i grew up 3 brothers no mother
she was there but undercover like the boys who caught my ^!$$% tave
he doin good doin great he got 2 instead 8 cuz the man above the clouds so great

i'm just thankful that i aint in the pen or movin weight
where my dad lives kinsman i think i'm sposed to miss him
but what is there to miss when they aint been in ya life

not by choice but by the law now i know that aint right
how you take them kids away when you aint even see the fight
throw a ^!$$% in a cell for showin up on given nights

cuz he black what is that i know my moms aint feelin that
maybe that is why in fact she took his rights and gave him jack
but over that i got her back with anything she come to me with

and i hope she understand me when i show her im a man and
decisions that i will make whether the music or my fate
gimme time to ventilate memory lane is where i stay

smokin blunts like everyday with the ^!$$%s who here to stay
go by smokaholic swaggerfloe get of my d.i.c.k.
sick of the ^!$$%s from my city play me like im %#@!ty

still they show up to my shows takin notes like ^!$$% really
i'm tryna show my girl i'm wit it take her places out the city
everysingle night i'm wit her she forget about that ^!$$%

steady focused on the goal my team has in front of me
my fans is smokaholics and my haters are just wanna bes


success is what im gonna see or $#&@ it im die tryin
coulda woulda shoulda for them lames that never got inspired
music is my passion and the crowd create the ever lastin

magic that have my body gassed cuz i give my last
breath to feel the fame and money
...im dreamin bout the money

and when i wake up i think about the hustle and struggle
overcomin any opstical these ^!$$%s put in front of us
hard workd pays smokaholics overtime fo yall

woman you would die to call
is mixin up my alchohol
double shotta gin swish sweet and the wrapper gone

only in a cap n gown when i make my mama proud
hani gettin smarter christina with a daughter
rami out in vegas baby boomin guess it started

im lookin out the farthest in my future i see stardom

my ^!$$%s is the rawest my wifey always honest

im chasin down a dream that the hatas wanna tarnish
these ^!$$%s got me started blood pressure sky rocket
i hope my city feel me like the sun in august

don't take me for a sucka cleveland is my city
i rep it til the death and i know it sounds repeated
self esteem has just depleated cuz this road aint neva easy

over time it takes it toll but even tolls can be misleading
im sick of being local but local's where it starts
and if i ever leave the city know the citys in my heart