| My dad was broke from chasing a high
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| I’m broke from chasing a dream
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| Man I’m just tryna survive
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| Underwater is hard to breathe
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| I be putting in work
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| But what I got to show for it?
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| I be putting in work
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| But tell me what I got to show for it?
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| I be putting in work (Work!)
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| Almost everyday I clock in
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| Grateful for the time allotted
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| No distractions man I’m locked in
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| Dropping tracks that are knocking
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| Pulling all nighters like a locking
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| My results got me boxed in
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| Trapped like my father but I’m not him (Sheesh!)
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| But it look similar, my mind is a Cinema
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| I believe in me and God’s will but what if we in from Ninevah
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| Please telling me «To be still», don’t worry when I hit Him up
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| However, I must admit it’s hard getting by with the minimum
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| Man, I wish I could give my feel to the world
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| They deserve it (They deserve it!)
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| Sometimes I contemplate about my future
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| And I get nervous (I get nervous!)
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| I hope I’m being a blessing
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| More than I’m being a burden (Being a burden!)
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| I don’t wanna wait until I stand before the justice |
| And know my verdict (Know my verdict!)
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| When it’s all said and done, it doesn’t measure up (Up!)
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| To my expectations tryna get theses letters up (Yuh!)
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| That’s what sad about it, man I work hard (I work hard!)
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| Yet it feels like we are so far
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| My dad was broke from chasing a high
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| I’m broke from chasing a dream
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| Man I’m just tryna survive
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| Underwater is hard to breathe
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| I be putting in work
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| But what I got to show for it?
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| I be putting in work
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| But tell me what I got to show for it?
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| Thank God for my Grandma
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| Grateful for my Grandpa
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| Selflessly stood in the gap
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| When my dad violated man laws
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| He was blowing money fast (Fast!)
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| Didn’t even bring the check home
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| Checking mom’s purse for the stash
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| So he could hit the ave and collect snow
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| Reckless, didn’t care about the repos or evictions
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| Careless about convictions, visitations, rehabs, prisons
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| Should’ve been homeless to the his decisions
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| Granny had a room for us, I picked a twin
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| Mom slept on the floor hard like a Rock Fox Force
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| Trouble made me better (Better) |
| On average, I out Run-DMC's «Tougher Than Leather» (Leather)
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| Storms coming, won’t let up (Woo!)
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| Get knocked down and I get up and inscribing these letters
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| But what takes it’s toll is being a slave to these debtors (Man that’s real!)
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| Should my family have to endure this bumpy ride? |
| (Bumpy ride)
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| What’s the difference between my dream and getting high?
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| I’m exaggerating but it feels like we’re barely getting by (Getting by)
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| Question is, is my dream a drug disguise?
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| My dad was broke from chasing a high
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| I’m broke from chasing a dream
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| Man I’m just tryna survive
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| Underwater is hard to breathe
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| I be putting in work
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| But what I got to show for it?
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| I be putting in work
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| But tell me what I got to show for it? |