[Verse: Cole Young]
Decent man with somecommon flaws
He told me looking back he wished he would'vefathered more
We never really had a relationshipall in all
sh**, I ain't tripping, though
I learned that somethinggone is gone
I grew up where thepapas walk
Themamas off, trying to keep orcop a job
As kids we alldesigned a wall
k** the pain, f** aTylenol
We found ithard to talk
Emotions alwaysbottled off
But when thembottles gottopoppin' off
We startedpoppin' off!
Like "Who the f** gon' tell mewhat to do?"
Middle fingers in the air, yelling"f** you, too!"
Off the cliff, we don't know no "Huxtables"
Reckless and dysfunctional, careless and corruptible
Restless and uncomfortable, don't want nobeefbutcut the bull
And my n***as all on thatsame ship
Going thru all thatsame sh**, but we don'tsay sh**
Just let thepain sit in a gang of glacialgazes
Age hitsand yourbrainshifts and thedays shiftlike theday shift
They don'tchange sh**, justrearrange it
We used tolaugh a lot, but now we'remad a lot
That's why I used to pen poems, but now Irap a lot
That's why Ray used to be sober, but now he'ssmashed a lot
Because our structure's been ruptured and this is theaftershock
I know my actions shock, my mama raised me better
But my environment's stronger, I guess it raised me better
But made me worse
I bet it's scary to watch your baby's errors
A ton of mothers goin' through, can't imagine these ladies' terror
And their daughters' aredown to f**
If that means s*uttin' for nothin' thinkin' theyfindin' love
But once thediamond's crushed theirtime is up
They'reoutta luck
The first time is the worst time
Cause that's what they'rereminded of
When looking at theguy above
By theguy above
Don't get confused, not in thesky above
I'm talkin'right above
The new guy that she tries tomine for love
Well, that's a game of "Miner's Luck"
But take it to the slot andtry your luck
Cause these n***as f**in' cum adime a nut
And it's a fair bet that these n***as couldn't care less
I f**in' told you, they're careless
The closest that they ever get to showing heart is a bare chest
Often scribbled with ink, that's purposed to mask the cavity
For now fill it with la, that's purposed to battle gravity
After you f**in' lose, you can snap back to reality
Lapse back to insanity, that's back to humanity
Lab rats for duality's fast track to neutrality
Intelligent ignorance: man's average mentality
So I don't trust nobody, they're two-faced
Some n***as went and got a new face
So I'm out here posted with a screw face
f** it then, I'm tuckin' in' my shoelace
Ain't trippin'. Trying to move to a new place
But see my old ways in my new days
Brought my baggage up, but no suitcase
But I'll be fine, I don't need no one to help me
Ain't nothin' no one could tell me
I don't think no one could feel me
Cause I don't think that no one knows the real me
What makes me stronger f**in' k**s me
I guess that's why we-
[Hook: Teddy Woolman]
Inhale green, exhale dreams
Nothin' better than chillin' with my team
Zip in my pocket, branch in my hand
Snapback's always chillin' on my f**in' head
Stay cooled out
n***a, f** swag
All I do is grind
Got the team on my back