[Intro] Yeah We gon' let this sh** rock Hey That's the Cole hey from back in the day Hey, yeah [Verse 1] Just a youngin' with a dream Tryna get this money, yeah, I'm tryin' get this cream Not a lot know what I mean, for this rap sh** I'm a fiend Not one to talk about poppin' pills and sippin' lean Just a pa**ion for p**y, I'm tryin' to get up in the spleen This is my mentality rappin' at nineteen Back in Maryland just tryin' to break out on the scene Buyin' fake chains at the mall so girls be like "ooh, he clean" Daydreams that my life is like a movie scene Sippin' liquor, puffin' green, so obscene Ridin' 'round the city with my homies in a gat We was lookin' for trouble, now where's it at Paint the picture like Pica**o, matter fact like Sam Spratt Even younger I was trippin' skippin' school writin' raps Never on the road but on the roll like them craps Check the facts Endless rhyme books in my back pack Like that, uh I guess I acted out from lack of a father figure Go figure, performin' at open mics wishin' I could go bigger I was never in it for the money like a gold digger Every time my daddy call me he be like, "Ayo n***a, where the money at?" Yeah, that's what he say, "Little boy, you know you know I saw you on a PJ When you gon' fly me out, when you gon' smoke me out?" Always throw demands out, motherf** a hand out All I ever wanted was a daddy But that man priority was huggin' with a fatty But I'm glad he did 'cause it made me who I am Now I'm the man that I always wish he woulda been And never started smokin' crack; imagine just what could have been, damn Always felt like somethin' it was missin' Wish we could have played catch, had talks, and went fishin' But had no one there to listen Now it feel like my life mission is to be the best dad when the time come For my daughter and my son when the time come Teach 'em 'bout they heritage and where they come from Teach 'em 'bout they family history and then some [Chorus] I've been on the grind tryin' find my way (ayo, ayo aye) People come and go but I'ma be the one to stay (ayo, ayo aye) People tell me I should live my life they way (ayo, ayo aye) All I know is that I'm gonna make it one day (ayo, ayo aye) I've been on the grind tryin' find my way (ayo, ayo aye) People come and go but I'ma be the one to stay (ayo, ayo aye) People tell me I should live my life they way (ayo, ayo aye) All I know is that I'm gonna make it one day (ayo, ayo aye) [Verse 2] Yeah, yeah Bobby, don't do it to 'em You're beautiful and you don't gotta prove it to 'em Come on, come on Bobby, you ain't sh** though Why your personality be split though? One minute it's PLP, the next that sh** be slit throats Devil and an angel on my shoulder, that's my conscious Greatest rapper alive but never actin' Pontius Keep yourself in check like a dollar amount You ain't better than nobody based on your dollar amount Yeah, you've grown accustomed to the lifestyle but you're never boujee Nah, you never brand new, no it's never who's he See I hate when I get recognized And while the fan is hypnotized I'm approached by random guys who feel the need to emphasize "I don't know who you are" I reply "I'm a gentlemen and a f**in' rap star" Put your lighters in the sky if you got 'em This for anybody that feel like they at the bottom Nobody to tell 'em they special, you know I got 'em Nobody there to tell them they love them, well I got 'em Uh, no matter where you go you gotta persevere Ain't no f**in' around, and no makin' a sound you just got a murder the fear Yeah I've been thinkin' about it, been tryna get out of it f** what I'm thinkin', it's time to break out of it Found myself in the thick and the debt of it Had a bit and I knew wanted to murder the son And I'm ready to get it, motherf** a critic, I'm livin' my life and [Chorus] I've been on the grind tryin' find my way (ayo, ayo aye) (uh, yeah) People come and go I'ma be the one to stay (ayo, ayo aye) (yeah) People tell me I should live my life they way (ayo, ayo aye) (oh yeah) All I know is that I'm gonna make it one day (ayo, ayo aye) (oh yeah) I've been on the grind tryin' find my way (ayo, ayo ayy, ah) (oh) People come and go I'ma be the one to stay (ayo, ayo aye) (like yeah) People tell me I should live my life they way (ayo, ayo aye) (yeah) All I know is that I'm gonna make it one day (ayo, ayo aye) (uh, yeah)