DJ Drama - Letters to the City lyrics

[Intro: Tory Lanez & DJ Drama] Yeah, new you New Toronto New Toronto Tory Lanez and like that, we gone [Verse] Shot one of my closest n***as over nothin' Overheard discussions, n***as talk about it Try to be the greatest, sell a billion records Standin' right with God is the best way of goin' ‘bout it Think it's time I take this time to give them blessings n***as stressin' n***as can't see the situation they gettin' blessed in Came a ways from, robbin' n***as with them Smith and Wessons Gotta understand, shows sellin' out, hoes yellin' out Far from my coke shootin', dope sellin' routes I kicked it with n***as there was no tellin' 'bout Some Armenian thugs that blow melons out I used to play the corner while n***as was playin' on it I had to stay informed and study, just playin' dormant Back when I was tryin' to set the plan with Jay and Lawrence I knew I was 'bout to be major But f** it, that's just a page in the booklet He's just the name and the story You gotta pay your respects, I had to pay it in glory I would play the block slow 'til the corner block corner shop closed And play the slots in the winter until I'm snot nosed Abandoned ba*tard, I was stranded I guess that was the cards that I was handed Sleepin' in the back of broken vans and lands With both hands inside my lane, yeah n***a, that's just where I landed Campin' out was always standin' out I was that n***a that done branched out I was that n***a so I've spoken ‘bout The brand that these n***as that got focused, they had they hands out