DIY - Work (ft. Above Average and Strongarm) lyrics

[Verse 1: Louis Strongarm] When the gates flood open n let ya in Start paddlin its where we all begin An upstream battle n thats not the end swim Try not to lose sight of your friends Then lose sight of yourself instead A new sight a selfish man Thrown in a cage to fight so its you or him Me i came out swinging thats what got me here You get what you pay for get what you strain for Only twenty seven its already gettin too painful to Keep my guard up im findin it hard ta Keep my eyes on the prize while my heart pumps I didn't get a head start me i got a hood start Me i had ta worked hard to get to the good part Now that ive made t id say that its worth it If youre tryna get paid then its best ta get workin [Verse 2: Above Average] We went from art shows and open mics To rockin the regency on that cold december night It felt right At the time I was feelin like a million bucks But still a million ain't close to close enough Nah, I wanna be on that Jay-Z status Run this town? Nah I run the world hate me ba*tards Oh you mad? Cuz I stack mad greenbacks And your favorite rapper's rhyme scheme makes me laugh? It's like they write their bars, like they're writin' paragraphs Makin me tear out my hair can't bare to hear another track You gotta put in effort if you want the merit badge Imma fly past these wack acts like acrobats That's after the fact of us puttin more work in 5 years, and 4 albums later, you gone be hurtin' Wishin and wonderin bout why you never booked us Cuz DIY is makin it big, and you ain't hooked up You're shook up. And all your haters still don't understand How that goofy as kid from Piner High is now the man See, I had a plan. Just write as much as I can Met up with smooth and louis now we tourin Japan We maneuvering our fans overseas in demand Cool breeze through my hand, Cuties in the van sh**, but all of that is in the future You gotta put in work if you don't wanna be a loser WORK!