Kendrick Lamar - Poe Man's Dream (His Vice) lyrics

Smoke good, eat good, live good Smoke good, eat good, live good Smoke good, eat good, live good Smoke good, eat good, live good I used to want to see the penitentiary Way after elementary Thought it was cool to look the judge In the face when he sentenced me Since my uncles was institutionalized My intuition has said I was suited for family ties My mama is stressing, my daddy tired I need me a weapon, these n***as ride Every minute, hour and second. Ministers tried To save me. How I'm gonna listen When I don't even hear God? Heaven or Hell, base it all on my instincts My hands dirty, you worried bout mud in your sink You like to mistake a street n***a for real n***a The same n***a that k**ed with ya, squealed with ya I deal with ya like my son Stare at the sun and you'll be lookin' In my eyes homie. Stand for something Or fall for anything, and you working With two left feet at the skating rink But anyway, this for my n***as Uncles, 23 hours sending me pictures I want you to know that I'm so determined To blow, that you hear the music I wrote, hope it get you off d**h Row You came home to a pocket full of stones A Metro PC phone, then you went back in So when I touch the pen, the Pen is in My view, I'mma get it right, just so you Smoke good, eat good, live good Smoke good, eat good, live good Smoke good, eat good, live good Smoke good, eat good, live good And I do this for the city Got some Hennessey and my real n***as with me f** the police, they gonna have To come and get me If it feel good to you Holler if you hear me You like to mistake a street n***a for a real n***a That same n***a that k** with ya, will squeal with ya I'd like to start it out from the bottom and build with ya Be on my last dollar and split the bill with ya I'm 23 with morals and plans of living cordial Not rich, but wealthy There's nothing you can tell me My k**ings are not remorseful The city got my back, and for that, I give them my torso You think about it, and don't call me lyrical Cause really I'm just a n***a that's evil and spiritual I know some rappers using big words To make their similes curve My simplest sh** be more pivotal I penetrate the hearts of good kids and criminals Worry some individuals that live life critical So won't you bare witness while I bare feet So you can walk in my shoes and get to know me But anyway, this for my pops On his lunch break, eating in the parking lot On 'Wanna Be Heard,' probably thought he worked my nerves But really he was stressing me, getting what I deserved Somebody said my name on the radio He ain't know I was ready for The world that minute So the next time he roll up And drop grams in it, he'll probably be Out of work, laid back, while he Smoke good, eat good, live good Smoke good, eat good, live good Smoke good, eat good, live good Smoke good, eat good, live good Church is definitely on the move and now we Took it up to the cathedral cause the ism is enormous You know what I'm talkin' about? We out here rotating under the five p's, proper Preparation prevents poor performance Know what I'm talkin' about? Doin' my thing, cause I'm rotatin' when my Speakers thumpin' from the windy city streets All the way out here to the streets of Compton Know what I'm talkin' about? Church is definitely on the move and we gonna Continue to hustle and grow and develop by Fire, as I rotate with my true player partner By the name of Kendrick Lamar You know what I'm talkin' about? This is the ism this is the vision You know what I'm talkin' about? You gotta get up off your a** and get it, man That's the only way your pockets gonna expand, I Tell you everyday, you know what I'm talkin' about Apply yourself to supply your wealth, only Limitations you'll ever have are those you Place upon yourself church is definitely on The move, you know what I'm talkin' about Exercise your ism and don't depend on no one Else, cathedral, church