J Dilla - That's How It Goes lyrics

[Verse 1] Yo, I remember days when n***as ain't f** with me Dropped that mixtape, that was the first time they noticed me Mama always told me be the f** who supposed to be and never claim the streets Cause you will trying to reach a peak So I rep that Westside, no place that I'd rather be Where n***as stick they chest out until you pull out that heat Hoes got they chest out, blame it on summer heat On the corner tricking cause the kids ain't got sh** to eat Only God can judge me in her head is what she repeat sh**, get it how you life shawty, college don't come cheap They laying everybody off, it's hard to make ends meet Unemployment tripping, rent due in about a week Told her oldest song "you too old to be rhymin' beats" Told her youngest son "we too poor to waste time on dreams, so get up off your a**, find you a j-o-b" While his step-dad on the couch and he sound asleep Never just a soul, nobody different than you and me Behind closed doors ain't no tellin' what n***as see [Pre-Hook] I do this for you and me, drop cla**ics on cla**ic beats Just trying to spread love and peace, but I'm strapped cause packin' heat sh** [Hook (X2)] That's just how it goes My n***a that sh** crazy Trying to provide for myself and my lady Man I remember days when they said I wouldn't make it That's just how it goes My n***a sh** get crazy Trying to provide for myself and my lady Man I remember days when they said I wouldn't make it [Verse 2] I remember days, she wouldn't get close to me A hundred plays was the first time she noticed me She said "I like your rhymes and how you approached to me" Don't talk about smoking weed, I like that sh** so to speak Appreciate the love, didn't notice you noticed me Just trying to hold it down be the best that I'd every be So claimed to be my friends, they ain't know me before the beat Back when I just the lil' n***a across the street, they tried to take my shoes They ain't taking my sh** from me Ran straight home from school, grab that 2' don't f** with me Pops wasn't around my older brother, this sh** for me Like teach me how to box a n***a up if he f** with me So my mama moved across that way cause she heard that we don't get along with half the n***as from up the street Load the Jeaps and U-Hauls and off that we go to see A fresh start played a part in how I own the beat Take a seat, let the top drop down so I can every last obstacle that God left ahead of me [Pre-Hook] I do this for you and me, drop cla**ics on cla**ic beats Just trying to spread love and peace, but I'm strapped cause packin' heat sh** [Hook (X2)] That's just how it goes My n***a that sh** crazy Trying to provide for myself and my lady Man I remember days when they said I wouldn't make it That's just how it goes My n***a sh** get crazy Trying to provide for myself and my lady Man I remember days when they said I wouldn't make it