| Von, Von
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| You don’t know what the fuck I been through nigga
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| The fuck I done lost
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| Huh? |
| What?
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| You don’t wanna be me (Nah)
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| Lil' nigga, you don’t wanna be me (Nah, huh?)
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| You don’t wanna be me (Nah)
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| Lil' nigga, you don’t wanna be me (Uh-huh)
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| It was hard in the streets (It was hard)
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| Growin' up, it’s either him or it’s me (Huh? What?)
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| It be hard in the streets (It was hard)
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| Growin' up, it’s either him or it’s me (Damn, damn, damn)
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| You don’t wanna be me (Uh-uh)
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| Lil' nigga, you don’t wanna be me (Nah, what?)
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| You don’t wanna be me (Uh-uh)
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| Lil' nigga, you don’t wanna be me (Hm, hm)
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| It was hard in the streets (It be hard)
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| Growin' up, it’s either him or it’s me (Huh? What?)
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| It be hard in the streets (It was hard)
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| Growin' up, it’s either him or it’s me (Damn, damn, damn)
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| It was hard just to make it (What?)
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| Real shit, I ain’t saying no fake shit (Uh-uh)
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| Grew up 78th, grandma basement (What?)
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| Then we moved to Parkway, it was gated (Damn, damn)
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| I’m like, «Damn, where we stayin'?» |
| (What? Huh?)
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| First night, gunshots, they ain’t playin'
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| Had to sleep on the floor, we was on the first floor (Boom, boom, boom)
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| «Boy, stay away from that window» (Boom, boom, boom)
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| See, this where it started (Yeah, yeah)
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| Three floors, eight floors, them apartments (Yeah)
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| Section 8, baby mommas and toddlers (Huh?)
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| Killers, rapers and robbers (Damn)
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| See, I adapt to that shit, though
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| I had to fight everyday, I was still new (I was new)
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| They ain’t know me, we ain’t go to the same school (Same school)
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| Prolly mad 'cause I always had on new shoes (Damn, damn)
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| See, that’s what that crack do (Yeah)
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| Stepdad sellin' drugs in the trap too (Yeah, huh?)
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| Used to have his own place in the house too
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| Grandma used to say he was bad news, huh? |
| (Damn, damn)
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| Fuck that, I’m in high school (I'm in high school)
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| Hyde Park, food fights in the lunch room (In them lunch room)
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| Got jumped on the bus one time too (What? What?)
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| Same day, Joey came up to the school too (Damn, damn)
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| Then shots got to ringin' (Boom, boom)
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| Caught Joey in the act, Gucci leaked him (Boom, boom)
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| He got hit in the side but he breathin' (Damn)
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| Police right there, he was tweakin' (Damn)
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| But this how it started (Yeah)
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| You don’t wanna be me, I’m retarded
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| Locked up, sixteen for a robbery (What?)
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| Momma, come see me, I’m sorry, please (Yeah)
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| You don’t wanna be me
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| All the shit I done done in the streets (Huh?)
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| All the shit I done lost, I done turned myself a boss
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| Can’t believe I lost LilBossTee, damn
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| You don’t wanna be me
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| Lil' nigga, you don’t wanna be me, nah
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| You don’t wanna be me
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| Lil' nigga, you don’t wanna be me
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| It was hard in the streets (It was hard)
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| Growin' up, it’s either him or it’s me
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| It be hard in the streets (It be hard)
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| Growin' up, it’s either him or it’s me
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| Now life got different (Got different)
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| I done did my time, I’m chillin' (I'm chillin')
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| 2012 if you wanna be 'pecific (What?)
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| I lost O' and Patoon, that killed me (Damn)
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| See, that’s change in the plans now
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| All that shit I said in jail ain’t the plan now
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| Gotta get my hands dirty, pull that mask out
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| Get caught by King Von, boy, you assed out (Boom, boom)
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| See, I’m tweakin' again (Huh? What?)
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| Lost Sheroid, I can’t see him again (Huh?damn)
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| Now I’m back out skiin' again (There he go, «Come here»)
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| I mean slidin', ain’t no motherfuckin' hiding out
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| Nines, .40s, extensions (Uh-huh)
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| Keep it movin' if you not the victim (Uh-huh)
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| Mind your business, we don’t need no witness (Uh-huh)
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| Heard you got you a son, better kiss 'em (Huh)
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| 'Cause shit’ll get crazy (Yeah)
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| He get caught and he say that you made 'em (Damn)
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| Bullet holes in his mouth, straight face 'em (Boom, boom)
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| All the thoughts in his head, just erase 'em (Boom, boom)
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| Now back to the basics (Uh)
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| Back booked, eight months, that’s crazy (That's crazy)
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| .45, Glock on me, no safety (No safety)
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| Police hopped out, then chased me (Damn)
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| I got caught, I was tweakin' (Damn)
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| Back in jail with a celly, he stinkin' (Damn)
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| Kayla told me, «Fuck them hoes,» they freakin'
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| God put you back in here for a reason
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| You don’t wanna be me (Nah)
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| Lil' nigga, you don’t wanna be me, nah |
| You don’t wanna be me
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| Lil' nigga, you don’t wanna be me (Uh-huh)
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| It was hard in the streets (It be hard)
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| Growin' up, it’s either him or it’s me (What? Huh?)
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| It be hard in the streets (It be hard)
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| Growin' up, it’s either him or it’s me
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| Back at it again (Yeah)
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| Took some time, now I’m back out the pen' (Out the pen')
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| Lost my brothers L’A and J-Money (Damn)
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| House arrest and I’m totin' the Sig (Yeah)
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| Yeah, I’m on the band (Band)
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| Spin the block if you miss him again (Again)
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| Run up, hit his chest and his head (And his head)
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| Roll 'em up, now we smoking the dead, damn (Boom, boom, boom, boom)
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| See '14 was bussin' (It was bussin')
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| Leave him there, don’t touch him, he gushin' (He gusin')
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| He was tough, he got shot, he pussy (He pussy)
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| Ambulance couldn’t make it, he cushy, damn
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| Now I’m back on my dummy
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| Investigation room, this is not funny (It ain’t funny)
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| I’m not hungry, you keep your bologna (You can keep it)
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| Let me out 'cause they ain’t got shit on me, (Huh?)
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| Now me and Varney slide (Slide)
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| Got a bitch in the car, she just drivin' (She just drivin')
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| We hop out, we was blastin' and wildin' (We be wildin')
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| Guns so loud we ain’t hearin' the sirens (Boom, boom)
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| But 12'nem was comin' (What?)
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| We ain’t talkin', no time for discussion
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| Took a case, man, that bitch was one hunnid
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| Until she fucked on the opp, now she nothin'
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| Damn
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| Damn, damn, damn
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| They don’t wanna be me
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| All the shit that I did in these streets
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| Nigga, I probably can’t get no peace
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| Can’t even go to sleep
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| Catch a nigga put his ass to sleep
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| Huh? |
| Lil' nigga, you don’t wanna be me
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| Lil' nigga, you don’t wanna be me |