[Verse 1: 21 Savage]
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I finally got the fame and fortune that I prayed for
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Who would have thought I would emerge from all that gun smoke?
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This for all the teenagers that wanna gun tote
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‘Cause they cheaper in the hood than in the gun store (On God)
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You gon lose a lot of your friends and thats what hurt the most
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You cant do nothin but reminisce about yall crackin jokes
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You feelin like nobody love you, I know how that go
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You gotta love yourself, lil nigga, thats gon help you glow (On God)
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I know it might sound lame, but just stay in school (21)
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They got a place that they put people who dont follow rules (Yeah)
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You probably got your mama scared, dont wanna watch the news
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Ready to risk your lifе and freedom for a pair of shoes
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Yeah, you say you love your switch, but it dont lovе you back
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You can hug that block all night, it aint gon hug you back (Facts)
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Some of your friends gon reincarnate and come back as rats (Pussy)
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And after your candlelight, they aint gon give your mama jack
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Now your brother kids askin where they daddy at
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So you gotta lie and tell em he just took a nap (Damn)
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You done failed in the streets, so now you tryna rap
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But that aint really workin for you, so its back to trap, damn
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[Chorus: Mariah the Scientist]
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When its all said and done
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Theres some things you cant run from
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Its hard to decide
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Either live or you die
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I, I ask myself was it all worth the risk
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‘Cause I cant pretend (Yeah)
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I cant stand the thought of losing you
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[Verse 2: 21 Savage & Mariah the Scientist]
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I know how it feel to see your dawgs stretched out (On God)
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And watch him struggle tryna let his last breath out (Damn)
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You dont wanna do it, but you lost some real niggas that you gotta step bout
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One more seat left in the car, you gotta help out (Yeah)
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Niggas stressed out (Yeah, yeah)
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Probably why I tell the kids to put the guns down (Oh, facts)
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Gangsta, but I still cry when nobody around
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Tryna numb the pain, drinkin bottles til I drown (‘Til I drown, 21)
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Never do no suicide
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But Id be lyin if I said it hadnt crossed my mind
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I hurt on the inside and I still act like Im fine
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Why the judge give my nigga Paul all that time? (Free Paul, hey)
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Heard they lockin niggas up for what they put in rhymes
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Standin on this shit (Oh), fuck it, Im still writin mines (Fuck em, oh)
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This what growth look like, no more committin crimes (21)
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I stayed out the way and made a way for us to grind (21, 21)
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[Chorus: Mariah the Scientist]
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When its all said and done (All said and done)
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Theres some things you cant run from
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Its hard to decide
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Either live or you die (Live)
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I, I ask myself (Ask myself) was it all worth the risk (Was it all?)
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‘Cause I cant pretend (Yeah)
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I cant stand the thought of losing you
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All my dawgs too
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[Bridge: Mariah the Scientist & 21 Savage]
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Forever-ever Eastside (Eastside)
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This shit ‘posed to be for life (Supposed to be for life, 4L)
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Jumpin shit since we was five (21, five)
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We got that fire, we was nine, nine
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Even though Im up, up
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You can see the pain in my eyes
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I mean like fuck love (On God)
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But either way, Im still gon try
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Got me fucked up (21)
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Seein my twin on Channel 5
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I, cause even gangsters cry
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I, I, I
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Gangsters cry
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Even gangsters cry
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I, I, I
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Even gangsters cry
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(I, I, I)
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21, 21
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[Outro: Heather Carmillia Joseph]
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My son, this is your time
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I know your heart
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And Ive watched you rise above many challenges
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And you have made me so proud
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I pray for many more fulfilling experiences as you elevate to new levels of growth, purpose, and success
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Dreams really do come true
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By the grace of the source of life, so be it
