What you know about jugglin' jobs and strugglin' hard and chasin'

Dreams?

What you know about havin' no car, rent bein' due, and no bling

Bing?

What you know about sacrificin' all your wants for all your needs?

What you know about lovin' your child, just to find out it ain't

Your seed? (That's my pain)

Until you know my joy, know my pain, and know my struggles

(You don't know nothing, no)

Until you've walked these shoes, paid my dues, and felt my troubles

(Till you walked in my shoes)

Until you've shed me tears, known my fears in all my years

(Hey, you, you don't know nothing, nah)

Only till then, you only know what you think you know

What you know about hittin' the block and dodgin' them cops to make

Ends meat? (To survive)

What you know about the lights bein' off, the gas bein' off, and no

Food to eat? (Down and out)

What you know about Goodwill clothes while your friends dressed fly

In junior high?

What you know about grandma's words when she said "One day, boy

You gon' shin", oh yeah, yeah, yeah

Until you know my joy, know my pain, and know my struggles

(Until then)

Until you've walked these shoes, paid my dues, and felt my troubles

(Man, you don't know nothing)

Until you've shed me tears, known my fears in all my years

(Oh, until then)

Only till then, you only know what you think you know

(Don't know, only know)

Until you know my joy, know my pain, and know my struggles

(Only know what you think you know)

Until you've walked these shoes, paid my dues, and felt my troubles

Until you've shed me tears, known my fears in all my years

Only till then, you only know what you think you know

What you know about writin' late at night by candlelight till the shit is

Tight? (What you know?)

What you know about late night prayers and late night tears, hopin'

God, tell me what you know

What you know about earnin' your keep because your dopin' break

Your ass (Hey, what you know?)

And don't you know, the last'll be first, hey, and the first'll be last?

(Until then, you know you don't know nothing, no)

Until you know my joy, know my pain, and know my struggles

Until you've walked these shoes, paid my dues, and felt my troubles

Until you've shed me tears, known my fears in all my years

(Until you, until you, yeah, all my fear)

Only till then, you only know what you think you know

(Only till then, you don't know what got your things)

Until you know my joy, know my pain, and know my struggles

(Until you felt my tears, know my fears, know my struggles, yeah, yeah)

Until you've walked these shoes, paid my dues, and felt my troubles

Until you've shed me tears, known my fears in all my years

(Till you've walked in my shoes, and paid my motherfuckin' dues)

Only till then, you only know what you think you know

(You don't know nothing, and those who know my struggle)

Those that know my pain, put one finger in the air, yeah, yeah

Until then, I said until then, yeah

Until you've walked in my shoes, paid my dues

Know my struggles, know my troubles, hey, hey, hey, hey

Until you know my joy, know my pain, and know my struggles

(Until, until you shared my joy, you felt my joy)

Until you've walked these shoes, paid my dues, and felt my troubles

(Ignored my pain, and I did my years)

Until you've shed me tears, known my fears in all my years

(Out here in the street, yeah, just tryna survive, yeah)

Only till then, you only know what you think you know

(Workin' nine to five, whatever it is I do)

Until you know, until you know