Yeah, it's Compton forever

I'm from where it's definitely vicious

I hope it's love for my city

I left cause I'm handling business

I had to change

I know that the old me that came with a terrible image

How could you play with the way that you changed

On the squad like you came with a scrimmage

Could tell you it's love, but it isn't

I could be on some drugs, but I ain't though

I could drink, but I'd rather just stay home

I care less of what everyone else on

Can't hop off until the numbers look right like I'm putting some weight on

Gotta grind until I'm so high in the sky that it's a damn near a cloud that'll lay on

I done been on my last with the pape gone

Really needed some help, but they ain't say nothing

Now I'm gonna be selective of who at the party with me on the day that the cake coming

I'm still hiding my feelings, it ain't nothing

All this pain in my body, wanna hate something

Tryna let go of pride to keep me alive

See the gun on his hip, but I ain't ducking

I might lose to the dot on the drake button

I might lose to a cop if his day bad

If I see a new day, I'ma stay at it

You can't get you a play, you can stay mad

I just want all the shit that we ain't had

Working so hard for the shit that we ain't grabbed

See, I got dreams too

My homie died so young, but he had dreams too

Ain't grabbed a Ferrari yet, but I still dream too

I could rap to you like this, but I can't sing too

Wanna change the whole damn hood feel like I need to

I hope you know that it's Compton forever

Yeah, it's Compton forever

I'm from where it's definitely vicious

I hope it's love for my city

I left cause I'm handling business

I had to change

I know that the old me that came with a terrible image

How could you play with the way that you changed

On the squad like you came with a scrimmage

Could tell you it's love, but it isn't

I could be on some drugs, but I ain't though

I could drink, but I'd rather just stay home

I care less of what everyone else on

Can't hop off until the numbers look right like I'm putting some weight on

Gotta grind until I'm so high in the sky that it's a damn near a cloud that'll lay on

So happy I'm still in the game

Some people ain't leaving the bleachers

I don't really care for the fame

I heard that it come with some leeches

It's me versus me when I step on the track

I'ma run like it came with a feature

They seeing Hodari and call him a rapper

I swear that I feel like a teacher

There's a whole lot of shit I can teach you

This the first time I'm in love with a keeper

Last one took my whole heart to the reaper

How the hell love gon' come with a fever

Still moving the same

I switch my position like never

For good or for better, just know that it's Compton forever