Gangsta

You say you a gangsta, that don't impress me none You say you a gangsta, ain't seen a thing you done I do it all myself, I ain't gettin' help From no one, from no one Yeah, I'm young, twenty-one, living in a crazy world But I know the difference between a man and a herb You frontin' like you got it, claim they hittin' on your wallet Gucci tellin' you the time and you watch it Now I ain't stuntin' like my daddy, he's livin' with my grammie Used to be a big baller, he's survivin' off of gamblin But I love 'im, he's my daddy, yeah, I love 'im, he's my daddy Put 'im in a big house before I ever see a Grammy And my mommy started working days at the church Findin' faith in god 'cause the real world hurts So much evil lurks, they just make us work But we can't find work Abeula, mami, and the girls, in a one-bedroom South beach lifestyle, they just payin' for the view Mommy on the couch since she was forty-two Sacrificing for the kids, 'cause that's what mommies do So I smoke my spliff, I spliff it hard Candy says to stop, my voice is gettin' too harsh So I sobered up, and my thoughts they rush And now I think of you behind bars Cross state lines, they spliffin' good In Miami you catch a charge And the whole family tears apart You say you a gangsta, that don't impress me none You say you a gangsta, ain't seen a thing you done I do it all myself, I ain't gettin' help From no one, from no one You say you a gangsta, that don't impress me none You say you a gangsta, ain't seen a thing you done I do it all myself, I ain't gettin' help From no one, from no one And this recession's so depressin' My parents don't stop stressin' Just hopin' I learned all they lessons And I'm payin' for this session I'm payin' for this session And I'm payin' rent, food, clothes, phone, Christmas presents Six shots in, I'm just countin' all my blessings No days off, baby, I ain't restin' I told my sins, now I'm done confessin' You say you a gangsta, but that don't impress me none You say you a gangsta, ain't seen a thing you done I do it all myself, I ain't gettin' help From no one, from no one You say you a gangsta, but that don't impress me none You say you a gangsta, ain't seen a thing you done I do it all myself, I ain't gettin' help From no one, from no one On the way to the top, I make with what I got You want my number, baby, I'm on a mission, catch up Men sellin' love like thieves But when the girlie leaves, he'll start flirtin' with me So I took my heart off my sleeve Never trust a man 'cause they all hungry Yeah, they all hungry Never trust a man 'cause they all hungry Right when you thought you had me Baby, you just lost someone Finally got over you, baby, time to move on Never learned your lesson, ain't even gonna question Why it went so wrong Right when you thought you had me Baby, you just lost someone Finally got over you, baby, time to move on Never learned your lesson, ain't even gonna question Why it went so wrong You say you a gangster, that don't impress me none You say you a gangster, ain't seen a thing you done