[Hook: Mavelle] All these so-called friends hangin' around Suddenly, they all wanna be down Oh yea, you heard about me? Well, I heard about me too Been knowin' this dope sh** Tell me where the f** were you? Oh, you just couldn't see What was always so clear to me I saw what I was meant to be Even through a broken mirror [Verse 1: Suspect] I walk barefoot through this concrete jungle I stand tall, I was taught key structures I took off just to watch them bug me In this loft, cuz the view so lovely It's beautiful, but what the streets do to you is ugly My tracks laced, I'm just here plain' rugby My shoes laced & everybody wanna bump me I see your face tearin', you wanna hug me I'm hungry Now my shows out in Hungary I'm a shepherd Just got my cattle I'm so goddamn proud of my shadow He always got my back From life to tracks, it don't matter Only God good enough to get tatted So many n***as I love got subtracted That's a lot more success gettin' added Separate myself from being average Used to practice Now what I practice? Is makin' magic Set my mind on it & got to have it I live by the law of attraction I see how you live & see the status You don't do sh**, you in the bathroom Project housing, living like Bousim Trying to live in this castle Live like the present, I'm trying to past you You say I'm nuts, but I'm getting cashews (cash you).. Sittin' on ya a**, livin' off ya mom & dad I'm tryin' to help my mom, what's wrong with that? Is John featuring Jon really the strongest rap? Somewhere down the line we went wrong with rap... [Hook: Mavelle] [Verse 2: Jon Connor] Just think about this dream I chase Think about every opposition I faced Every fake friend that would sit in my face And really they was hoping they could get in my place Thinkin' they was down for the cause, but really they was the cause of the downfall Cold-hearted like I seen the shadow on a ground hog Watch who you let around y'all Cuz the ones that's sayin' they will go to war for you, wouldn't let a round off SOUND OFF.. (pause) They got me at attention Imagine divisions causin' division Imagine you losin a kinship Is the music and money worth more than a friendship? Who knows? Time will tell I guess every rhyme I sell Is the equivalent to time in jail Cuz I'm trapped behind these bars like they hide my flaws The sh** gets hard It's like being behind a cell (pause) Quittin' ain't an option I'm a concrete rose and I blossom I don't ever say "die," don't even play opossum Hard work, is haven' faith in let tin' God work The studio is Holy Grail, this is our church Paint a picture with these lyrics, this is artwork Before you get it, gotta learn to play your part first You gotta fight through the tears If it takes years Know it can't end right here This is only the beginning If you ready and you're willing Then you can get it When you winning, you can fell it Fake friends, let 'em go by the wayside And you gotta let the past be the past Keep join' until you can't no more And enjoy it for as long as it lasts [Hook: Mavelle]