VERSE 1 Nothin but Top Ramen noodles in my stomach I sleep alone, I hear a peep im wakin up quick Paranoia got me buggin out in public I speak the truth, unlike the n***as that you f** with Claiming they the dopest, who the f** you tryna convince? They tried to take my life, and I ain't hit a blunt since Because I gotta stay cautious of all my functions Never do I trustin, any man but God, my 2 feet is who I run with Me, myself and I Cause all these n***as gonna do is help you die Lord slice these tats off my throat if I tell them lies Our revolutions televised but its well disguised Don't trust em Devils in my ear, n***a f** em Throwin all these girls my way, and Ill be honest yeah I love em But the music and the money comes above em But this loneliness is tempting me to f** em Been done dirty, f**ed over every way you can imagine Ex girl hates me with a pa**ion No time for games or the questions that you askin No cuts, 3 2 1 ready action n***a that's life But im on the rise like the gas price We got once chance, I never ask twice That's life But im on the rise like the gas price
We got one chance, I never ask twice Cause im quick to cut a n***a off The middle mans eliminated when I get involved Im bout my business like a j** in a tux Honestly Im not concerned, who gives a f** Long as im gettin paid n***a Burying these dead presidents, call me the grave digger VERSE 2 Hard work and perseverance is the motto Askin everyone I know if they have hope that I can borrow Seen so many people drown their pain with the bottle Smoke they problems away and do the same sh** tomorrow But me, I embrace the pain Put that needle in my neck, n***a take the pain And these tattoos represent the stories of my life Good times, bad times, struggle and strife They say ill never get a job with all the tats They ask if I regret it, guess they just don't see where im headed Straight to the f**en top, I got my future planned out And I did it with no f**en hand outs Im doin tats to put that money in the music But sometimes I feel like im just gonna lose it They ask me if Im ready, well we gon see I just don't know if the world is ready for me