Against All Odds

How you been I'm doing swell While I'm present in the past I cannot dwell So far so good it's gon better I can tell It's in the books guess I finally learned to spell Take a L and you can bet I bounce back til it's down pat Used to drop tracks that would not amount jack I would think about the positives and not about lack Got a master vision and I never doubt that Give a damn how much I stream, I never lost my steam Now I'm held in high esteem when I step out on the scene Phony people showing love, I know that they don't mean Cause the whole time we was speaking he kept calling me "Sheleem" I don't pay them any mind, always focused on the grind Spent a quarter century ugly now these thotties think I'm fine Prolly cause the way I shine, messed around and made them blind They got insufficient funds so I gracefully decline You forgot lemme remind you This ain't nothin new Everything I said I would I see it coming true Standing on my toes tryna to stay above it all Hands up in a ball with my back against the wall And it's me against the world (Me vs the world) Alone Don't, belong, trust, I won't Follow in they footsteps bruh I cannot be a clone Trust my intuition and I do this on my own Get it hot hot in the summer Oh no please don't treat me like another up & comer All that ever did was put a chip up on my shoulder So I had to dip and make it pop I'm selling soda Tryna meet my quota feel like bench pressing a boulder Can't lose my composure I don't force it I'm not yoda That's a reach but so what stretch my back I'm doin yoga Steady gettin older huh, patience getting lower Meanwhile I done went up like price on petro Now I'm stuck up like nights on Metro I been on overdrive since get go Money my forte mine's on mezzo Talking that green got sauce no pesto I pop out least expected Listen this genius manifested I am the cleanest antiseptic Man respect it This ain't nothin new Everything I said I would I see it coming true Standing on my toes tryna to stay above it all Hands up in a ball with my back against the wall And it's me against the world (Me vs the world)