[Intro] Live from America Yasiin, Yasiin, Yasiin N.I.P, sing it [Verse 1] Ball so hard, clean clothes look grimy, pretty women dont mind me So whats fifty grand to a young n***a like me? More than my annual salary Ball so hard, this sh** crazy, fought my side, the whole world hate me Nervous stares hit the third affairs, Savannahs can of police tracing Ball so hard, this sh** weird, we be home and still be scared Theres grief here, theres peace here, its easy and hard to be here Psycho, liable to turn Michael, take your pick, Myers, Myers, Myers, same sh** Ball so hard, got holey socks, dope block on my stove top Jumbotrons for astronauts, high at all but no planet rock, say Ball so hard, this chopper too, we starving Marvin, you hot food Theres birds of prey, no escape, open-air prison, no pursuit Ball so hard, who getting faded? Little Maurice in the sixth grade No mama, no father, role model the dope game, say Ball so hard, b**h behave, standing behind the deuce-deuce-trey Ice-cold, heat blow, closed casket, cold case [Hook] Ball so hard, that sh** cray that sh** cray, that sh** cray, that sh** cray that sh** cray, that sh** cray, that sh** cray [Verse 2] These young bloods is looking scary at the mall They wearing pants, you can still see they drawers They rob a n***a in the bathroom stall They took his life cause he aint want to take it off Singing, ball so hard, that sh** cray, aint it, Bey? Diabetics, fish filet Ball so hard, your hustle cold, n***a it aint spring Every winter and I em with my heat again Bourgie girl, grab your hand, show you how to do this ghetto dance f** your French, we aint in France, Im just saying Prince Williams aint do it right, if you ask me If I was him, Id put some black up in my family Fake Gucci, my n***a, fake Louis, my k**a Real d**, my dealer, who the f** is Margiela? Doctors say Im the illest, I aint got no insurance Its them n***as in poorest, be them rebel guerillas, huh [Interlude: Malcolm X] I dont worry. I tell you, I am a man who believed that I died 20 years ago And I live like a man who is dead already. I have no fear whatsoever of anybody or anything [Hook] [Verse 3] To the kings and queens and everyone in every place, yo Dont get caught up in no throne, dont get caught up in no throne Dont get caught up in no throne Towers of Babylon rise up and so they shall fall As it was written before, amen, the show goes on Dont get caught up in no throne, dont get caught up in no throne Dont get caught up in no throne These devils out here lying, acting like the people aint dying They silver and they gold, aint never saved a soul Dont get caught up in no throne, dont get caught up in no throne Dont get caught up in no throne Shout-outs to the earth and to the heavens, lunar, solar eclipses We seeking for forgiveness and safety for our children Dont get caught up in no throne, dont get caught up in no throne Dont get caught up in no throne, Allah is in control