That Was Me

You know that was me staying up putting work in Making sure my family was good, we were hurting Dad lost his job, bank tried to take the house Mom lost her mind, I was tryna make it out You know that was me who came through when it mattered You know that was me turning losses to laughter Divvy up the cash, making sure we all eat Bring us all together, making sure we all speak Wasn't getting sleep, I was focused on the prize Heavy smoking weed, drinking liquor every night The girl I was in love with wasn't just for me I tried to show her things she didn't wanna see My parents were embarrassed, hated seeing them like that They carried me this far, it's time I put 'em on my back My songs were breaking through, my car was breaking down Yeah, the pressure grew, I had to make it now The awkward conversations and the fights increased The days were chaotic, so the nights were my peace I'm locked in like woah, woah You know that was me staying up putting work in Making sure my family was good, we were hurting Dad lost his job, bank tried to take the house Mom lost her mind, I was tryna make it out You know that was me who came through when it mattered You know that was me turning losses to laughter Divvy up the cash, making sure we all eat Bring us all together, making sure we all speak Tried to keep the peace, I was hiding how I felt Only 23, taking care of things myself Paying all the bills, everyone was broke All the while still tryna be the G.O.A.T. I'm lonely all the time, but I've always held my tongue It's been six years since I was a brother or a son My father lost his voice, he knows money speaks They didn't have a choice, they had to come to me The awkward conversations and the fights increased The days were chaotic, so the nights were my peace I'm locked in like woah, woah You know that was me staying up putting work in Making sure my family was good, we were hurting Dad lost his job, bank tried to take the house Mom lost her mind, I was tryna make it out You know that was me who came through when it mattered You know that was me turning losses to laughter Divvy up the cash, making sure we all eat Bring us all together, making sure we all speak Cut off everybody, I ain't got no time to party (yeah) Tryna get these fans and build a motherfucking army (yeah) 'Cause no one's gonna save us but me, so I got us I said that I would, I gotta keep my promise (yeah) Missed out on a lot, yeah, my 20s were a blur (yeah) My mind was always focused on the future, that's for sure But I'd sacrifice it again and again To make sure my fam' doesn't go through that again (for real) Oh, I been on my own, my own, oh Oh, I been on my own, my own, oh You know that was me staying up putting work in Making sure my family was good, we were hurting Dad lost his job, bank tried to take the house Mom lost her mind, I was tryna make it out You know that was me who came through when it mattered You know that was me turning losses to laughter Divvy up the cash, making sure we all eat Bring us all together, making sure we all speak