[Verse 1] My life move faster now We gon' make it happen now Man, I don't even have a doubt This is all after it came crashing down Can't forget when me and O ain't even have sh** Had to pay to play a show, homie that was tragic But we stayed on the grind all the time Made somethin' out of nothin', that's what I call magic I was dead broke, ain't a damn thing funny So damn hungry no food in my tummy Couldn't see the light even when the sh** sunny Back when I was askin' Grandma for that money I was too ashamed to go tell my Mom That I lost all the dough that she gave me If she found out that I gambled that sh** Man I don't even know what'd she say to me... I came [Hook] Crashin', crashin', crashin' down X8 [Verse 2] My situation was gettin' so bad To the point where you couldn't even get me to laugh I was more focused on what I didn't have Than what I did have, so I had get back My fire, my desire for a better life No lies, I'ma try 'til I get it right Staying up all night, making sure I don't sleep 'til ya'll wakin' up, alright... I don't know a mutha f**a out there Who be workin' as hard as a brother out here I don't know why a dude like you Always puttin' me down, when I be in yo town You can't tell me you don't feel what I be sayin' I thought you'd be happier that one of us made it We in the same game, so we f**in' related When I bleed, you bleed, man cut all the hatred... Cause I won't stop 'til we winnin' 'Til we on top and my whole team fitted 'Til we all drive drops, no bummy a** civics Told those critics, one day we' gon' get it How you gon' front? sh**, how you gon' doubt me When you don't really know nothin' about me You sound dumb, but you really want clown me
'Til you find out about the buzz that surrounds me Now you wanna chill, and now you wanna talk Now you wanna build and now you wanna call Me and tryn' get involved, but I'm way too gone You had your chance, why'd you wait so long? Ah, I don't wanna blame you though But you the same dude that tried to change me though Look, I told ya'll from the muhf**in' jump All the dollars in the world couldn't change my flows… [Hook] [Verse 3] 19 started off as an intern This game insane, I been learned Everybody gon' f** you But when you get hot everybody gon' love you Everybody try to hug you When you hit that stage, everybody want touch you I don't trust you, I know too much That's why I never let 'em get close to us Now I see the snakes in the gra** I learned a whole lot from mistakes in my past Do what you love in this life Don't be like everybody that's chasing the cash That's how you end up in the bed with the wrong one You might win for a little but you lose in the long run Better save those chips once when you make that hit, then you gone son Not me, I'm tryn' have a career like Jay-Z So that means I'll stay when they leave You lames won't play me My songs is so GOOD that 'Ye should pay me Me, all the sh** I've been through All the sh** I've done and all the sh** I'm into Made me what I am today I fell down and got up, you ran away I looked failure in eyes and I didn't blink Had a flood on my boat but I didn't sink While everyone round town told me get a plan B I just followed my dreams man, I didn't think Cause I knew that I'd get there one day No turning back, I ain't taking no lunch breaks Man, I gotta make ends meat some way Man, I gotta make ends meat some way [Hook]