[Verse 1: Cyrus]
In 2012, they held a competition
I ain't win, but The Specktators got their wishes
Dropped that EL Girls and stopped paying tuition
Told my ma some Lansing kids might really make a difference
They Jumpoff, like Charge It to the Game now
See them Neon Lights in their Campaign
So I got on my grind, yeah
The old city rockin' with me, sold out my headliner
Went foreign, I met Chance, we took a chance at this rhyming
Freestyle right off top, the days off top ramen now
When I be feelin' down I text Chance about my problems, yeah
And I don't mean to stunt, but one hell of a ride I been on since I jump
And like Packy's girlfriend, see them backs from the front
Now when I step on stage, ain't no backs to the front
All them eyes on me, hope you catch what you been missing
And if life is a b**h, only date a long distance
But this life full of risks, and this b**h is kind of different
Had to put up with the sh** 'til I could find me other b**hes
[Hook: Cyrus]
And this that sh** from my city, from my city, alright
This that sh** from my city, from my city, oh
This that sh**, I been on a ride, go something like this, yeah
This that sh**, I been on a ride, go something like this
My city (x5), alright
Oooh's like this, my city, my city, my city bae
[Verse 2: Packy]
Still not used to this, I'm learning
I know you don't like it that you can't see behind the curtain
I know that other artists tell you every time they work and say my feelings for the music, I don't talk unless I'm certain
I just ain't built like that, talk is cheap and it's still like that
My heartbeat on these beats better than them though, I just feel like that
Yeah we both claim it real but they ain't real like that
People reading in reverse, they back to frontin'
Bullsh** freestlyin' a verse, then it's back to stuntin', what talent
They got a gift, but they ain't wrapping nothing
If I got it, I really got it, I'm bad at bluffing
This sh** been driving me crazy, y'all on that bandwagon
Fake is the new real, might make that the name of the album, no tellin'
Get it in the city that we dwell in
Everybody with me, 517, and bet that sh** is sellin'
People actin' like they stayed down
They want that hero sh** but this ain't Cape Town, nobody safe now
Came a long way from dropping, getting no love
Been around the country where we poppin' and they know us
Looking back to see how far it's come and it's far from done
Still the best one with the bars and that's barring none
Shout the fans, made the Sixteen really dope
'17 is 'bout to be crazy up in my city though
[Outro: Cyrus]
This that sh** from my city, from my city, oh (x4)