feat. Easy Money
Yeah, made it mom, on top of the word getting it
The journey was mad long, can't stay it was a pleasant trip
I'm here now, let's celebrate the fact that we won
And how I kept your hands up without the use of a gun
You see my mind and your guidance kept me out of the pin
The only dope I ever pushed came from a pad and a pen
The street corners that you feared when the sun disappeared
Were just the school that prepared me to get up out of here
Look at me now, 35, never been to jail
Not a single drug habit, left the hood and prevailed
Pursue the dream which required me to live
Then I dropped out of college
What kept me going was the fact that you believed
Working hard every day so I can make your life easy
But people in this industry will try to do me greasy
I'm stronger than all of them, they can't hold me down
'Cause your wisdom gave me power, any losing ain't allowed.
Yeah, this is a tale of two sides
One road was rough, the other was a smooth ride
You run the streets or not, the same rules apply
The sort of life you choose, you better choose wise
And if you ever fall down get up
They say this won't be easy, I will never give up
Listen, mamma didn't raise no quitter
I'm on that grind, I'm gonna get it or die trying.
Young fella, gun seller, drug dealer
See, my path still took it unreal
Can't let you succumb to your pain
I see you going through thunder and rain
Well, I'm here to be your umbrella
I come tell you from the bottom of my corazon
I ain't preaching papi, I tell you this 'cause I saw
Can't see you run around town reckless
Rather see you better most of your life and wreck less
Act hard, but I know you fighting a war inside
'Cause if they lock you up, you probably be horrified
And doing jail time ain't something I glorify
But I've been through it, it ain't something I can ignore or hide
It's real rap, turning over the shake
It's all food for thought, push some more on your plate
Homie, I'm just tryna tell you, for your sake
So you don't die 'fore you wake
Can you dig that?
Yeah, this is a tale of two sides
One road was rough, the other was a smooth ride
You run the streets or not, the same rules apply
The sort of life you choose, you better choose wise
And if you ever fall down get up
They say this won't be easy, I will never give up
Listen, mamma didn't raise no quitter
I'm on that grind, I'm gonna get it or die trying.