[Verse 1] I grew up lookin' up to n***as that be on the corner I can't stop cause if I stop then I'ma dissapoint 'em n***as hate but I ain't worried, no I ain't worried bout 'em My only goal is to keep courage and to make it out the bottom Oh I was raised by the Chinese though Even though I ain't chinese though Right by there is my Y and the corner store Diamond girls guarantee you see all the hoes [Hook] I was raised where the thug lay Where the little n***as die but I'ma maintain I'm okay, don't worry bout me, I'm in God's hands I just hope that the world understand who I am Ambition Easy to talk about money but it's harder to get it Uh, they gon' hate me for my ambition [Verse 2] The only thing I worry bout is how my grandma doin' I'm doin' good, I'm stayin' healthy, now I'm makin' music I'm gon' strive to success and I'm gon' try my best I'm 14 and already thinkin' about d**h Damn I was raised by the dead end Where fake a** n***as always tryna fit in Ambition I'm young and ambitious The dreams that I have, I'ma dream of madlib it I can not caught no feelin's when no one else feel it I cannot play my cards with no dealer to deal it I'm just livin' with patience Dedication and greatness How can I be good when the hood so-so my validation? I wish my grandma was still here to watch me grow up I wish four clippers still here to watch me blow up I guess things never go how you want it to So I don't wanna be the man, I'm goin' to, uh [Hook] I was raised where the thug lay Where the little n***as die but I'ma maintain I'm okay, don't worry bout me, I'm in God's hands I just hope that the world understand who I am Ambition Easy to start off your dreams but it's harder to finish Uh, they gon' hate me for my ambition [Verse 3] I was raised by Wale and them Get on the beat and let it breathe like oxygen Every time they do things I follow them But in a while a lil n***a gon' inspire them Yeah, I even seen real n***as bail Seen one got these beads reppin' like a Nextel Same ones hollin' that they won't tell Now you think you real cause your motherf**in' phone tell Swear these n***as think I'm in that stinker than a skunk tail Swap my phones now my eyes livin' like a dumbbell n***as sell their soul just to get a f**in' record deal So tell me how you f**in' real? My momma told me do me but just don't never steal But I do it anywhere just to keep my pockets filled They say one day I'm just gon' run up in the wrong house And a n***a gon' come around and blow my brains out Deadbeat daddy, grandma gone, that's all I know They like me in the city, called Pompano Grandpa was a player, he was with another woman I just look 'em in his eyes and I see me right through him I swear my throat hurt from tryna swallow my pride My daddy f**in' his god-daughter, she just 25 They got 3 kids and there's one just 5 That means he been f**in' with her since I was 9 I just opened my eyes and let my ears listen Friends ain't friends, lil n***a pay attention Swear my only friends J-Crack and Lil Raw Man we go back like Al Capone and cigars And I know that some n***as don't want me to succeed I just look past it keep balanced stay on my two feet Got to watch my back cause n***as play keeps My uncle looked at the weed, he ain't even got money to eat And God damn, I swear my life crazy Other people peep my swag, now they think I got a gammie I'ma live my life Man you never know, I might die tonight But God with me And I ain't gon' leave this world on no plain mission That's my ambition [Hook] I was raised where the thug lay Where the little n***as die but I'ma maintain I'm okay, don't worry bout me, I'm in God's hands I just hope that the world understand who I am Ambition Easy to talk about money but it's harder to get it Uh, they gon' hate me for my ambition [Outro] Yeah half my life spent tryna find somethin' to do with the time we got. The time we got is spent tryna find somethin'. And look I heard behind every destined man is a surprised woman, I just gotta stay humble even though I'm hungry. I thought to myself being with no ambition, you ain't livin'