Aye lawd Knowledge aye I got flows that I got to k** and people that I got to see and sh** I got to do (2x) Verse 1: Put the pen to the page doe Like a canvas so I can let the pain flow 5:30 in the mother f**ing morning n***a waking up to go and get his younger brother ready for school Said it's a hell of a task That n***a never had a chance to relax His father left when he was young So we the man of the house now But his mother was nothing more than a fiend Itching for another fix Living with the pipe dream Get the f** out of the house got to go and get it Ain't nobody gonna pay your rent and Ain't nobody gonna put no f**ing food upon the table for your family to eat You want to starve motherf**er or do you want to survive ? The only thought upon the young n***a mind is the way he maintains The maneuvers too playful Mistakes and the gra** And anyone is a seed [?] is looking like a mill And they might just see you He's telling his brother to finish up his record so they can believe Gotta take him to the bus stop and every other day [?]