I'm tired of this work as shit, these jobs ain't it Need somethin' that can pay me Can't get a break, need money in the bank Tell me what it's gon' take just to make G? I hate the way it feel when the rate get real Then the landlords trippin' on the eighteenth Nowhere to run when the rain gon' come I lookin' for the Sun like KD And the crib too hit, no AC Broke nigga out schemin' on your AP I ain't wanna do it, but you made me Kids gotta eat and the bills got late fees My cousin hit me up tryna save me Told me how to sell crack but that ain't me Look, there's gotta be another way to make cheese It's a life over niggas tryna break free The hatin' niggas wanna curve me and block me If this rap don't work, then it's robbery Gotta make it out the dirt, nigga, watch me Tryna get what I deserve like Taraji Wasn't waitin' my turn, I was tryna get heard You was lookin' for the birds on the IG When I was puttin' in the work, you was poppin' them Perc's Tryna get a nigga served on the Oxy If I'ma get to where I'm goin', I'ma need cake Had a meetin' with the plug over cheesecake You was frontin' me the money in the briefcase Told 'em I'ma get it times ten, we gon' be straight All I needed was a dream, I don't need breaks Soon as I catch steam, I'm a heatwave Had ADHD since pre-K This is for them niggas that said I wouldn't be great, bitch, mm Soon a nigga thought that I was done, I came in that bitch with a eight piece (eight piece) But baby needs shoes and the whip due too, rent due too on the eighteenth (eighteenth), uh I don't wanna take it up a notch, but the buss down watch 'bout to make me (make me) As long as I'm alive, folk, just keep your eyes open, be concerned for your safety (safety) 'Cause if you gon' hate me Uh, I'ma have to give you motherfuckers a reason 'Cause if you gon' hate me Yeah, ayy, I'ma make sure that you mean it 'Cause if you gon' hate me You better learn what I been through lately (yeah, uh) How many niggas gon' be where I can't be? Just keep your eyes open, be concerned for your safety (safety) I know they gon' hate me I want this, believe that Who got bread? I need that Was André, with three stacks Delonte, I relapsed Was stressed out, I mean that I checked out, I'll be back I'm chasin', I reached that It's major, in G flat I keep my pace when I'm in the rat race and the government wanna keep me trapped And the school keep tellin' me that I can be anything I want, but I really ain't believe that They was teachin' me to work for another motherfucker when I graduate and I ain't wanna be that 'Cause if the goal was for me to get rich with a 9-to-5 shift, I ain't never gon' achieve that What you know 'bout riskin' it all just to get a li' bread? So you livin' like a don, huh? What you know about doin' some dirt and you drawin' up plans just to get to where you goin', huh? What you know about takin' a chance on yourself 'cause ain't nobody puttin' you on, huh? What you know about givin' your heart to a ho when you know that ain't where you belong, huh? What you know about shoppin' at Ross 'cause you ain't had pockets for Louis Vuitton, huh? What you know about sellin' some crack to your ex's mom and you knew it was wrong, huh? But you ain't got no feelings 'cause you up in the trenches and all your emotions gone, huh? What you know about weighin' out all of the pros, bit you really too good at the cons, huh? Soon a nigga thought that I was done, I came in that bitch with a eight piece (eight piece), uh But baby needs shoes and the whip due too, rent due too on the eighteenth (eighteenth), uh I don't wanna take it up a notch, but the buss down watch 'bout to make me (make me) As long as I'm alive, folk, just keep your eyes open, be concerned for your safety (safety) 'Cause if you gon' hate me Uh, I'ma have to give you motherfuckers a reason 'Cause if you gon' hate me Yeah, ayy, I'ma make sure that you mean it 'Cause if you gon' hate me You better learn what I been through lately (yeah, uh) How many niggas gon' be where I can't be? Just keep your eyes open, be concerned for your safety (safety) 'Cause if you gon' hate me I'ma have to give you motherfuckers a reason 'Cause if you gon' hate me, yeah Ayy, I'ma make sure that you mean it 'Cause if you gon' hate me You better learn what I been through lately (yeah, uh) How many niggas gon' be where I can't be? Just keep your eyes open, be concerned for your safety (safety) I know they gon' hate me