I've been through the worst of pains,

I lost my brother, lost my cousin they was underage,

The trap is set up niggaz fight to make it out the maze

Flippin' tryna stack up change,

Numb I took that novocaine

Down but I still overcame,

Gettin' harder everyday,

Youngin' he was 15 hold the 38'

No worries in his eyes I want to show him another way

Body's dropping, blood is spilling,

Cycle is perpetual,

Too many niggaz gone for me to give up unacceptable

Aye look I know you've been down,

Come on you've got to get up,

Since you was born you had the crown,

Long as you never give up,

I had no hope for the future until I found myself,

Them times I felt below when I was by myself,

Nigga we stood solid,

Younga nigga out the projects yea eh yea eh

We outta options I ain't knocking nobody for doing them,

Did robberies, no Socrates to read, we was influenced then,

By older niggaz pulling up in foreigns,

Icy watch and icy chains them diamonds looking flawless,

Bitchs looking gorgeous, Uh Yea,

Thats until I seen the dark side,

They raided it on the pharcyde,

Same ones said they love you money gone you had to part ties,

Hindsight with the Hawkeye uh,

Cuz I don't trust em, cuz I don't trust em yea,

Blinded moving faster,

Won't get to close the chapter,

Youngin' choking weapons he ain't get to be a paster,

Push it to the limit hussle hard for what he after,

Took a life for his own beautiful disaster,

Aye look I know you've been down,

Come on you've got to get up,

Since you was born you had the crown,

Long as you never give up,

I had no hope for the future until I found myself,

Them times I felt below when I was by myself,

Nigga we stood solid,

Younga nigga out the projects yea eh yea eh eh