[Hook] Ever since I was a little boy I told myself that I'm the man My teacher said I need a real job And that I shouldn't be a rapper Ake di kene ke ya ba kena Ake di kene ke ya ba kena I'm on the stage doing dabs Doing dabs counting cash I'm sorry you ain't get the memo I'm sorry you ain't get the memo I'm sorry you ain't get the memo I'm sorry you ain't get the memo Ake di kene ke ya ba kena Ake di kene ke ya ba kena I'm sorry you ain't get the memo I'm sorry you ain't get the memo [Verse 1] I had to make my own decisions Ain't nobody see the vision I was smiling at you laughing at me nou di la** you begging me to get you tickets Just so you can come and see me And lie about me, say we n***as You got my handle, now you're at me every single chance you get when you on twitter I can turn a hater to a fan Neh pa ti potsa, bare kramma I was writing raps up in cla** they were raising hands always had the answers Papa thought I wouldn't pa** Hit that n***a with a bachelors Yeah I could've gotten more distinctions But I was too busy writing all these smash hits [Hook] Ever since I was a little boy I told myself that I'm the man My teacher said I need a real job And that I shouldn't be a rapper Ake di kene ke ya ba kena Ake di kene ke ya ba kena I'm on the stage doing dabs Doing dabs counting cash I'm sorry you ain't get the memo I'm sorry you ain't get the memo I'm sorry you ain't get the memo I'm sorry you ain't get the memo Ake di kene ke ya ba kena Ake di kene ke ya ba kena I'm sorry you ain't get the memo I'm sorry you ain't get the memo [Verse 2] Father forgive me I have been acting so different Made some regretful decisions The pain that's within me has put me in such a position This wasn't even my intention I understand that the choices you make are a lesson So I ask you for protection Carry me through my progression I spent so much time on reflecting, depressed Now I gotta go get this I'm talking to money, the root of all evil People around you act funny like this ain't the right thing for you to do Or for you to having feed the family We go out and ball a bit maybe then spoil a b**h But b**hes is snitches I swear there's a shortage of women in this current time that we live in You f** her she start catching feelings Crave your attention, f** the whole squad tryna get it Then you get n***as who claim to be n***as But hate on you as soon as you ain't with them n***as Roll with a clique that don't roll with such n***as That hate that they love me Hate that I'm king of the city Pitori ain't sh** without Reece I said it, I mean it, believe it Your daughters affect no opinion My head through the ceiling [Hook] Ever since I was a little boy I told myself that I'm the man My teacher said I need a real job And that I shouldn't be a rapper Ake di kene keya ba kena Ake di kene keya ba kena I'm on the stage doing dabs Doing dabs counting cash I'm sorry you ain't get the memo I'm sorry you ain't get the memo I'm sorry you ain't get the memo I'm sorry you ain't get the memo Ake di kene keya ba kena Ake di kene keya ba kena I'm sorry you ain't get the memo I'm sorry you ain't get the memo