Flex (feat. A.I. The Anomaly)

How you gon', how you gon' flex on me How you gon' flex on me 06, I bought a house off of rap money I was only 25, I was always on the grind My box of rhymes had me sharin' stages With James Brown, serenading the crowd with raw underground Hunger of a youngin', never slowin' down Went around the world, it was a whirlwind kept my head spinnin' around Then my daughter was born, November 12 When I held her in my arms, my heart melted The nurses took her to the NICU, and I felt helpless Rollin' with the punches and the cards I was dealt with Hospital bills fillin' my mailbox Plus the godfather, a soul laid in a coffin Merry Christmas, I know this life is a gift Countin' my blessings, but I'm feelin' the effects of the curse It got worse, July of 07 I was the first to arrive And see my dad after his brain vessel burst Lifeless, never had a chance to say goodbye So I bottled it up inside, wishin' I could rewind time I put my eggs in one basket, tried to make a classic, it didn't happen The economy was crashin, I took a few losses And I had to sell my house before I lost it 08, now I'm back in an apartment But my passion wasn't phased by the hardship I kept goin I booked more shows, I made more songs And I even brought my daughter along Now she's walkin', we gettin' back on our feet It's bittersweet to recall, I didn't know how far we would fall From cloud 19 to losin' everything There's so many details hidden in between Even if we still had a house, it would've been burned down Abandoned and betrayed, and there's nowhere to turn now except God There's nowhere to turn now except God The work of my hands couldn't stand So I learned to stand on a rock instead of sand That's my flex Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom Let not the mighty man boast in his might Let not the rich man boast in his riches But let him who boasts, boast in this That he understands and knows me That I am the Lord who practices steadfast love Justice and righteousness in the earth Who am I that you love me Who am I that you want me Who am I Who am I that you love me Who am I that you want me, that's a flex I fight with my carnal A carnival full of foolishness, fill up my barrels I polish my outer, hopin' you see the shiniest me Adornin' the surface, don't journey too deep I've been crooked and narrow, I mistook me for Pharaoh I'm holdin' me hostage, gun to my inner carcass I'm killer Brutal, brutish, a viper, eagle reachin' Burj Khalifa, pride at the highest, no longer deny it I run from the fire, flames remind me that I am In position to perish, no works or no merit Can save me from violence, it's vital that I Stretch my heart to Messiah, hands to the highest, holy flex Who am I that you love me Who am I that you want me Who am I Who am I that you love me Who am I that you want me yeah