Doe B - Monkey On My Back lyrics

(Verse) Have you ever been f**ed up? (f**ed up) Down bad on yo luck Lost some layers, now you stuck in the hood While you know it’s the streets All you hear is police Grind so hard, b**h your feet tired I once celebrated my birthday when the heap died (rest in peace) Found out in the worst way, now it’s beef time And my mama wasn’t pretty when she heard I got hit, I heard how she cried f**ed me up deep inside If nowadays a n***a hustling the police know A n***a told on 32 a zip down Sweet melody, we sayin now when the streets cryin But I’mma keep tryin (Hook) sponsored links I’m just tryna keep that monkey off my back sh** f**ed up You don’t know how it feel when a n***a got that monkey on his back Free all the real n***as man, real talk sh** so real when a n***a got that monkey on his back You don’t know how it feel when a n***a got that monkey on his back Can you shake it? Can you shake it? You don’t know how it feel… (Verse) And I remember this like it was yesterday When lil daddy hella sinned, went to make that play Now in the summer I had to k** him Humble situation from the beginning But how is you gon sell a n***a snootchie? When you caught on camera trust me they don’t need no weakness I thought we had er on the steady before you sinners I told you I was praying for you, ain’t got nothing against you f** those b**hes, how the dice roll when it’s how we livin Gotta learn to keep them b**hes out yo business And her daddy may have gotta start payin attention That’s the reason I ain’t friendly (Hook) I’m just tryna keep that monkey off my back You don’t know how it feel when a n***a got that monkey on his back sh** so real when a n***a got that monkey on his back You don’t know how it feel when a n***a got that monkey on his back You don’t know how it feel… (Verse) And I did all of the story, I done did the whole night I done made a couple movies, goes around, comes around Caught up and my home to hell and I’m with a couple pounds sh**’s there, I found out, glad to be no longer around And I just wish that she can see me now I swear I’d do whatever just to see you smile I’ve been hit by plenty n***as, they wanna see you down Same n***as I swim with, they wanna see me down The same n***as I love f** me, same n***as I brought bread with Them n***as cross me out for crumbs But I ain’t tryin to make em famous, b**h you’ll forever remain nameless There’s a thin line between love and hatred, I don’t hate you (Hook) I’m just tryna keep that monkey off my back I don’t hate you my n***a, you know what I mean? You don’t know how it feel when a n***a got that monkey on his back Hey, why you n***as out there preyin on me? sh** so real when a n***a got that monkey on his back I’m prayin for yall n***as man You don’t know how it feel when a n***a got that monkey on his back Hey, forgive but don’t forget You don’t know how it feel… (Outro) Rest in peace to everybody we lost Free all the real n***as locked up Like I said before, these the street scriptures Baby Jesus, n***a