I grew up, a fuckin' up Tie my shoe up, they was newer Damn, need newer In with the baddest girl in the city, I wish I knew her I I weren't so shy, I wish I was a bit more fly I wish that I, could tell her how I really feel I'm the perfect nigga for her, but then maybe that's a lie She like a certain type of nigga, and it's I'm not that guy Ball player, star player, I'm just from the side On the bench, cause my lack of confidence let me fly I grow up with my father, I ain't thinkin' bout that now Fast forward four or so from now I'll probably cry I realize what I missed, but as of now my eyes are dry Cause I'm tryna stay In the city where too niggas die Dream in quiet tryna a suit and tie Who am I? Aye who am I? (Yeah)
change, rearrange, or so do I It ain't always for the better dawg, I lie I get high cause the lows can be so I might bend a little bit but I fold One time for my and two for yours I got food for thoughts to sooth your soul If you see my tears just let me be.. along, nothing to see
I always did shit the hard way, my niggas in the hallway Burnt CD's and like this was Broadway Times Square, kept the dimes in the locker Some Reggie With more brown hairs than that he got it for the low low sell a Dime for a dub, them white ain't know no better Besides, what's twenty dollars to a like that? He his pops he need some lunch and he gon' get it right back I peep game, got snatched my mama keychain her whip, the appeal, to ill to refrain I hit the boulevard pull up to my nigga front His at home, she still let em' hit the blunt though I her hello and sat with my nigga and laughed And talked about how we gon' smash all the in class I complimented how I see him out getting his cash, and just asked "What a gotta do to get that?! Put me on" He just when he seen I was sure 17 Years breathing his demeanor said He told me, "Nigga you know how you right now? You won't my mans, I would think that you a right now, listen" "You everything I wanna be that's why I fucks you So how you looking up to me, when I up to you?" "You bout to go get a degree, I'm bout to be stuck two choices: Either to weight or sell a number two For A hundred bucks or two a week? Do you think that you would know to do if you was me? I got, brothers, one mother that don't love us If they ain't never want us why the fuck never wore rubbers?" I felt ashamed to have ever complained about my lack of And thought how far we done came From trailer park to a front with trees in the sky Thank you mama dry eyes, there ain't no reason to cry You made a genius and I, ain't gon' it for granted I ain't gon' settle for lesser, I gon' take what they handed Nah I'm gon' take they owe me and show you that I can fly And show ol' what she missing The illest alive Aye who am I?
change, rearrange, or so do I, (Aye who am I?) It ain't always for the better dawg, I lie (Aye who am I?) I get high the lows can be so cold I might bend a little bit but I don't One for my mind and two for yours I got food for your thoughts to sooth soul If you see my tears fall let me be along, nothing to see