[Intro: Derez De'Shon] Yeah yeah yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah yeah, no [Chorus: Derez De'Shon] I spent too many nights (Too many nights) Prayin' and cryin' (Prayin' and cryin') Wonderin' why (Wonderin' why) How I survived That ain't no lie, 'ie That ain't no lie, 'ie-ie-ie [Post-Chorus: Derez De'Shon] All them days when sh** wasn't workin', I ain't understand (I ain't understand) All of the pain had a n***a hurtin', talkin' to a man Long live the big homie, go hard for the lil' homies Ready to die but I tell 'em to live for me One time for the real homies, yeah yeah yeah [Verse 1: Derez De'Shon] Yeah, Derez De'Shon, came from the bottom Everything I ever wanted, I got it Shout out to all of the n***as that doubted I made a mil' and ain't sign a dotted (Dotted), line (Line) Derez De'Shon, I made it up out it (Ayy), no lie, no lie Got so many n***as locked up in prison, it's hard to hear 'em half the time I barely hear 'em half the time Wish I was with 'em half the time Yeah yeah, yeah yeah I'd visit if I had the time You was there when I ain't have a dime You ain't care if I ain't have a dime J-Bear said it all the time I swear too many of my partners died Got me wonderin' how I survived Prayin' to God, I'm speakin' no lies Derez De'Shon, yeah [Chorus: Derez De'Shon] I spent too many nights (Too many nights) Prayin' and cryin' (Prayin' and cryin') Wonderin' why (Wonderin' why) How I survived That ain't no lie, 'ie (Prayin' in quiet) That ain't no lie, 'ie-ie-ie [Post-Chorus: Derez De'Shon] All them days when sh** wasn't workin', I ain't understand All of the pain had a n***a hurtin', talkin' to a man Long live the big homie, go hard for the lil' homies Ready to die but I tell 'em to live for me One time for the real homies, yeah yeah yeah [Verse 2: Trouble] I tried, I tried, I tried, but sh** get stressful, homie These n***as ain't gon' ride, they just kept sleepin' on me These n***as playin' both sides, that sh** ain't healthy, homie I tried, I tried, I tried, but feelin' helpless, homie Really been flyin' Even locked in the kennel, my n***a been down You choose to ride But your n***a won't even send you twenty-five Locked up inside You got nothin' but freedom that's stuck on your mind You out here wildin' f**in' n***as who see you do nothin' but smile I don't f** with that ho no more, yeah Breakin' that ho, she a nat-nat Y'all ain't goin' for the chat-chat Hundred round stuffed in the backpack I don't f** with these n***as no more, yeah n***as rat you out for the cat-cat I done been stabbed in the back-back I'm just tryna get these rack-racks [Chorus: Derez De'Shon] I spent too many nights (Too many nights) Prayin' and cryin' (Prayin' and cryin') Wonderin' why (Wonderin' why) How I survived That ain't no lie, 'ie (Prayin' in quiet) That ain't no lie, 'ie-ie-ie [Post-Chorus: Derez De'Shon] All them days when sh** wasn't workin', I ain't understand All of the pain had a n***a hurtin', talkin' to a man Long live the big homie, go hard for the lil' homies Ready to die but I tell 'em to live for me One time for the real homies, yeah yeah yeah