August Alsina - Testify lyrics

[Verse 1] I remember waking up, being broke but still it wasn't breaking us I remember why I broke the rules 'cause I ain't really have nobody to look up to I remember cutting cla**, being bad 'cause I ain't have what them other kids had I remember wishing that I knew my dad, then I remember wishing I could get him back For every night that he told me he was coming and he didn't For every single dollar that my mama and then was missing For ever thing I wanted and was told I couldn't get it And that I had to face it that my daddy was addicted That's right it wasn't easy growing up, mama was exposing us To life as she knew it, so we all went through it I remember being down and out, sleeping on my homie's couch In and outta trouble ever since my mama kicked me out Damn it's getting real, damn it's getting real Didn't graduate, I'm thinking damn I gotta deal So I hit the block, selling rocks just to eat a meal So I grabbed the Glock, kept it co*ked, peace is being still In the back of the tracks, my n***as stayed with the packs And if a n***a was scheming, my brother stayed with the Gat Yeah yeah, we stayed in the trap, yeah everyday in the trap These hoes was chasing the cheese, so we would stay with the rats And we was riding down, dipping low, I stayed in the back In the X5 stunting, we ain't know how to act Spending money like it's nothing 'cause we gon' get it back 17 never thought that I'd be getting them racks Had a dream but I said I wasn't f**ing with that Mel told me I would make it, I ain't f**ing with that But he told me that it wouldn't hurt to give it a try Hardest thing out in New Orleans, never seen 25 Right then I woke up, broke out, told my n***as had to roll out Moved to the A and got motivated, that inspiration don't run out Heard my brother got gunned down and it hurt me to my heart So I kept grinding, I kept pushing, he told me to go far So I can't stop at no crib, can't stop at no car Gotta keep going like there ain't no tomorrow So I'm going hard everyday 'til I got nothing to say Nothing can stand in my way, I gotta stay to show my n***as a different way [Chorus] I'ma tell the truth and the whole truth 'Cause there ain't no need to lie And I ain't tryna keep it all inside So I gotta testify, for you and I, I testify I'ma tell the truth and the whole truth 'Cause there ain't no need to lie And I ain't tryna keep it all inside So I gotta testify, for you and I, I testify I'ma tell the truth and the whole truth 'Cause there ain't no need to lie And I ain't tryna keep it all inside So I gotta testify, for you and I, I testify I'ma tell the truth and the whole truth 'Cause there ain't no need to lie And I ain't tryna keep it all inside So I gotta testify, for you and I, I testify [Outro] I testify, I testify .