Lil Ugly Mane - LET GO OF THE HABIT lyrics

Aye yo, I saw my man the other day he say he need a handout Said he had some live and some boy but it ran out His partner had a number, but connections didn't pan out And every road he dialed was looking like the same route Told him he could blame it on the c**aine drought Since the boys got arraigned and all the names came out Now I don't know nobody dealing, sitting on the steps by the library building Busted him a short and I asked about his children Told me he ain't seen ‘em since they momma tried to k** him Laughed and told the homie I forgot about that sh** She caught you in the crib rollin off in a fat b**h Tried to pull the heater but you hid under the mattress And jumped out the window bu*t naked, it was cla**ic I paused cuz the homie wasn't laughing with me So I tried to switch the topic up causally He exhaled smoke and threw his hat in the street Said, “playa I don't understand what happened to me Remember how I used to live extravagantly White Jays, scuffed 3s, with immaculate steez Stacked Gs, cop keys like they was practically free Now I'm scrambling these streets with this raggedy tee” I was puzzled by his feelings of inadequacy Then I saw the track mark when he pulled back on his sleeve Yea, my homie got a habbit it seems Sad, cuz I kinda wanna dap him and leave But I been down the some road so I put it on front street Then he stepped back like he wanted to punch me Told him, sit down, it's been a minute since we hung out Apologized for bringing out the fact that he was strung out Caught me off guard, and I know that lifes hard But I really hate to see the homie in the graveyard Cuz all I wanna do is see my people live large I always try to see my people better than they are He told me he would he would clean up, said it was a promise Looked me in my eyes to imply that he was honest But I know that I would lie too, back when I was on it So even though I nodded I was feeling broken hearted He the homie though, regardless, so I know I gotta trust him Told him I won't bring it up in any more discussions Then I hit him with some ones, probably bout a dozen He told me he was staying with his auntie and his cousin But I saw the b**h later and she told me that wasn't Told me if she saw him she would snitch him to the government Said he on some foul sh**, she ain't even love him I was bugging, I know he on the needle how she talking hopeless Told me that he was evil, he didn't have emotions Said they found his babies with their throats slit, and he the culprit I'm like, oh sh**, step back, how she go against blood like that? That's the homie from the way back Looking at the stars like, “what the f** could make you say that? Naw love, I can't even play that.” It's hard to light a smoke when you trying to breathe Cuz deep down I know she ain't lying to me Cuz deep down I know she ain't lying to me… Your homeboys change sometimes And the thoughts rearrange in their brains sometimes It's too hard dealing with the pain sometimes But you gotta let go, you can't save their lives