started from the bottom
making my way to stardom
told my family and friends

not to worry I got 'em
I aint that same kid you
went to school with

over time people changed
then I grew up
fell in love a couple times

then the love died
never knew what pain was
till my momma cried

times is gettin worse
here in the South Side
I'm just tryna make it

and never get outshined
lotta places that I been
people that I know

things that I seen
but I never told a soul
never killed nobody

and I never sold a O
I would never lie to fans
never sell my soul

guess my music ain't qualified for MTV
never have kids sayin they wanna be like me
but fu-$#&@ it I aint stoppin for nothin

I aint trippin or bluffin
I gotta em somethin
managed to get some fans they tell me they love it

they say how you gon' blow without a budget?
and I tell em wit skill, patience and realness
show me somebody who honestly dont feel this

and I'ma change the whole track
start over from scratch
to show these critics

I aint just another ^!$$% tryna rap
cuz my grandma need that pill money
that's 10 grand a month

how the hell we gonna pay it
they just turned the water off
tired of these (*##$es

and they 2 cent criticism
need some fast money
I'm tryna keep away from prison

opinions are opinions
and you know where to stick it
friends aint hit me back

in a year now they wanna kick it
^!$$% $#&@ you
feel me?

if I make it to the top
are they gon' kill me?
I'm just givin you the real me

started with a dollar and a nightmare
and still can't sleep
sendin messages like crazy

like yo do me a solid
check out my new track
I promise you gon' love it

they either tell me $#&@ off
or they tell me good job
half a million views

in a year just gettin started
in the back of my mind
I know it's my time

been in the dark my whole life
is it really true I can shine?
^!$$% hell yeah $#&@in right

you only live once
WRONG
every day I wake up

it's a new life
a chance to start over
a chance to do it right

a chance to look at the sky
and take flight
shout out to my brother
man we almost there
we just gotta keep walkin

I can feel it and it's near
my whole life was a fog
but now I see it so clear
I was made for this
so I no longer have fear

are you ready?
we gon' do this
we talked about it
now we gon prove it
yeah we wanna get rich

but it aint even for us
it's so we can give that good life
to the people we love
the ones who always been here
and they never gave up

my momma, my sister
the few people I trust
grandma got cancer
her medicine cost a salary
and I'm sittin here
complainin bout my allergies

like $#&@ it
after all these people done for me
I gotta stay on my grind
failure is not a option for me
this my story and I'm stickin to it
cuz this the real me I been through it
had plenty of chances to sell drugs

I never did it tho
cuz I got a little niece
I'm a automatic role model
man I just wanted to changed the game for her
but gettin locked up somethin I aint wanna have to explain to her
knees on the ground
like Lord just hear me out

I been through the hell
I could use some Heaven now
I hope he heard me
prayed my whole life
a million things went wrong
couple things went right
feel like I'm dyin

I just gotta keep fightin
and dont guide me towards the light
if it aint lime
whether you flippin burgers
or you flippin !@%!e
that's the same struggle
^!$$% just have hope

we gotta stay on our grind
we in this together
my ^!$$% they can't keep us
down here forever nah
my only role model
is God Satan and Gandhi
Good Evil and Wise

I feel like I'm all three
$#&@ it aint got time to explain myself
I'm just tryna see success before I hang myself
ya feel me? cuz I'm still me?
you want another fake rapper
or the real me
you gon have to lock me up
cuz I'm guilty?
dont wanna see me blow
you gonna' have to kill me
cuz tomorrow, man I'm outta here
I'm talking way up up in the Atmosphere
good riddins to ya
gave these writtens to ya
and through my music
I'm gonna change your life for ya
Motivation