Little lonnie made a way would be the latest scoop

The heart that hardly changed from that nappy braided nuisance running nameless by the neighbour's stoop

Through sweater stains they ain't know I was born nice, so ahead of my award nights

My mom gon' probably pray her baby saved a suit

Had the knockoff Nikes with the faded swoop, when older kids served the corners I came to snoop

Mamma told me never follow heathens 'til I'd heed the warning

Them boys was moving wreckless for they rep around the scene 'til they ain't seen the morning

Hardly certain if I was finna see twenty-fiveee

Still my father's own

Always known a solid home since roaches ran my kitchen stove

I know that it was love insideee

Ran with a sturdy clique, my folks was worried sick

Now they just rant and rave 'bout how I'm living brave and blessed, major flex

On the way to something stable so I stayed the quest

I hold this hope for better days that feel more like a weighted vest

While trudging through the land of snakes where legacy's awaiting next

Had a whole host of meetings with these label reps, they ain't invest a dime inside my savings

But they paid respects

Surrounded by grey skies, coulda sworn by now it would be raining checks

In vicious ways, when all i seen is ricochets of delayed effects

I just

Need me a breather i receive in waves

I'm grateful now to see my saddest seasons from a seasoned age

My teachers hearing tales of my survival probably seemed amazed

My slacky habits had my parents steaming when they seen the grades

They thought the only way from A to B was making B's and A's

My brodie's plotting B and E', they seen it all from A-Z

Those demons surely breeded rage, was hoping I could lead the ways

Quit my job to live the dream and barely made an even wage

The way that I been working 'round the clock I think i need a raise

Think I need a raise

I said

We came a long way from hungry summers with a flow to put my fears on

When the road was so severe we had to steer on

But now it seems my people's need a hero so from here on

I swear this kind of pressure keep a **** working year long

Uh

Keep a **** working year long

Shit

I pray to lord to keep my circle small and my career long