A Week Ago

Shit was all bad just a week ago We was tryna make an honest livin' It ain't easy though Insufficient funds, what the hell I got this visa for? Plus a nigga walkin' 'Cause I do not have a vehicle Lord I need some angels Send some halos to yo people Show us things we never seen before Tryna move a mountaintop Ballin' til they call us out One man, one plan Single as a dollar now Ex-girl had me stressin' It's a blessin' Im the best out here, yeah Walking with my chest out But I'm stayin' humble Ain't no stumble in my steps now I was stayin' focused when a lot of niggas quit Had to weather through the storm I'm the only one that's left now, yeah So you can't say a thing to me I put in the time Ain't nothing I got just gave to me I learned this on my own Ain't nobody give the game to me Never sold my soul for the gold That shit's lame to me Seeing shit different Got my vision looking clearer Used to hotbox in the Civic Now we tryna sell the Civic out, yeah God told me this was written Been awhile since I ran from a written While It was all bad just a week ago We was tryna make an honest livin' It ain't easy though Insufficient funds, what the hell I got this visa for? Plus a nigga walkin' 'Cause I do not have a vehicle Lord I need some angels Send some halos to yo people Show us things we never seen before Tryna move a mountaintop Ballin' til they call us out One man, one plan Single as a dollar now Ex-girl had me stressin' It's a blessin' Im the best out here (I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, I'm the best out) Yeah (I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, yeah) It's a blessin' Im the best out here (I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, yeah) Best out (I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, yeah) Yeah I grew up on Cudi and Wayne tapes Had the dedication back in grade 8 By the 10th grade we was bumpin Whiz With a B in math, smokin' grade A In my spare time, used to meditate while I medicate Dozin' off on the interstate Til I blacked out like Sammy Sosa I was runnin' wild, I ain't play it safe Then my momma called saying it's all bad Brother going through withdrawals I felt his pain dawg, we the same dawg Life is different, so apart And look we made it out the dark Thank the Lord we caught a spark Yeah, 'cause I was out there breaking laws Jake's never caught a nigga with a charge But I knew one day, with all these long nights And target practice at the stars We'd soon set the boy apart Yeah, our son with the art Yeah, used to hate you, now I thank you All you knew is what you taught But it's good now, 'cause I'm good now I still think how it was bad just a week ago We was tryna make an honest livin' It ain't easy though Insufficient funds, what the hell I got this visa for? Plus a nigga walkin' 'Cause I do not have a vehicle Lord I need some angels Send some halos to yo people Show us things we never seen before Tryna move a mountaintop Ballin' til they call us out One man, one plan Single as a dollar now Ex-girl had me stressin' It's a blessin' Im the best out here (I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, I'm the) Yeah (I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, yeah) It's a blessin' Im the best out here (I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, yeah) The best out (I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, yeah) (I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, yeah) The best out (I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, yeah) (I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, yeah) The best out (I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, yeah) The best out (I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, yeah) (I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, yeah) (I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, yeah) (I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, I'm the, yeah) Yeah Carpe Noctem Meanin' to seize the night Some of us take it for granted The night symbolizes truth A moment in time when you could be whatever you want It symbolizes fear to some But security to others Seize the night Keep faith And prosper