[Hook]
Through my whole life I strived to be great
Though sometimes I just couldn't handle all the stuff on the plate ya see (2x)
Importance of winning's critical
I always tell myself to never lose sight of visuals
So pivotal
Through my whole life I strived to be great
Though sometimes I just couldn't handle all the stuff on the plate
(1st Verse)
Always on alert like a date rape whistling
Just trying to escape this sh** like Snake Plisken
Do you even listen?
To the words that I speak
Not for the meek or fools that's steady b**hing
Always in the kitchen over the pot
But I swear it's never for the rock
Keeping it hot
A drop-top's what I want
So I can stunt & flaunt with my people
Till we get pulled over by the cops
And that sh** ain't no fun when the homies get some
You just flinch like a false start & they start reaching for the gun
And we might overcome but now it's like we never won
Fearing for the future of unborn daughters & sons
Words might seem useless like we're speaking in tongues
But we'll just keep on fighting, surviving off of crumbs
Because we just have to do it
Through activism, television, black music & more
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(2nd Verse)
Still balling with no cash
But stalling my broke a**
I'm striving for diamond though all I got now is topaz
I know this sh** won't last
So I gotta go grab
All opportunities time waits for no man
Might feel Conan, but truth makes you weak
So think twice before you claim you running these streets, ya dig?
Yeah, but I hope you can excuse me for this venting
Not rich, but wealthy
There's nothing you can tell me
Feelings start to diminish but common sense there's plenty
Wish I knew what I know now when I was 20
And yeah, I would really like Givenchy or a Bentley
So when they say “Struggle breeds success” they must've meant me
Running full speed, diving to the pylon
Hoping you'll remember me when I'm gone…
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