Lud Foe - My Life lyrics

Uh, yeah Uh, word Check it, look I grew up a screw up, why? Cause pops wasn't around He ain't get a chance to see me graduate in that gown Graduated outta eighth grade, went back to the streets Used to cry so much made it easy for me to sleep Mama tried but when I'm in the streets it's making her weep Hold on, give me a second this sh** finna get deep Went to school mad, now I'm locked up every week Mama tell me everyday, ain't no love in the streets Feel like the world was after me, so I'm packing my heat Crimes scenes, burglaries, youngin' just tryna eat When they jumped off the porch, I was crossing the street I used to ask my self like why it happened to me Daddy was a h**n addict students laughing at me Ditchin' school smoking weed sitting up under the tree All the girls used to laugh when a n***a walked past until I started selling dope started working with cash I always had dreams of being a man, living life with a plan, instead I'm crying with this gun in my hand Why life gotta be so hard, but d**h is easy? Where I'm from you either take it or leave it What's with all these babies having these kids? And nobody cares, but where I'm from that's just the way that it is They k**ing our community but they ain't taking it seriously Police steady k**ing kids, man we can't even live Walk in my shoes and take a look at what I been through Fu-Fu-Fussin' and fightin' every month the rent due If that's the struggle or not I gave up all that I got Ima get to the top whether you like it or not Remember cooking up the coke in a pot, couldn't get a job Ima felony, so I had no choice but sell rocks And If you want something in life, gotta stand for it Got my mom a house and tell her she her own landlord I grew up in Chicago, where babies need food Teachers ain't teaching so all the kids picking up tools Want me to tell you how I know, cause I was one of them dudes Just cause I ain't finish school that don't make me a fool A lot of people really never seen the struggle before They don't know how the ball bounce or know how it roll Whatchu wanna live, platinum or gold? It's just the life that I chose Me and my n***as used to wear the same clothes But now we hit the mall together and buy all of the stores Coming up man, [?] [?] Hear the beat and then I start to record, I'm living in the fast lane like I'm on fast forward. Uh