Still Maintaining (Intro)

This just the life of a boy He done grew into a man and life done took all his joy I was craving for your love but I don't need it no more Grandma house, fifteen deep, we was sleeping on floors But I ain't sleeping on floors, i'm a man now I put my heart into this shit no I can't stand down I got a fully if a nigga ever ran down And I can't give you love again, you had your chance now I did this shit here on my own, ain't have no handouts I can't go broke, I can't allow it We in king size beds, we was sleeping on them pallets It's a million chances out here, man you just got to go grab it I be screaming god did, you'd think my name was DJ Khaled I been through a lot of different shit I just don't talk about Luh cous work the block like 9-5, no he ain't clocking out Niggas be so quick to shoot a stick ain't tryna talk it out I said fuck the streets and chased a bag, I took the paper route I been doing a bunch a different shit since I be on my own I was moving weight to pay bills, pray ma don't hear this song I told Jahi that i'm riding with em, and that's right or wrong Nigga claiming he want smoke, what it is, lets get it on Remember opps walked us down, in the house we left the strap Swear to God thought I was gon lose my life, i'm glad they ain't spent back I pray to God, i'm glad they ain't put me on a pack Since that day don't leave the house without it, i'm dying for I lack Put my trust up in the wrong niggas, my dawg for years he broke the code How you to claim to be my brother but we fell out about a hoe Streets a dangerous game, still tryna figure out the cheat codes All that talking on the net, i'm tryna figure out what you really know I'm tired of this street life, I swear thats all we know I come from a city where the kids don't even grow And that's a shame And we don't even know who to blame This shit it ain't no game We just tryna maintain I said i'm still trying to maintain I said i'm still trying to maintain I said i'm still trying to maintain I said i'm still trying to maintain I said i'm still trying to maintain