I put the family first, I put the family first Only thing I can do, nigga, you dig? I put the family first, I had to put in the work Got it all out the mud, nigga, they done seen me at my worst I done rose from the dirt, down bad, shit hurts I put the family first, but I put the family first I put the family first, I had to put in the work Got it all out the mud, nigga, they done seen me at my worst I done rose from the dirt, down bad, shit hurts I put the family first, but I put the family first I had to put in the work I see the hate, they don’t want me to win I put the family first If they ask you, just tell ‘em I’ll do it again Tell ‘em that we get it in I gotta put food on the table every day I'm in the streets, I'm hoping that the Lord save me, yeah, yeah I can’t run from these problems, everybody got problems Rolling up back to back just to forget about the problems I know money can’t solve them, every day it get harder But I gotta go harder for my boys and my daughter Fucked up, I was starving, I broke the lease in the apartments But bitch, I came from the garbage But now the money ain’t a problem I told the family I got ‘em And I'm sticking to the promise I'm only focused on the commas I pray I live to see tomorrow I put the family first, I had to put in the work Got it all out the mud, nigga, they done seen me at my worst I done rose from the dirt, down bad, shit hurts I put the family first, but I put the family first I put the family first, I had to put in the work Got it all out the mud, nigga, they done seen me at my worst I done rose from the dirt, down bad, shit hurts I put the family first, but I put the family first I gotta run up a bag, I can't just sit on my ass Told you I got it, you laughed I had to go in the stash Fucked up, I was down bad Couldn't even be around that Took a chance, but I bounced back Hold up, nigga, let me count that I put the family first, fuck it, it is what it is I do this shit for my kids If I'm doing it, I'm doing it big Can’t complain, so I take what I get Get the money, I'm ready to flip Double up, we gon’ take us a trip Out the way ‘cause they all in the mix Got it on me, they hoping I slip Chasing money, we gotta get rich All those nights that we spent on the strip When I'm stressed, I roll me a spliff Every day, I be ready to quit And I can’t, so I stay on my shit Told myself that we going legit Took a shot and they hoping I missed I put the family first, I had to put in the work Got it all out the mud, nigga, they done seen me at my worst I done rose from the dirt, down bad, shit hurts I put the family first, but I put the family first I put the family first, I had to put in the work Got it all out the mud, nigga, they done seen me at my worst I done rose from the dirt, down bad, shit hurts I put the family first, but I put the family first