Praying daily... But what I'm saying ain't the Gospel All I know is people follow me like they apostles Known for gassing up my whole city like I'm Costco Wanna trip, like a rocket ship, I'm the Cosmos Ain't no filter, when I kill it with a raw dose Really wanna go against a pro, oh you got jokes Raised in California, I should warn ya it be hostile Shot for some rocks, meet your maker down at Roscoe's Everybody loves ya once ya gone and that's some real shit But when you on the planet over the smallest shit they will trip Love me but they hate me cuz they ain't me making em feel sick Even Jesus had a Judas, niggaz will flip Aura coming out me and I'm glowing that's some real drip Schooling 'em with music, I'ma take 'em on a field trip Like Ferris Bueller, when they showed up, I was still sick Game over nigga... like Lil Flip Ain't no where to run, no amount of guns, No amount of funds, spent shopping gon be stopping what's in store Shadow work hurts and they calling it a war Cuz it' similar to slipping after mopping up a floor Ain't nobody know, where ya gonna go, When it's time to go, and the Grim Reaper knocking on ya door Already living with regret, chop-chopping at ya core Plus the problems keep coming, cuz there's always something more Ignorant, they uninformed and illiterate Can't even read a situation like they idiots My faith lacking, still I'm back with all my minions Killing shit... with an army small as Gideon's Or Leonidas, if I gotta die, I'll do it righteous Sacrificing like the Mayans industry of giants They so Goliath, going David, on you holy Titans Right in the middle of DEF, but you don't know Elias Everybody loves ya once ya gone and that's some real shit But when you on the planet over the smallest shit they will trip Love me but they hate me cuz they ain't me making em feel sick Even Jesus had a Judas, niggaz will flip Aura coming out me and I'm glowing that's some real drip Schooling 'em with music, I'ma take 'em on a field trip Like Ferris Bueller, when they showed up, I was still sick Game over nigga... like Lil Flip

I never front, but I been in the back The under dog, that's been under attack They tryna... Keep me down, but I ain't stressing the fact Cuz on my worst day, I do it for the love of the rap I never... front, but I been in the back The under dog, that's been under attack They tryna... Keep me down, but I ain't stressing the fact Cuz on my worst day... I still slay Tour life, on the road, I be rocking these circuits Cuz I was made for the globe, got all my thoughts on my purpose Still been depressed and been low, but I'm always returning Cuz this fire in my soul, it be constantly burning Not a virgin, but I'm 40, watch a prodigy serve The nigga to never say sorry, if no apology's earned Half Rick and half Morty, my dichotomy works Never sloppy, or too cocky when slaughtering words So swallow ya pride, before you call me aside With problems and lies, that you oddly flaunt like a prize Hop in ya auto and slide, then hit the throttle and fly Don't want a surprise, but sorry! you gon fall in demise An audio monster with eyes, so all you goblins best hide You just a hobbit in size, and all your thoughts are unwise I followed the cries... that you got bottled inside You wannabes, must be high, cuz you don't wanna it with I I never front, but I been in the back The under dog, that's been under attack They tryna... Keep me down, but I ain't stressing the fact Cuz on my worst day, I do it for the love of the rap I never... front, but I been in the back The under dog, that's been under attack They tryna... Keep me down, but I ain't stressing the fact Cuz on my worst day... I still slay Murder competition like I'm Jeffery Dahmer Bringing beef... you'll be my feast, and my guest of honor Death is karma, DEF davyne ain't common though cuz Des is calmer Kermit, but I'm sippin' Arnold Palmer, while commencing drama I'm no Obama though, anyone with threats a gonna I'll palm ya face for flexing harder, while you check ya armor Sex ya daughter... nah, but go head get ya momma Like Jason Martin, in my own Lane, I been a Problem Always loved knowledge since before I rode a school bus Momma made sure, that I knew, what a fool was So I'd never be one, by tryna be a cool cuz I'm beyond, these peons, and noobs who, be too sus I'm Ruthless, like Eric Wright, and don't get scared at night If there's a type of rapper that I don't like, it'd have to be parasite Killers like a kilobyte, I'm terror, a terabyte Get yo weight up... you playa hataz ain't prepared to fight I never front, but I been in the back The under dog, that's been under attack They tryna... Keep me down, but I ain't stressing the fact Cuz on my worst day, I do it for the love of the rap I never... front, but I been in the back The under dog, that's been under attack They tryna... Keep me down, but I ain't stressing the fact Cuz on my worst day... I still slay

You ain’t got heat... Simmer Down You don’t want beef... Simmer Down You ain’t got heat... Simmer Down Better take a seat Simmer Down Whole city got my back cuz I been around Your favorite rappers favorite rapper never lets em down Hoping that they would catch up while I'm gone so I left the town But I'm back and I'm... even better now Like a caterpillar turned into a butterfly Cut and dried, I could fuck ya wife cuz she love the vibe Run and hide, listen to yo momma betta come inside Put ya gun aside, and pick up a mic You don't really want it with a nigga that be hotta than the sun, I'm the one that'd be dumb if ya come for Smoke like chronic, and it's so ironic, cuz I flow like water, but my lungs should be done for One man krew, but ya boy can't lose, want more bad news, I'ma show up at ya front door No tattoos, like a brother brand new, but I'll act a damn fool, cuz I'm cool, but I love war Simmer down... You ain’t got heat... Simmer Down You don’t want beef... Simmer Down You ain’t got heat... Simmer Down Better take a seat boy Simmer Down

If ya owe me... Ya betta pay me Give a fuck if you my homey I got babies Got game like Kobe, but I ain't playing Disrespect me I'll be going super Saiyan Just saying... That if ya owe me... Ya betta pay me Give a fuck if you my homey I got babies Got game like Kobe, but I ain't playing Disrespect me I'll be going super Saiyan Just saying... I don’t want the world, I’m aiming my for my galaxy Taking the energy, from every star, then letting it out thru me I am just a bridge, sparking light up in the darkness But I’m far from heartless, this love is pouring out of me My words are elements and I combine em all like alchemy Turned em into gold, but it was cold from my balcony Looking down on them, but still they higher, looking down on me Been to Hell and back, now my faith can’t take it out of me Doubting me, feeling like I’m Kermit, when he’s out of tea Got something up on my mind and you gon hear it, cuz it’s loud in me If you have a voice, you gotta use it for the ones who don’t Why my kids love me, and my, my family proud of me Not obsessed with money, but homey I got some mouths to feed Rather bounce to pounding beats, then bounce for pounds of weed, I'm free Fucking up my salary, reality, this how it be There's an extra charge for chasing, when you pay me count the fee If ya owe me... Ya betta pay me Give a fuck if you my homey I got babies Got game like Kobe, but I ain't playing Disrespect me I'll be going super Saiyan Just saying... That if ya owe me... Ya betta pay me Give a fuck if you my homey I got babies Got game like Kobe, but I ain't playing Disrespect me I'll be going super Saiyan Just saying... Ain't no monopoly, ain't no monopoly But coming for all of my property, promptly Better be paying me properly I am a God, so come with an offering follow me What can you offer me, that I would want or need Bring me some dough, or don't even talk to me Got some weed no? sorry you gotta bleed In this economy, I'm like the lottery 1 in a million, word to Aaliyah Comfortable feelings the devil'll bring ya Reaching my ceiling, before I put feet up I'll swing from the chandelier just like I'm sia Slowly but surely been stacking tortillas Decadas y anos y meses y dias Got so much game I could pimp in a Prius But all that saying is we made agreements... If ya owe me... Ya betta pay me Give a fuck if you my homey I got babies Got game like Kobe, but I ain't playing Disrespect me I'll be going super Saiyan Just saying... That if ya owe me... Ya betta pay me Give a fuck if you my homey I got babies Got game like Kobe, but I ain't playing Disrespect me I'll be going super Saiyan Just saying...

What you got if ya clique ain't loyal Like a brand new whip no oil Can't grow if ya got bad soil One bad man leave ya plans all foiled What you got if ya babe ain't loyal Like a brand new vape no coil Can't grow if ya got bad soil One bad man leave ya plans all foiled Like Jane Lynch you the weakest link I'm Brother Lynch Hung, how I eat a beat I skee skee skeet then repeat in a freak Y'all watch Netflix and then beat ya meat I'm old Grogu, y'all Jar Jar Binks Assed out like leggings, I'm Carhartt jeans I'm the sun, you my son what a dark heart brings Still tryna figure out what ya star chart means I got the juice, and y'all thirsty as hell Baby shark doo doo, tryna murder a whale Y'all got small dicks like conservative males I'm a Libra and a liberal, serving em well What you worship is stale, all my thoughts are fresh Ain't hard to guess, why these rappers are perplexed The northwest is mine, nigga y'all the guest I'm the boss, wanna test, I would not suggest cuz One bad man, fuck up ya whole life Yeah... That's word to Christ One bad man, fuck up ya whole life When ya come home early and he dicking yo wife One bad man, fuck up ya whole life Yeah... that's word to Christ One bad man, fuck up ya whole life When he act wack, stab you in da back no knife What you got if ya clique ain't loyal Like a brand new whip no oil Can't grow if ya got bad soil One bad man leave ya plans all foiled What you got if ya babe ain't loyal Like a brand new vape no coil Can't grow if ya got bad soil One bad man leave ya plans all foiled Foil like aluminum, bending over lubing 'em Rappers stupid dumb, advances no recouping 'em Been up in the streets, in the booth, like a bum Bringing da heat in any weather, wear a suit in the sun Who the fool, who the punk, this is not a diss Deadly as a hungry bottomless... hippopotamus Gotta watch who you trust, that's a lot of a risk Glitch in the Matrix, living in the oculus Popular, got it all, really no stopping ya Cops on ya jock as they watch with binoculars Opps see you setting up shop now they plotting to Come at you with drama, pop pop get the drop on ya Sidewalk chalked a body like hopscotch Cops saw it all... now you got a hot spot Got popped now ya whole team in the cop shop One bad man talk, Akon locked up What you got if ya clique ain't loyal Like a brand new whip no oil Can't grow if ya got bad soil One bad man leave ya plans all foiled What you got if ya babe ain't loyal Like a brand new vape no coil Can't grow if ya got bad soil One bad man leave ya plans all foiled What you got if ya clique ain't loyal Like a brand new whip no oil Can't grow if ya got bad soil One bad man leave ya plans all foiled What you got if ya babe ain't loyal Like a brand new vape no coil Can't grow if ya got bad soil One bad man leave ya plans all foiled

Won't he do it, won't he do it Favor all on me, watch me pull up in a new whip You can't reach my mind, you's a Judas So much blessings I don't know what to do with Won't he do it, won't he do it Angels all on me, I am not the one to fool with You can't reach my mind, you's a Judas So much blessings I don't know what to do with So many blessings, I feel like a King Mayne I came, so far from a peasant My art is a present I'm living my dream Leading my team with the heart of a reverend Preaching to reach 'em I'm teaching 'em daily Whenever they put on my music and play me I care 'bout my fellas and not just the ladies Respected by elders and good for the babies Crazy to think that they told me to"stop Get a real job and go follow ya pops Swallow ya thoughts" but I dropped like I'm Earl (DMX) Shut em all down then I opened up shop Provoking a God ya'll smoking on rocks Get broken like laws tryna go for Allah Exposing ya flaws I don't show for applause I flow for the cause making ya hold up and pause Wait....... what? I'm barely a buck and a half But my name it holds weight a soldier of fate In more than one way I run with a staff Humble and never had trouble with math Come with a bag and I'll double yo cash But money that's dirty gon' crumble and crash Facts... that's why ya'll fumble the pass On the right path and Jesus steering Answer to God don't need yo clearance Look at me deeper than my appearance Death... see why I don't fear it My swagger something fearless My mana that's my spirit Your drama I won't hear it His level you'll never be near it Amen!! Won't he do it, won't he do it Favor all on me, watch me pull up in a new whip You can't reach my mind, you's a Judas So much blessings I don't know what to do with Won't he do it, won't he do it Angels all on me, I am not the one to fool with You can't reach my mind, you's a Judas So much blessings I don't know what to do with So many blessings I'm paying it forward Don't need attention so save the award Flexing on me either brave or ya bored I'll bring 'em ya head and won't take the reward Pray to my Lord till I lay in the morgue I'll be thanking him for making me more Than a negative slave when they take me to war Tell me what would I be atheist for Favored I got pride I got neighbors on my side I got angels down to ride Ain't no fables ain't no lies I got favor I got pride I got haters switching sides I got gangsters down to die Ain't no fables ain't no lies Yeah I seen em searching for deeper truth and If you feeling depressed the lies inside of yo mind you need to lose em Cuz neither working and neither proven Either win or learn a lesson, I do not believe in losing Confusing demons, cuz I'm a heathen bumping Jesus music Gun up on my bible I be praying I don't need to use it No gaudy cross but betta not cross me if you see me cruising Cuz God he got me I be on that ready to lead a movement He gon do it... Won't he do it, won't he do it Favor all on me, watch me pull up in a new whip You can't reach my mind, you's a Judas So much blessings I don't know what to do with Won't he do it, won't he do it Angels all on me, I am not the one to fool with You can't reach my mind, you's a Judas So much blessings I don't know what to do with

Take em to the old school The old school? Take em to the golden era The reign of lyricists Take em to the old school The old school? This is for my ancestors Building pyramids Take em to the old school The old school? Take em to the golden era The reign of lyricists Take em to the old school The old school? Take em the old school Are you hearing this Take em to the old school The old school? Take em to the golden era The reign of lyricists Take em to the old school The old school? This is for my ancestors Building pyramids Take em to the old school The old school? Take em to the golden era The reign of lyricists Take em to the old school The old school? Take em the old school Are you hearing this A loose cannon, like Bruce Banner, when turning green Chest full of chess moves, been known to murder kings And bring giants down like Jack when he serving beans Hot as jet fuel, on 9/11, burning beams A demolition, my premonition, on exhibition All I know is cook dope, and hope, for a better kitchen Wisdom like a grandpa, with better vision, check my mission Energy attracting energy, that’s a blessed collision A Ford no Expedition, can’t afford to travel far But I seen cats, in my hood, with stripes like battle scars Police they poach us, take our ivory, and snatch our stars No fancy cars, cuz they kill us young, on handle bars They paid for chattel, now we on a mantel, raise the candles Cuz the grass is greener... after they slay the cattle Technology’s our only chance, to persuade the battle But if we want to advance, gotta change the channel Take em to the old school The old school? Take em to the golden era The reign of lyricists Take em to the old school The old school? This is for my ancestors Building pyramids Take em to the old school The old school? Take em to the golden era The reign of lyricists Take em to the old school The old school? Take em the old school Are you hearing this Came a long way from a studio in my closet I speakeasy, but my bars, like a mosh pit Hella clutch, like a broken clutch, I will not shift Whole squad drip, no tripping, when we all drift Low key... we lyrical like The Locksmith Welcome back to MySpace, I'm on my Tom shit Take it back further, underground, like a hostage Shit you never heard of, this is murder, like I'm Godless No dark force, but my, lines imperial Check the source, I'm 5 mic material Guns don't kill, but my mind is serial "Ah hell, here he goes" bye bye to cheery hoes Still get em wetter, than dry types of cereal But when it's time to go I won't die by, venereal Weiner, keep it cleaner than a beamer with a stereo But DEF davyne, flying, cuz my rhymes ethereal Take em to the old school The old school? Take em to the golden era The reign of lyricists Take em to the old school The old school? This is for my ancestors Building pyramids Take em to the old school The old school? Take em to the golden era The reign of lyricists Take em to the old school The old school? Take em the old school Are you hearing this More people sleep on my properties, than a hotel It’s like Monopoly, I’m selling flow for wholesale Go ahead and call police, I’ll stay right here and won’t bail Bars like an old cell, you would think I'm pro-jail Not Hindu, but got hands, like Vishnu Libra not a Pisces, but I'll turn you into fish food Not a rich dude but I'll make a bitch switch moods In the cut, pull out my dick, like it's a ginsu A rude villain to newbies who flaunting opulence A truth dealer, that's fluent with the Apocalypse Killingthey character with no eulogy, like a novelist Cuz ain't no thang as a gain, if it was not for risk And true healers, known for looming in ya consciousness Rooming in with confidence and ruining with consequence A pillar in my community, like an obelisk I can show ya unity, but only if you watching this Take em to the old school The old school? Take em to the golden era The reign of lyricists Take em to the old school The old school? This is for my ancestors Building pyramids Take em to the old school The old school? Take em to the golden era The reign of lyricists Take em to the old school The old school? Take em the old school Are you hearing this

Confession... I don't like most of these locals Tired of these lying ass rappers being bogus Always stay the brokest cuz they got no focus On my King shit though, I don't fuck with no POTUS Why lie, they be full of envy green as ogres Autotuned vocals and they think I won't notice We both higher than a kite but they a fiend and I'ma stoner Only Aces and Queens, I don't fuck with no Jokers Debt'll leave ya feeling like you got no value Even when you made it, haters still gon doubt you If they weren't so negative then I could show 'em how to Come up like the summer sun, with numbers like a dial do Fans sticking to me, without glue, and they down too Ready for whatever ain't no telling how the crowd move Love... from the quiet elders, and the loud youth Catch me slipping only once you going down in round 2 Tell me... what the fuck are they smoking Thinking they on my level, but they'll never be as a potent Homey you would know what's coming if ya eva seen the omen Keep my third, eye open, always knowing what's approaching Slowly going to the bottom, let em follow if they wanna Only growing, never caught up, like The Rock, and his mana So emotional, but logical, like Spock, and his momma Why I chose rap... when I could talk like Obama Born into the drama, the author, was almost comical Like flooding the Earth, then bringing a rainbow with no pot of gold No game plan, swear my life, was an audible 3, baby mommas, I been doing what I gotta though Feeling like Jonah, on a boat, getting swallowed whole On a roll, next thing I know? whale! all alone Momma's voice in my head, "should have never brought her home" Tell me why I feel like I'm in prison, when I'm on a throne ... Tell me why I feel like I'm in prison, when I'm on a throne I been trapped heavily in my own mind Made it out the trap blessing beats with these dope rhymes Acting like I'm all that, even with no coke lines But if it wasn't for this rap I'd be so blind Still the illest rapper that you'll ever see no lying Hater I could never be, rather be a better me Steadily, I been rhyming cleverly the whole time Longevity cuz I'm all about the slow grind Confession... I don't like most of these locals Tired of these lying ass rappers being bogus Always stay the brokest cuz they got no focus On my King shit though, I don't fuck with no POTUS Why lie, they be full of envy green as ogres Autotuned vocals and they think I won't notice We both higher than a kite but they a fiend and I'ma stoner Only Aces and Queens, I don't fuck with no Jokers Debt'll leave ya feeling like you got no value Even when you made it, haters still gon doubt you If they weren't so negative then I could show 'em how to Come up like the summer sun, with numbers like a dial do Fans sticking to me, without glue, and they down too Ready for whatever ain't no telling how the crowd move Love... from the quiet elders, and the loud youth Catch me slipping only once you going down in round 2 If you really real then we would never have a problem If you feeling disrespected though, then my job done Got funk? Nah bitch, you ain't brought a Bop Gun Coming with a beef, disbelief when the shots rung Smoke you don't want none, gotta pay the cost son Gossiping be bad, for business, talking lost funds Follow my advice nigga, when you see the opps run Bet ya homies loyal to their freedom when the cops come Confession... I don't like most of these locals Tired of these lying ass rappers being bogus Always stay the brokest cuz they got no focus On my King shit though, I don't fuck with no POTUS Why lie, they be full of envy green as ogres Autotuned vocals and they think I won't notice We both higher than a kite but they a fiend and I'ma stoner Only Aces and Queens, I don't fuck with no Jokers

(Snoop Dogg on The Pivot Podcast) I ain't even tryna make it if my bros don't But most my homies they just sit around and smoke dope Feeling like the only with oars, in our row boat While they sawing off boards for their own floats Tryna hide from my demons but got no cloak The holier I am, the colder they get, like an old coat Blood sweat and tears for years, left me so soaked Started out poor, ain't nothing for me to go broke I go for broke like suicide with every note I wrote Never doing drugs cuz I refuse to die from overdose Or live my life like a zombie always comatose A rabbit running 8 miles but I ain't gonna choke That's word to Marshall, facing bars for my perfect marvel 25 to life of hard flow... never serving partial Sentences on sheets of paper wrapped like I work with parcels Through word embargos, still forced to carry this burning cargo A Jack of one trade, that could murder Harlow When it comes to war though only thing for certain's further sorrow Like a clown wearing Polo while I search for Marco But who's the mark though... cuz I still got more gas than Arco I wish a hater would {wood} burn me... dark as charcoal Aura still glowing, I don't need a slave chain to sparkle I pray tomorrow comes, before this ancient star is done Turning my back on wack traditions for my Meghan Markle Only type of woman that I'd marry doesn't need diamonds To keep shining through the night until we reach Zion Bleeding greedy tyrants, defeating giants, in secret silence But never seeking violence, only breeding highness No Prince John, he lying, like a weak lion I never rest, like Everest this is peak rhyming Fans, got they hands, in the air like I teach signing But any day could be my last, why I preach timing I ain't prayed in a while, I'm thinking God he missed me Still tryna make it out the getto take my momma with me Told these hoes I know I'm broken, you ain't gotta fix me Told my bros if you ain't flowing with me, ya'll against me Staying in my dogs mouth, like they caught a frisbee Not as frisky, they probably just popping shots of whiskey Talking risky, praying that I fall, God forgive thee But why they deserve what I got, they have not convinced me (Snoop Dogg on The Pivot Podcast)

Everything I do is for the grand finale Moving like the tortoise, through the fastest rally Walked, thru blocks, full of ops, never ran in Cali But hopped a couple fences, in the baddest alleys Momma asking how we, feel bout relocating Down, cuz I had some things I thought it'd help me keep from facing Building a table, tired of hearing, that this seat is taken Practicing patience, even if it means I leave em waiting I seen the blatant, disrespect of those with expectations But still I pause for clarity... like meditation Helping others like a charity, never hating I'm half an angel, to my maker ain't no separation My other half a stray demon this a demonstration Des is aiming for a better nation though no segregation Resignation, we need the leader in Revelations Until then... I'm here to give you an education DEF davyne, the definition of self made ...Went to college, got the knowledge of a master I done came a long way... since the 12th grade Went and spent 100k, on some classes Debt, like a chain, on my neck, I'm a failed slave Independent though, even own, my old masters ...Every move, like my songs, well played ...Easy come, easy go, this molasses DEF davyne, the definition of self made ...Went to college, got the knowledge of a master I done came a long way... since the 12th grade Went and spent 100k, on some classes Debt, like a chain, on my neck, I'm a failed slave Independent though, even own, my old masters ...Every move, like my songs, well played ...Easy come, easy go, this molasses ...I still remember age 12 Throwing papers after school, just to make mail Never been a snake, but I always made a great snail Broken home... growing slow, in a fake shell Meeting, with my demons, keep my thugs, all in harmony No blood, just art in me, like drugs in a pharmacy Thinking of harming me, my angels coming with an armory Kulture, Wave, coming up out of my body like I'm Cardi B Longevity... that's how I keep the crown Opposite of brevity, I'll aways be around Flawed heavily, but you've never see me drown Cuz God cleverly left me the biggest seat in town Buried on a throne, under 6, feet of ground Why I jest with jesters, but never speak to clowns Castle walls standing tall, bridge, leave it down No more beating round the bush, they believe me now DEF davyne, the definition of self made ...Went to college, got the knowledge of a master I done came a long way... since the 12th grade Went and spent 100k, on some classes Debt, like a chain, on my neck, I'm a failed slave Independent though, even own, my old masters ...Every move, like my songs, well played ...Easy come, easy go, this molasses DEF davyne, the definition of self made ...Went to college, got the knowledge of a master I done came a long way... since the 12th grade Went and spent 100k, on some classes Debt, like a chain, on my neck, I'm a failed slave Independent though, even own, my old masters ...Every move, like my songs, well played ...Easy come, easy go, this molasses In my own lane, going slow, as molasses Picture, a picture vs. paint, on a canvas Haters wanna hate, let em go, let em pass us Real ones know, we showing strength, with our manners Not a joke... or a hoax for the cameras Never dropped out, always showed up in classes Let's make a toast, raise up ya glasses To our growth, this a whole, different chapter In my own lane, going slow, as molasses Picture, a picture vs. paint, on a canvas Haters wanna hate, let em go, let em pass us Real ones know, we showing strength, with our manners Not a joke... or a hoax for the cameras Never dropped out, always showed up in classes Let's make a toast, raise up ya glasses To our growth, this a whole, different chapter

I realize, only real eyes, see real lies But shaking the fakeness of this Matrix, I still try Writing raps, perhaps, my kids can heal by Treating everyday like it's my last knowing that I will die If I can't make myself happy, then I can't make them If I could I'd be like poof, homey say when Always acting fine, but even actors gotta take 10 While doing everything I can to escape trends Broken child inside of me asking, how I'm gonna make ends Angels pray for me, while demons prey on me like Amen Introverted extrovert and both my sides hate fake friends But if you keep it real with me then we gon be okay then Cuz I... realize, only real eyes, see real lies But shaking the fakeness of this Matrix, I still try Writing raps, perhaps, my kids can heal by Treating everyday like it's my last knowing that I will die Tomorrow's never promised, and once that's been acknowledged Everything they say about me's either, disrespect or homage How I keep on winning, without sinning, has them all astonished Cuz I been to college, but it was poverty, that taught me knowledge An anomaly, but oddity's what brought me solace Ego, pride, and greed, my peace, it cost me all this Grounded like a tree... but what I want's beyond us I used to lie to me... but now my thoughts be honest Cuz I... realize, only real eyes, see real lies But shaking the fakeness of this Matrix, I still try Writing raps, perhaps, my kids can heal by Treating everyday like it's my last knowing that I will die

It be nights like this, and times like this, when I done prayed a lot I Can't find my way, so I get faded, down I'm feeling lost My dreams turn to a nightmare My dreams turn to a nightmare My dreams turn to a nightmare I try to be like Christ, when I'm under a crisis But I always pay the price, got too much love for my vices 3 strikes then ya gone, I'm ducking thunder and lightening But if you think that you can see me, that assumption is blinded Tryna give my children options, why I doubled my prices So both my son {sun} and my daughters, can stay above the horizon Cuz I know how momma felt when all my brothers were fighting And every parent's made mistakes, that's even the struggle of Titans All I ever wanted was a stable and a happy home Put it all on the table, so no I can't be wrong A lyrical Zorro, for my people, why I rap my song But this sorrow, that I borrowed, always tags along 3 baby mommas, one kid each, I love em dearly In different cities, I can only keep one of 'em near me Barely drinking still rarely speaking, or seeing clearly So I pray to God, but sometimes I feel like he can't hear me It be nights like this, and times like this, when I done prayed a lot I Can't find my way, so I get faded, down I'm feeling lost My dreams turn to a nightmare My dreams turn to a nightmare My dreams turn to a nightmare I have a nightmare every time I use the wrong pillow That's some first world problem shit Life is like a bitch with a long dildo I'm just laughing thru it all like a comic skit Used to sleep inside my Lincoln thinking God I've had it But even at my lowest, never talking shit Jesus took the wheel on autopilot, automatic Knowing he won't let go, so I can do the opposite Like a method actor, still playing my part backstage Only break to pray ...but I prefer it that way Cuz I still feel my feelings I just let em know they can't stay Why my closest friends think I've never had a bad day Never wanted fame but look at all the fans I manifested I came to change, the game, that's why my plan's aggressive On this level, gotta be a pro, why I'm so damn selective If you ain't here to help you gotta go... that's the exit It be nights like this, and times like this, when I done prayed a lot I Can't find my way, so I get faded, down I'm feeling lost My dreams turn to a nightmare My dreams turn to a nightmare My dreams turn to a nightmare They don't wanna see me run They just wanna see me fall Even if I couldn't walk though Homey I'ma crawl When it's all, said and done Bet that I'll be standing tall #1 spot, coming for the top I'ma have it all I been... running on tracks, like Hayward Field, to pay my bills Fulfilling the dreams, of all of my team, somehow we made 'em real Done kept it a buck, that never changed, since God he gave me skill Been way too real, to fake the deal, with flow I slay and kill Using slang that's ill, ironic though cuz what I say it heals Push play and chill, forgive the haters cuz they weren't healed They probably listening to this... feeling jaded still Too ashamed to kneel, they'd rather run in place, than face a hill They don't wanna see me run They just wanna see me fall Even if I couldn't walk though Homey I'ma crawl When it's all, said and done Bet that I'll be standing tall #1 spot, coming for the top I'ma have it all It be nights like this, and times like this, when I done prayed a lot I Can't find my way, so I get faded, down I'm feeling lost My dreams turn to a nightmare My dreams turn to a nightmare My dreams turn to a nightmare

I been down, cuz life's been rough Thought I found love, then I got fucked Yeah I been around the country and I still felt stuck But I never gave up, I'm a never give... up Never had a silver spoon, more like plastic utensils Cuz everything was temporary, why my past had me mental Always me, versus me, tryna match my potential But inorderto really do that you see cash was essential Some things I'd like to erase, like the back of a pencil Tough times I had to face, why my swagger is gentle Homelessness I had a taste, but you won't catch me avengeful Cuz karma's not my place and revenge, it comes back to you 10 fold It's better to better yourself, this a reminder to check on ya health Cuz yes it can get ya to wealth, but stress is like jail a weapon of hell Begging for death, the cells in ya body in prison cells, they'll never get bail Friendly reminder take care of ya mind or you're destined to fail, I'm getting you well Yeah... It's better to better yourself, this a reminder to check on ya health Cuz yes it can get ya to wealth, but stress is like jail a weapon of hell Begging for death, the cells in ya body in prison cells, they'll never get bail Friendly reminder take care of ya mind or you're destined to fail, I'm getting you well I been down, cuz life's been rough Thought I found love, then I got fucked Yeah I been around the country and I still felt stuck But I never gave up, I'm a never give up I been down, cuz life's been rough Thought I found love, then I got fucked Yeah I been around the country and I still felt stuck But I never gave up, I'm a never give... up Been down on my luck and I'm feeling so stuck But never gave up, I'll never give up Been down on my luck and I'm feeling so stuck But never gave up, I'll never give up Been down on my luck and I'm feeling so stuck But never gave up, I'll never give up Been down on my luck... But never give up... Fortune favors the bold, and I'm out here breaking the mold Taking negative flow, reverse it, change it and grow No mistaking me tho, still came to make me some dough With the aim of a pro, and veteran game like a coach Choke on marijuana smoke instead of my pride I'm high Moving forward even, when I'm walking slow and dying inside Knowing that I ain't, really broke just cause my pockets low, watch me grow No obstacles can stop my flow, so sorry I gotsta go I been down, cuz life's been rough Thought I found love, then I got fucked Yeah I been around the country and I still felt stuck But I never gave up, I'm a never give up I been down, cuz life's been rough Thought I found love, then I got fucked Yeah I been around the country and I still felt stuck But I never gave up, I'm a never give... up You'd think I stay up in college, the way I've paid for this knowledge Cuz ignorance is bliss but listen without faith I'd be Godless Why I pray for honesty and all it takes to acknowledge That I am him and he is me, and we both made out of comets Never did it for the fame, still I made a few fans Never did it for the money, still I made a few grand Didn't do it for friendship, but I been in a few bands Made some solid connections and even shook a few hands, yeah Knowing that this is my destiny And God he done gave me the recipe This feeling inside me so heavenly A failure I swear I could never be Knowing that I am my only real enemy Still I feel like I been battling 10 of me Living in poverty takes so much energy Away from the prophet I'm meant to be I'm sure that I'll profit eventually Before my dead grand mama send for me Cuz ain't no one matching my pedigree Soul is like ivory, body like ebony My voice it be soothing like ketamine Me being slept on the crime of the century Fire inside of me glowing in effigy Going to heaven, if I ever leave

Don’t look back just keep on going Don’t look back just keep on going Don’t look back just keep on going Going I’ve been rapping over half my life, rapping that’s my life Tryna get my craft right, why I never had a wife If you ain’t 'bout sacrifice best not even ask the price On a path of ice watching others slip from bad advice When you living for survival every plan is strategized On ya darkest day they gone you on they basking in ya light Saying damn it must be nice like I was handed a prize Still I’m out here tryna help 'em with compassion like Christ Never looking back twice... Don’t look back just keep on going Don’t look back just keep on going Don’t look back just keep on going Going I ain't looking back like I'm Lot and his daughters Always moving forward just like constant marauders Given free will and a conscience upon us That's a curse to a Libra getting lost in the options That's why dropping some dollars and popping my collar Never really did it for me cuz of the cost of the drama Plus I've always been an author with the thoughts of a scholar Always living in the moment 'til I'm gone or a gonna Ain't no coming back Don’t look back just keep on going Don’t look back just keep on going Don’t look back just keep on going Going