Yung Me$$iah - Old Soul lyrics

[Intro] Look... [Verse 1] By doin this I'm becoming, an influence So It's either do or die when it comes to this mic I'm never waistin time, Cause I'm always on my grind I'm workin 9 to 5 just to keep my dream alive See I'm puttin up a fight Cause I'm doin somethin right Writtin all these rhymes down, up all night Lil bro don't frown, It'll be alright I know we've been down But I'll better our lives (...trust me, I got this) None the less Moms got a new man and I'm not sure to accept Cause dads locked up and well you know the rest He's hurt, ripped his heart out his chest Counting every bar wishing his sentence would end Says I'm the man now so I gotta do my best On picking up whats broken, (hah...) it's sucha mess [Hook] But I keep my head up cause it's all I have left If I had one last word before my fast d**h I'd say f** the Feds till my very last breath [Hook/Chorus] So I just sit back Reminiscing on better days Smokin that loud pack with the homies (yeah) You know I wouldn't have it no other way (x2) [Verse 2] Cause I've seen sh**, sh** that if you saw too With one quick look, you wouldn't know what to do It'd leave your a** shook (Hah) It's just the truth Cause theirs crazy sh**, out here on the streets All I hear is sirens, and the sound of police (No I'm not a g) But I witnessed these things When you were being tucked in, into your sheets Just another hood kid (Yeah that was me) Till I witnessed what they did, somethin I couldn't believe A nine o clock drive by, right where I lived Aimin at a man I knew had much to give Three shots to his stomach His life was ended quick sh**, rest in peace to him... Yeah, rest in peace to him... (Rest in peace, rest in peace) And fact is You can't ever really know the difference Between friends and foes, all I can say is I've seen em play both As people come and go watch who you trust And those put in your way Cause there's a bunch of snakes (Lookin for prey!) Its got me wonderin, Why should I stay? Cause honestly my life hasn't been great But I gotta do this (Gotta stand out on somethin) And achieve these goals Cause I'm often wonderin, if my people Will leave me forgotten, once I'm in a coffin bellow (I don't want to be nothin... Nah, I don't want to be forgotten) [Hook] But I keep my head up cause it's all I have left If I had one last word before my fast d**h I'd say f** the Feds till my very last breath [Hook/Chorus] So I just sit back Reminiscing on better days Smokin that loud pack With the homies yeah You know I wouldn't have it No other way