| A-hem, a-hem | 
| Where we at? | 
| Yeah, turn me up | 
| Turn me up a little bit more | 
| Yeah, right there | 
| Okay, you hear that woman? | 
| Umm | 
| Let me let her sing, umm | 
| Let’s get back to the congregation | 
| I got a couple words for y’all | 
| Ha, I’m not preachin' though | 
| Ha, yeah, y’all not feelin' me | 
| I’m in a class by myself like y’all niggas just playin' hookie (okay) | 
| They talk a little crazy, but not too insane to push me | 
| My pop gettin' slain, it shook me | 
| I never made excuses though | 
| That’s why I got that '95 Nas wearin' that kufi flow (woo!) | 
| You should know, a rose in this jungle | 
| Ain’t got the roots to grow | 
| They givin' dirt naps, and yeah, I ain’t talkin' 'bout Pookie’s 'fro | 
| Oh yeah, he talkin' that gospel, talkin' that soul shit | 
| Oh yeah, a verse from the Bible, words from that old script | 
| I’m tryin' to make your soul lift (yes) | 
| Just so happens that rapping’s the platform that I chose, shit | 
| It’s a plus that the flow’s sick | 
| I’m conductin' this whole shit, you don’t need to speak, bro | 
| You should have a lot on ya plate when you tryin' to eat, bro | 
| I told you if you broke last night, then why would you sleep for? | 
| I told you that success at the door just look through that peephole | 
| Umm huh, I feel it, shit, in my (?) | 
| That’s stomach for my people that’s comin' from Puerto Rico | 
| The streets know, who’s the authentic, who’s the apprentice | 
| Who’s bein' blemished, and who’s top ten is simply invented | 
| For real (for real), I give you somethin' to feel | 
| Completin' against myself, that’s steel sharpenin' steel, so chill | 
| From the south (south), east (east), west (west) | 
| Say it without a doubt (doubt), we (we), blessed (blessed) | 
| That’s all around the world if they sayin' belief left | 
| No, I feel it in my heart | 
| So I’m cherishin' each breath, we blessed | 
| From the south (south), east (east), west (west) | 
| Say it without a doubt (doubt), we (we), blessed (blessed) | 
| That’s all around the world if they sayin' belief left | 
| No, I feel it in my heart | 
| So I’m cherishin' each breath, we blessed | 
| Hot as a summertime shootout (yeah) | 
| Hotter than them ass whippings I got for throwin' food out (yeah) | 
| Hotter than when ya school’s out (yeah) | 
| Hotter than when ya momma said «baby, it’s time you move out» | 
| Hotter than a project hallway when pullin' tools out | 
| How could this nigga lose out? | 
| (How?), I’m into upliftin' (let's go) | 
| But I’ve been in knife fights with real niggas that’s cut different | 
| I keep my trust distant, as well as you should | 
| From the era where you might kill, but still intend to do good | 
| Quit listenin' to these niggas they spirit ain’t firm enough | 
| Let’s see where we turnin' up when these niggas keep turnin' up | 
| I’m burnin' up, I keep my food for thought hot when I’m servin' up | 
| That’s word to Puff | 
| They tried to hold my shine back when they heard enough (yes) | 
| From the south (south), east (east), west (west) | 
| Say it without a doubt (doubt), we (we), blessed (blessed) | 
| That’s all around the world if they sayin' belief left | 
| No, I feel it in my heart | 
| So I’m cherishin' each breath, we blessed | 
| From the south (south), east (east), west (west) | 
| Say it without a doubt (doubt), we (we), blessed (blessed) | 
| That’s all around the world if they sayin' belief left | 
| No, I feel it in my heart | 
| So I’m cherishin' each breath, we blessed |