Play For Keeps

How much must I repeat? We only play for keeps

No time-outs, no free throws, no refs, no penalties

No handouts, no pit stops, no cheat codes, no sleep

But the drinks are on us, if you with it, then pull up a seat

When you roamin' through the jungle, talk is nothing, talk is cheap

Time is money, money is power, power corrupts eventually, damn

So what are the options? What are the choices left for me?

What other rule is left to break? I guess my fate is a quest for me

Man, I'm a dog that ain't got no leash

Man got a crib that ain't got no lease

Man got a flow that ain't got no brain

But I still get brain, no hands, no teeth, uh

Nowadays, all of the killers on the beat, uh

But where I was raised, all of the killers was down the street

Better do your research

Feelin' like I fell out of the sky and landed feet first

My squad go hard, my squad go country, watch my team work

Hell yeah, you can tell that the boy finna eat

'Cause I took my seat first

Three course meal, full entree, refills

And I want my dessert

So why not make a toast?

Tomorrow could always be worse

I keep them bottles comin' by the kiloliter

And get that ana off your chest, try to keep a clean shirt

I'm so Grand Hustle, you ain't even in my league, sir

What's up with these nerds?

They be out here gettin' they salads tossed

Gettin' they leaves turned

The game just ain't what it used to be, the quality is blurred

But a dyin' breed survived and a dynasty emerged

So put in the air if you entirely concur

She called me hippie 'cause I live without any concern

Up on this green Earth, I'm on them green herbs

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I stay in them trees like the Keeblers

Ha, and they say that I look higher in person

As a kid I played in the yard, but now I'm AstroTurfin'

I lived the actual version of the fantasies they utter

Made-up stories of threesomes, they must just be seein' double, ha

Run for cover, here comes trouble

My heart has grown cold, so I gotta sleep with warmer covers

Polar bear pimpin', solar flare spittin'

Somebody tell 'em that this is professional stuntin', don't attempt it

Society is twisted, they tryna take us under

So when you see them folks, don't forget to warn a brother

I made it out alive, but still the battle is a struggle

Veni, vidi, vici, I came, I saw, I conquered

They mad 'cause I murdered the game

And they name wasn't in the will

You see, most of these haters are mad rappers

Who just still waitin' on a deal

And they jealous of my success

'Cause my shoes cost more than the bill

But I'll never sit down at another table

Unless I'm invited to the meal

To some, it's like conquerin' mountains

To me, it's like steppin' on hills

Remember the images in your mirror

Can be bigger than they appear

And the truth can be hard to swallow

Dependin' the size of the pill

And by the looks, it's about the time

That you had your prescription filled

My life, full-length feature presentation

There are no intermissions, no time for commercial breakin'

A fighter in his prime, a legend in the makin'

There's no debatin' when you let your numbers make the statement

How much must I repeat? We only play for keeps

No time-outs, no free throws, no refs, no penalties

No handouts, no pit stops, no cheat codes, no sleep

But the drinks are on us, if you with it, then pull up a seat