[Prod. by Vic, Mensa, Stefan Ponce, Peter Cottontale, with additional production by J. Hill & Om'mas Keith]
[Intro]
All that shines, Is not gold (x2)
(Came up quick)
[Verse 1]
Yeah that's how it happened
Started off slim
Gained a lil weight rapping
Now I'm with the big boys
I'm with Hov out in New York City get M.I.A
Wilin' out with Diddy bumpin' D'angelo
Put your camera phones on
I need a billion lights
Twenty one, doubling through life
Like I lived it twice
Give your own advice
n***a that's good advice
And the street lights will take you there
Take flight like Mike
When I stop at the light
Not even flashing lights behind me
Can stop me on sight
I see the vision
Of people divided and put in prison
For the government cheese
We get love overseas
Still bring that sh** home like we smuggling keys
Dirty money, boy that's how I learned to stay awake
n***as claim their bread heavy but they paperweight
We know ya'll ain't 'bout what you say
(Don't speak)
No doubt, everyday
I done struggled with doubts
Still spit this sh** out
Snakes in the gra**
Real n***as in house
Cause on the low the game so phony
Last night I had a real life dream
You wanna know what it feel like?
Like you'd done got away with everything
Then they get you for your tail lights
sh** it's real life
It's always something
Sounds like the beats in the hallways bumping
My n***a I'm grinding
You remember how that made you feel?
We in here and here to stay for real
[Chorus]
They say everything that glistens isn't gold
I know that this sh** could come quick as it goes
(It shows)
The hoes, I never learning take it slow
sh** cause we came up quick
We came up quick
Yeah, we came up quick than a motherf**er
[Verse 2]
Last night I saw so and so
She ain't even know me though
Love in the club, wanna dip with Lil Romeo
Looking for a n***a bring in five or more figures
She broker than a b**h
But she don't vibe with broke n***as
Like Jean Michel the SAMO, SAMO
Hoes love games:
Cubes, nintendos
Dread heads with me
Put your head on a halo
If I say so
But I'd rather speak to the peace
Kinda hard when there ain't no peace in the streets
Unless you got a piece
Then I'm saying peace
n***as lie through their teeth
Head under their breath
Yo, when the president speaks
Why I feel like I'm deaf?
Sorry officer I'm not cooperating
I been too busy getting guapo-rated
Poppin' pills, not the ones the doctor gave me
It's okay, you have it your way
[Chorus]
They say everything that glistens isn't gold
I know that this sh** could come quick as it goes
(It shows)
The hoes, I never learning take it slow
sh** cause we came up quick
We came up quick
Yeah, we came up quick than a motherf**er