had to work for it

Prayed to God every day, even went to church for it

Built from the ground up, played in the dirt for it

God told me it would work out, I took his word for it

We all come from a very different path

Look at what we been through, look at where we at

Got ′em losing sleep worried 'bout what we on

Said I wouldn't make it but I always prove wrong, yeah