[Verse 1]
I was born with a chip on my shoulder
Better made, sweet barbecue
Remember them long trips
Bong rips out in K-Zoo
Performing for teenyboppers
They was bout my little sister age
And she was only 10
Now she just wanna hit the stage
I tell her follow your clairvoyance
You're gorgeous
Everything you want in life will fall in your lap
I wish I had the chance to take all of it back
But to keep her sanity trapped was just the hardest thing
You gotta do more than dance and sing little girl
Now why the f** I do that to a 10 year old?
Tell her everything that glitters ain't forever gold
And everything that shimmers ain't a thing to remember
I can remember times when I was just heavy on my grind
Tell her watch out for these tangos they yo enemies
And you gotta have some money flipping tons of keys
And get 100 part time jobs, and depression shadows your aura
This is for your own good
So Imma take these shots for ya
[Chorus]
Cause I'm a soulja
I'm a soulja
I done been through it all and back
I done been through it all and back
I done been through it all and back
I done been through it all 2x
[Verse 2]
I probably feel like I done seen so much in the course of 7 years
And I feel like I done probably done shed a lake of tears
But there really ain't no point to throwin' tantrums and fits
Stop cryin' lil n***a, you ain't no b**h!
You from Detroit n***a, if you can get out you can conquer all
And there's no room for fumbles when you're on the ball
Get it in motion that's that, that avalanche effect
I hope this one get me on safe before I go raising my tech
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Quiet down the music's loud
Can hear it all through motor town
You say you want to be a star
Well I hope you not afraid to drown
You gotta start on ground level
That's below sea level
In this city of atlantis, people gonna hold you down
Get some homies, call ya Golden
Makes some raps, start a movement
Have some fun, get into fights
Call the cops, run for your life
Smoke a lot to ease the pain
Laugh a lot to hide the sh**
Invest and manifest and you'll get everything up in this b**h
And then the f**ing choir sings
[Outro]
Let me take these shots for you baby
How you work in a world that's so crazy
Baby, can I be your soulja?
Your soulja, your soulja 2x
Baby, can I be your soulja?