Mama told me gotta go to church

Said i need some God in my life

Anotha said i gotta go to work

Like i Need a job in my life

I be workin every single day doe

Only got the homies on the pay roll

Do this for all the Johnny and Jane Does

We got the Same Goals, Yea we got the Same Goals

Lookin up to that sunset

That street life so suspect

Neva knowin, whats next

But i gotta get it right, so i confess

I gotta let em know .. how I neva thought I'd be

Anybody that people foreva callin me

They wonder how'd i get this, comin up from the kick flips

They wonder how I made it off of the island of the misfits

Its NOT a golden ticket, its NOT a silver spoon

If I wanna have it all, then i GOTTA give it to u

Ayeeee

Mama told me gotta go to church

Said i need some God in my life

Anotha said i gotta go to work,

Like i Need a job in my life

I be workin every single day doe

Only got the homies on the pay roll

Do this for all the Johnny and Jane Does

We got the Same Goal, yea we got the same goals

10 days for that 1 check

Clockin out but ain't done yet

From livin out of a trashbag to

Hotels and that 1 jet

Hackey sack in the hallways

Back to backin the wrong way

Day dreamin in math class

Now I'm backpackin down broadway

These people comin at me

I know inside they aint happy

They buyin somethin flashy

All they had to DO was ask me

I tell em why I do this

You see The truth is

You come up with a come up

Or u come up with excuses

Ayeeeee

Mama told me gotta go to church,

Said i need some God in my life

Anotha said i gotta go to work,

Like i Need a job in my life

I be workin every single day doe

Only got the homies on the pay roll

Do this for all the Johnny and Jane Does

We got the Same Goal, yea we got the same goals