Adam Smith - Ring the Alarm lyrics

[Verse 1: Avelino] I payed my dues with effort I still lose count counting my blessings Sold dubs at my gigs, pain is the essence Now I'm making hits, taking them hits made me a weapon Uh, I never had a pot to piss in Now I piss in a pot of gold and watch it glisten In a race with my own race, that's not the mission That's why I'd rather link WSTRN than cop a Smith & Every time that top was missing, I went missing Came back and left the old me, my friends miss him How am I gonna stay the same tryna make a difference? Tryna make a living, then make a k**ing and live k**ing sh** I mind my business cuh my mind's on my businesses Kicked out of business studies, studied my businesses It's kind of crucial what Ms. Simmons did I've got away with words, a way with words cause I'm a lyricist Mumma needs a new stove so I do stove Could have got sectioned, I had to do road And now I've got some new dough off a new flow Couple diamonds, I can k** one bird with two stones [Pre-Hook: Tiggs Da Author] I used to wake up in the AM, cold showers While I hear my Nana praying, amen Counting money, watching Boondocks Then I put it in my shoebox, still tryna put my crew on [Hook: Tiggs Da Author] Ring the alarm, ring the alarm Everybody run when the po po come All I see is a smoking gun Whoa, yeah Ring the alarm, ring the alarm Everybody wanna be all in, so I'mma stay up till the morning comes Whoa, yeah [Verse 2: Avelino] How am I going to sign a deal with ya, even deal with ya? If you don't deal with me properly, what's the deal with ya? I was taught to be real with ya, so I'm real with ya Though I'm in Tommy Hilfiger, still a real n***a Yeah, my plan A was my plan B I only planned my A levels for my family And now I'm with a bad b**h and some bad breed youts Even though I can't change them, I can teach The things we used to do for figures Now I do a one show and that's a new four figures I can go forever and a few more minutes I'm just tryna paint pictures, I don't do this for the image I do this for the broke n***as Not the 'lose a little hope and it's over', they're some joke n***as I don't dodge my old women Cause there's nothing wrong with gold diggers When you dig for gold with your own n***as Shining, from the ground up, we was grinding Told the mandem watch cause it's timing The top is like a DM, I'mma slide in And bring my people through, I've got pride in my lions [Pre-Hook: Tiggs Da Author] I used to wake up in the AM, cold showers While I hear my Nana praying, amen Counting money, watching Boondocks Then I put it in my shoebox, still tryna put my crew on [Hook: Tiggs Da Author] Ring the alarm, ring the alarm Everybody run when the po po come All I see is a smoking gun Whoa, yeah Ring the alarm, ring the alarm Everybody wanna be all in, so I'mma stay up till the morning comes Whoa, yeah [Bridge: Avelino] Don't tell me about no hard knock life When you've had a good dream, the alarm's not nice Heart on my sleeve but my garms weren't nice I would talk to myself and ask for advice Like, how am I gonna get this dough? And was it really worth my time? Do I say yes or no? Do I let sh** slide or do I get involved? And everything changed when I went with the flow, yeah [Pre-Hook: Tiggs Da Author] I used to wake up in the AM, cold showers While I hear my Nana praying, amen Counting money, watching Boondocks Then I put it in my shoebox, still tryna put my crew on [Hook: Tiggs Da Author] Ring the alarm, ring the alarm Everybody run when the po po come All I see is a smoking gun Whoa, yeah