[Chorus]
Am I doin' what I can? What I must?
Will I bust before I f**?
Is this work enough?
Voice loud, am I worth a puff?
Let alone a gram
Been a month, songs have hardly broke a grand
But I stand tall ‘cuz I believe
Red cross ain't never come'n no relief
But I gotta eat, so I'm crossin' names off the list
Words like bullets, an' my mouth a pistol
This will do it right?
I mean I gotta do it right?
This my only shot
One in the chamber, feelin' the danger
Messiah an' manger, made to save the game
Resurrect it like the third day
The truth hurts but it's okay
This generation gotta learn to live
Learn to give, or we all burn
I been yearnin' an' turnin' my head
From people on the wrong path when I had enough
That simple math it's never addin' up
Makes me sad to see it
Yeah the greatest wanna be
Then it dawned on me
Everybody scared they just runnin' blind
Tryna' find a sign
Or some sh** divine
Make that money but it feeds couruption
I'm just tryna' feed my brotha'
Stitch my tattered life
Wakin' up to b**hes in my bed in the middle of the night
An' I didn't lay the pipe
It's frightning, ‘cuz I'm drownin
My career is crownin'
Flow astoundin'
Bound to make it
Ankles bound, hands been tied
But it's alright
See me break it or just take it to the grave
SOS, I need save'n
Can't you see my mind is fadin'
I hate it, but this life is mine, I ain't doin fine
I'm just doin' time, for a crime, didn't commit it
But I'm f**in' up, I'll admit it
See my work, rappin' sh**, still committed, yeah
[Chorus]
Am I doin' what I can? What I must?
Will I bust before I f**?
Is this work enough?
Voice loud, am I worth a puff?
Let alone a gram
Been a month, songs have hardly broke a grand
But I stand tall ‘cuz I believe
Villainous sh**, when I'm feelin' this vibe
Livin' like a king yeah it's what I dream
An' it seems I'ma do it, be affluent
I been truant but I'm focused
Livin' for the moment like I own this
Yeah, ‘cuz I do
Everybody got it but the mindset gotta get it
Not the hit it quit it
But to f** the game and birth a kid
Through adversity
Set up on your journey
If you got a burnin' pa**ion
Let it free
From the booth to the stage
If I spit the truth raise them hands
If you feelin' like you couldn't do it now you can
Pushin' till the end like I am
Been a year since I wrote the brink but I'm still on it
Wish I mixed it like a pro but it bump
Damn, that's why I got all this pride for my city
It was sh**ty but ya'll f**ed with me
That's inspiration for the future
I'll pay it forward with a LP
Eventually
I'll make a milli, then I'll give it back
All ya'll bought the clothes up on my back
If you made me it's a rack, it's a thanks
But it's more than just the bank
It's the thought
You believe, I'll achieve
It's serene, it means the world
To let me spread my message round the globe
From a mic inside my home
So you know you ain't alone
An' I'll realize it too
This life is crazy
But I always knew it's what I'd do
Through the rhymes, bars and the hooks too
Just believe