[Intro] Alright, this the one though... Ugh... Yeah... [Verse 1] I done came a mighty long way But time flys, so it's feeling like a long day I wrote first flow, when I was in the 10th grade I came out the gate, on point like a switch blade I remember kicking flows in the hallway At Reseda high, getting Ooh's and Aah's all day I guess since I used to draw as a child I never had a problem with drawing a crowd But look, I'm just tryna make my Ma and them proud I had to learn from mistakes cause my Pa waddnt around Like some dogs turn snake, when that cake is at stake And foul play will exist, with chicks out for the chips So it's as simple as this, pay attention to sh** Seeing it coming's half way to preventing the sh** To be honest I don't feel competition exist Cuz besides some Pac sh**, what's realer than this? [Hook] I put my heart into my music, (music) They say im caught up in illusion, (illusions) Some say it's looking like I'm losing, (losing) But baby I was born to do this (do this) And I know I'm on some new sh** But just watch how I do this I won't stop, I'm refusing So please stop with the snoozin' And don't confuse my dream with an illusion [Verse 2] Its funny how people doubt you, because they doubt themselves They failed, so they figure that you will as well These n***as fake as hell... Man they rather see you sleeping with the whales, then to see you doing well But I'm tryna see my boat sail, cuz being broke's hell
They throwing salt, but I'm no sail And Rahim is a king, so I gotta hail I'm money driven, so they pray I leave a paper trail But nah, Best believe I see ya scheme And the only way that you'll succeed, (ugh) is in your wildest dreams (Why) Cause you getting cropped out the gallery Misery enjoys company, but lacks hospitality So they don't wanna see me win unless they can tag along I'm finna ball out, watch me get my madden on Cuz I'm a warrior, fighting for my dreams So I'm sorta like a Spartan, mixed with Martin Luther King Mean... [Hook] [Verse 3] I never listened to what my momma was telling me... Until the day I caught a felony They labeled me a failure, but ain't no fail in me sh**, that was just a part of my destiny I had to hit my head to learn, cuz the words I Ignored And crime still be calling but I just hit ignore Cuz December 4, will be my last day on probation Fighting temptation, in my brains train station But im back on track, so it's no back tracking I threw the deuces to that bull, then I sent it packing You can't wait around for sh**, you gotta make it happen God gave me a gift, I'm finna take advantage Gift rap flo, I'm gifted with the rappin' But the percent of me winning often triggers laughter But ima make it happen... So watch how the critics get to clappin' When I'm finished with this chapter [Hook] ...[End]