Sometimes a family lives inside the crack house Electric off, tellin' CPS it's a blackout A slave mentality the reason why we lashed out A ugly nigga, curved by bitches that I asked out See, at this time, I started out pilin' up my trauma wit' the dirty clothes Slurry flows, prayin' that my wrists can get McFlurry froze I'm not that good at sellin' keys, just prayin' that they open doors The Simpsons, I just wanted Moe, I cried at all my early shows Seventh grade, we livin' wit' Donte, our life was crumblin' Tongue kissin' Maggie and Erba put me on punishment Dysfunctional but functionin', Lil Jon was playin' on the radio My nigga Jon will never get a chance to get crunk again Auntie hit me in my face wit' a bottle And said sorry when the damage was done In actuality, it was really 'posed to land on her son Boiled extension cords to beat him on his back so it stung Family gatherings, Jack Daniels was in attendance My whole family been strugglin' with addiction Was quiet as a kid, they see me now and be like: Damn you a musician? Scared to help 'em out 'cause it might turn to a subscription One of my cousins said he don't believe in God 'Cause if he was real, he woulda helped him wit' a job He woulda helped his newborn stay alive And he woulda never took his daddy and his moms Rainy days gon' continue when the Sun down Prayin' that we can figure it out somehow Could you blame me? I been dealin' wit' a tough crowd Lately I been lucky if I get one smile Just one smile, just one smile Just one smile from the tough crowd, tough crowd No more smiles from Joey, he OD'd on Snapchat off them Xanny bars Fam think he in heaven, I don't think that's where he live at all Pulled up on a joint I'm tryna smack, I used my girl car She was on FaceTime wit' my bitch, damn, the world small WorldStar Death must feel better than life Trapped in a cycle like I fell off my bike They chase stars while I chase my dead They got homes, I got ghosts instead They got futures while I count regrets They forget life, I can't forget where I came from Erba Jean screamin' Ray Vaughn Yeah, look, PornHub stuck on browser, Del Taco, 8 an hour Section 8, reusin' voucher, turned into a Debbie Downer I can smell a rainy day, I done had three baby showers Baby mama died in childbirth, I'm scared to think about her Man, who wanna know how he feels? Taxin' me for free will Life gave a coupon, I used it on my plea deals School lunch, free meals, poked a hole in milk bag Let me get a refill, let me know where peace lives Preachin' to the choir, all my preachers, they was liars One was married but he still tried sleepin' with my mama Who lookin' down on me? Fuck they Southern eyes God, hold on, the devil on the other line Still a nigga even though you can't call me one All my cousins claimin' babies while the night was young Excuse me while I reflect on my nights in the slums Grateful I never had to lose my life to a gun, pow Keep on fightin' (keep on fightin') 'Cause life be lifin' (life be lifin') Life be lifin' (life be) Life be lifin', yeah (live on) It hit like tyson (forever) Life be lifin' (life be lifin') Life be lifin' (life be lifin') Keep on fightin', yeah (keep on fightin') Aye, masked up, robbin' cribs, Batman drinkin' beers Pawn shops full of sins, noble life, suburban kids Convo's full of rids, picked it up from Dorothy Diggs Tell a joke for Donna Siege, bad boy, I'm thinkin' big Nuts drop, I'm kicked out, livin' at my bitch house She kick me out too, I got a slick mouth Always had a problem with makin' shit bigger than it should be That's 'cause I feel like nobody understood me Naked truth, my vocals raw, I fuck wit' raw, I'm watchin' RAW Wrestlin' my demons, dawg, I write it off I ain't have no jewels, beady beads on me like the Mardi Gras Tryin' to figure out how much a hollow cost These niggas don't hit my line no more Family complainin', sayin': Vaughn ain't got time no more Stuck in panic mode I'm tryin' to make it off the one block where guns cock And everybody's selfie is a mugshot, say cheese Keep on fightin' 'Cause life be lifin' (life be lifin') Life be lifin' (life be) Life be lifin', yeah (live on) It hit like tyson (forever) Life be lifin' (life be lifin') Life be lifin' (life be lifin') Keep on fightin', yeah