[Intro: Big Sean] Uh-huh, is it time? [Verse 1: Big Sean] Look, I spent my whole life tryna improvise I'm not saying that sh** for you to sympathize Spent my whole life tryna find the light that's at the end of the tunnel I should have realized it was inside So lately I been trying to get what's inside outside So many people wanna see my insides outside I'm from that city four hours east of Southside Where everyone outside, but don't f** with no outsiders Going up, with the ones I hold it down with Whole city got my back on some photobomb sh** Whole city blowing up on some old Saddam sh** Before this I was the one hoes tried to go to prom with [Refrain: Big Sean] You know, take the fame, take the crib, take our cars Now we gotta take the train, hood n***as takin' chains Slave master take our names, 5-0 take the shot And young souls take the blame, man but they can't take away The light [Hook: Jeremih & Big Sean] No matter how much they gon' shade you No, man they can't f** with the light They can't stop the shine They can't f** with the light Hell nah the boy's that bright Even if you take away my life, you can't take the light No matter how much they gon' shade you [Verse 2: Big Sean] Got the whole city on fire Boy, this the flow that got Steph Curry inspired This the flow that got Lebron James finna rewire This the flow that got my whole family finna retire Flows on flows, I might drown in this b**h Ye found a pro, I guess I'm profound in this b**h My dad from Louisiana, man the smallest town Where if they know you're brown, they might hold you down and even hose you down, man Since I'm his son, I feel like I gotta stunt hard I took the hand that they gave me and played the Donald Trump card And realized counting money never feel as good as counting blessings And a loaded mind is more dangerous than a loaded weapon [Refrain: Big Sean] So when they take the fame, take the crib, take our cars Now we gotta take the train, and hood n***as takin' chains Slave master take our names, 5-0 take the shot And young souls take the blame, man but they can't take away The light [Hook: Jeremih & Big Sean] No matter how much they gon' shade you No, man they can't f** with the light They can't stop the shine No, man they can't f** with the light Hell nah the boy's that bright Even if you take away my life, you can't take the light No matter how much they gon' shade you [Outro: Jeremih] Don't let them take away your soul No, no (No, no) Don't let them take away what makes you whole