Milestones and middlemen who envy everything you ever did

They'll lie and steal and cheat until they find themselves alone and wearing thin

No, they won't speak about their jealousy, won't tell you 'bout a thing inside their heads

How their worry tends to worry me 'cause Lord knows who they are and if they're friends

Oh, oh, oh

I pray to God my soul to keep

'Cause many men wish death 'pon me

I pray to God my soul to keep

I've paid the price and it ain't cheap

But nothing ever comes for free

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

I've paid the price and it ain't cheap

But nothing ever comes for free

Lying, cheating, little men will change up when they feel a bit of wind

No, they won't be there in the storm, won't be there for me if it all came to an end

Now some of y'all lie through your teeth, but when it comes to me, I can't pretend

So watch your back and watch it close 'cause Lord knows who they are, and if they're friends

Oh, oh, oh

I pray to God my soul to keep

'Cause many men wish death 'pon me

I pray to God my soul to keep

I've paid the price and it ain't cheap

But nothing ever comes for free

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

I've paid the price and it ain't cheap

But nothing ever comes for free

Think I've seen too much

Think I've had enough

I've been burnt too many times

I don't know who to trust

Think I've seen too much

Think I've had enough

I've been burnt too many times

I don't know who to trust

Oh, oh, oh

I pray to God my soul to keep

'Cause many men wish death 'pon me

I pray to God my soul to keep

I've paid the price and it ain't cheap

But nothing ever comes for free

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

I've paid the price and it ain't cheap

But nothing ever comes for free