Verse1
Justayoungblackn***ainAmerica
GotthewholeU.SOpenlikeFederer
LivinglifecleannoFEDsonmycellular
Neversoldapack,bu*thehustlecomeregular
EveryverserappedallIhearisaregister
EverysyllableIseeGreen
Everysinglescriptendsupasasceneonthescreen
LeavingmouthswideopenlikeScream
Usedtobeadream
Tillaround14startedtrackwork,tillmyenginegotsteam
NowIwalkinandtheypointwhenthey'sayin'myname
Youwouldsweartheywaspickin'upteams
NumberoneDraftlikeShocktopBrewwhoknew?
OutofCollegetotheLeague,howitseems
Gottostartcenter,what'sthepointifgoingforwardisn'tnoticed
Andforevern***a**tuckoninbetween?
Iain'twiththatbenchlife,onlydidJurydutyonce,andIhatedthatsh**tothecore
Idon'twanttochange‘I'ma'stillbeJosh
OrderingthatChoppedCheesefromalocalcornerstore
Comeandpour
40ounceoftheHurricaneforthepainleftunbalanceduntamed
Ichampionthepoormiddlecla**andunclaimed
Onlymakingfists,weain'tmakeitpointingblame
f**ers!
Iain'tnevertuckchains,probably‘causeIneverboughtachain
AndInevercopped20'sprobably‘causeIneverboughtarange
Butmysh**stillflame,askAntifyouain'tknowHe'gon'tellyou‘bout“Mouse”
BackinNBBdaysblackandmild,maddogspillinpartyin'atBigFacehouse
Blaow!
Verse2
Manynamesthealiaschanged
Friendsturnedfoesinthedailyexchange
Partlyestranged,seethepicturepardontheframe
IwasBicoastalinmymind,stillonthetrain
It'shardbeingfocusedandstillbeingsane
Iheardalotofsh**aboutfame
ButIgottofindoutmyself,what'sbadwithwealth?
‘Causebeingbrokerightnowain'tagame
Ain'tsh** sweetwith your Entenmann'sa**
Needcrumbcake by the poundin a stash
Gottolastforalifetime,‘prepping'forthecrash
Rainydaymoneystillhardforsomen***astograsp
Theydon'tgetit
I'mgettingcreditforcompositionsIedit
Yourearsnowindebted
Callmeseñorpower,spitdour
You'beensayingwhatyougotnowthatsh**'sours
Runit!
Soeveryone's100?Yellinghowthey'neverbeenfronted
But‘I'ma'confrontit
Workingeverydaysomystock'llneverplummet
Onthepodium,everyverseisa“summit”
AndI“pat”“volunteers,”whodon'tshowfear
AnysignhereandI'mthrowingongear
Goaheadnap,I'llbebuildingmystats
Soinspiredtosearch,followingourownmaps
Blaow!
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