Always Knew

Yeah, this right here is dedicated to

My family, my friends, my lady, everybody that held me down

(Shine a light on me) Through the highs and the lows

(Shine a light on me) Especially the Lord, you know what I mean

(Shine a light on me, shine a light on me)

Y'all the bright light in my life, you feel me

(Yeah, aye

Shine a light on me)

Learned a lot over the last few years

Industry people ain't friends, just peers

I learned that these girls is easy like the morning of a Sunday

They don't love you until you gone like Harambe

Still killing over colors, now it's Black and blue

We dying everyday, B, we just don't make the news

When you speak up for your race, just watch

They gon' twist and say you hate these cops, I'ma take these shots

How can he love Jesus, Kanye, and K Dot?

Martin, Malcolm, and Schaeffer, Mitsubishi, and Maybach

Contradictory, nah, it's complimentary

Understanding me ain't for the simple and elementary

Oh, I know this might go over some heads

But I come from being government-fed, could be running from feds

But now I give the government bread

'Cause you playing back the words that I said, that's crazy

I can't believe we made it through (Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah)

My mama say she ain't surprised, told me that she always knew

(Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah)

My day one still the same ones, love to the crew

(Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah)

I told my lady, "I ain't never met nobody like you"

(Thank you) I thank you

Now I remember, uh, I was sittin' in my room

Glued to my television daily after school

And I never saw me going to college

Higher learning was a different world, I can acknowledge

I used to imagine being a Black rage

Gettin' paid from doing this little rap thing

And now I'm paying these professors couple thousand for a lesson

Graduated in recession, Sally Mae just want a check and I'm stressing

Rap music, it was all a dream

Now I'm in a session chasing my dreams

Who woulda knew, man? It's crazy

S1 introduced me to Jay-Z

Never met my dad, but I met the music that raised me

I know this might go over some heads

But I come from being government-fed, could be running from feds

But now I give the government bread

'Cause you playing back the words that I said, that's crazy

I can't believe we made it through (Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah)

My mama say she ain't surprised, told me that she always knew

(Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah)

My day one still the same ones, love to the crew

(Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah)

I told my lady, "I ain't never met nobody like you"

(Thank you) I thank you

Listen, I know God did it, can't take the credit

Paid off all of my debts, but I still feel so indebted

Been all over the world with these songs I wrote

My life story oughta give y'all hope

Without a doubt, I've been doubted and counted out

I've been down for the count, about to quit

Mamma told me keep going, 'cause I was made for this

I either get a scholarship or I could get a hit

I still can't believe I made it here, yeah

I can't believe we made it through (Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah)

My mama say she ain't surprised, told me that she always knew

(Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah)

My day one still the same ones, love to the crew

(Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah)

I told my lady, "I ain't never met nobody like you"

(Thank you) I thank you

Shine a light on me, shine a light on me

Shine a light on me, shine a light on me

Yeah, aye

Shine a light on me, shine a light on me

Shine a light on me, shine a light on me