Grew up in a bad place, tryna live good

Where nuff of the mandem get misunderstood

My mama tried the best that she could

But it's not easy growing up in the hood

Grew up in a bad place, tryna live good

Where nuff of the mandem get misunderstood

My mama tried the best that she could

But it's not easy growing up in the hood

They try say man will end up dead or in jail

Now look at the mandem we're doing well

We're popping champagne and getting girls

And we're hopping on planes around the world

Not bad for a brudda that grew up from the block

Not bad for a man that never grew with a lot

I remember when I used to hide food in my socks

Now gyal are wining to my tunes in the club

I remember when the olders try send man to cunch

They try gas me up and show me fake love

From a young buck I knew what I was on

But we thank God, we kept it true from the jump

Now I celebrate with my brothers

Now I'm cutting cake with my brothers

And we pray for greatness in abundance

'Cause all the mandem

Grew up in a bad place, tryna live good

Where nuff of the mandem get misunderstood

My mama tried the best that she could

But it's not easy growing up in the hood

Grew up in a bad place, tryna live good

Where nuff of the mandem get misunderstood

My mama tried the best that she could

But it's not easy growing up in the hood

Grew up in the same place that Sterling and George did

This is dedication, darg, I didn't forfeit

My ends are dangerous but at the same time it's gorgeous

And I wouldn't change it for anything

And I just spoke to my brother Star and he buss a little tear

He said "You've been going hard, darg, and your still here"

There was like 20 of us, some ended up doing years

I had to do my ting and let them do theirs

But look now, my career looks bright

This is what black excellence looks like

We live life and book flights, yeah

Pure greatness nothing but good vibes, yeah

Now we celebrate with the brudders

Popping champagne with the brudders

And we pray for greatness in abundance

Ha, mad move, all the mandem

(Grew up in a bad place, tryna live good

Where nuff of the mandem get misunderstood

My mama tried the best that she could

But it's not easy growing up in the hood

Grew up in a bad place, tryna live good

Where nuff of the mandem get misunderstood

My mama tried the best that she could)

But it's not easy growing up in the hood

Grew up in a bad place, tryna live good

Where nuff of the mandem get misunderstood

My mama tried the best that she could

But it's not easy growing up in the hood

Grew up in a bad place, tryna live good

Where nuff of the mandem get misunderstood

My mama tried the best that she could

But it's not easy growing up in the hood