[Drake & Ronald Isley] Ayy (Now you know how) Now I gotta tell you how lucky I am (Oh, now you know) This sh*t could have went a hundred different ways on a thousand different days for real Yeah, whoop, ayy [Drake] On my way to the boat like I ain't just have on a coat when I landed Owl branded Perched at the edge of the branches They don't wanna talk mansions, mine look like a campus And I'm all about my brothers like the ni**as I'm samplin' I'll leave you red-shirted like the twins from Kansas Really livin' my dreams I used to have in my aunt's crib Might throw a Rockefeller chain on in the Hamptons This sh*t sound like I'm parked in the alley by ransom My uncle went bankrupt and he was the last hope My face started to dwindle 'cause that was the cash flow My mom would never walk again, that's what the doc said So much medication, I was worried she'd drop dead For real And I was the good guy, my friends were the hotheads Times when I thought I should of stuck with my old friends I might've been at the end of my rope on both ends The kids I went to high school with got trust funds But we had more fun, trust Textin' my promoter, homie beggin' for one plus Girls wrote me off, didn't think I'd become much Dinner and a movie all for nothin', that's tough love Meanwhile, rappers from other cities is cuttin' up We ain't had the means to really make it, we comin' up But local ni**as actin' like we made it and runnin' up My heart beatin' fast 'cause I needed to toughen up We needed to huddle up I felt like we was doin' all we could but it wasn't enough Spent a year in Brampton with my girl, just cuddlin' up 'Til one of my ni**as hit my phone like you want it or what? And now, the sound is champion The singles is dancin', the pills is Ambiens The lightin' is ambient The housewives is outside and boofed 'cause they can't be in "Oh, you fancy, huh?" Oh yeah, I'm the fanciest They said summer was canceled but I got plans and sh*t Where my advances is? Ladies, it's June, July, where all the Cancers is? Show me your hands and sh*t Even if you ain't a Cancer, throw up your hands to this 'Cause most of y'all cancerous Michael B. Jordan call you right now, you answerin' Even if you got a man that love you, you scandalous You gon' take the chance and sh*t You know that relationship is probably in shambles And you know you a fan of his Know if he gon' bring you to Miami, you scramblin' To pack all your luggage, get on the plane and land in it Yeah, I'm just talkin' outta pocket now, I know y'all sick of me I looked at the score and y'all can't be countin' the victories It's still all love between us, despite all the history It's still October forever, minus the trickery Talk about a flip the switch challenge It's been challengin' for ten years 'cause ni**as been out here Switchin' on me and showin' how much realer That some of they b*tches can be This shout goes out to Hov 'cause it's him and then me For real