Growing Pains

West Suburban done made me Them Philly boys done raised me Madison done changed me Now Chi city finna pay me I showed good friends to the exit We don't talk much cuz they sexist I ain't been to church since 15 but I still pray over breakfast Keep a criss-cross on my necklace Got big, bills got big money, no me time on the checklist And my bucket list got a bucket list You can't buck to this but you fuck with it I know growing pain like I'm stuck with it Need a rabbits foot, Andrew Luck with it Give me a reason to stay and I promise I'll never pack up go away Put the pen to the page till the family paid I'm learning to change but I'm stuck in my ways Fisting a cup to the face I'm thinking of words but there's nothing to say I'm hating the path but I'm loving the chase Chicago, to Philly, to Madison, ay I can never fold up You know how they say Getting better by the day Baby don't let them control ya I'm drinking by the case spilling shit up on the page This is nothing like they told us Growing up would be baby you can roll with me But please don't get my hopes up Cuz if you gotta leave you can keep it real with me But I can never fold up You know how they say Getting better by the day Baby don't let them control ya I'm drinking by the case spilling shit up on the page This is nothing like they told us For when good pussy don't do it And my anger management blew it And my stomach filled with these fluids And my friends going all through it And my white friends got thick skulls And can't nothing seem to get through em And my Black girl friends not girlfriends but they all got booty The point is, you can't touch everything Irony got me a wedding ring Thoughts in my head become enemies Testing my balance and energy Home full of homies and Hennessy Used to be full of my family Back when I listened to faculty And rapping was only a fantasy I can never fold up You know how they say Getting better by the day Baby don't let them control ya I'm drinking by the case spilling shit up on the page This is nothing like they told us Growing up would be baby you can roll with me But please don't get my hopes up Cuz if you gotta leave you can keep it real with me But I can never fold up You know how they say Getting better by the day Nothing like they told us