[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I gotta give em my heart, I gotta give em my soul (Woo)
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Gotta push through the pain, gotta stay in control (Yeah)
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See they want me to fold, yeah, they want me to break
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Leave me dead in the streets, naw that cant be my fate
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Tell me who can I trust? Tell me who shall I fear? (Yeah)
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Hennessy in my cup (Cup), Hennessy in my tears (Damn)
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Gasoline in my lungs, lil bro on the drums
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No high school diplomas, so they think that Im dumb
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Lord send me a check, Lord send me a sign (A sign)
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At least send me my watch, in case I run out of time (Time)
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They wanna give me a charge, they wanna give me a case (A case)
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Teacher called me a failure, said it right to my face
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Yeah, they called me a dealer, then they called me a killer (Yeah)
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Then I went to the bank, there they called me a nigga (Damn)
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[Pre-Chorus]
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They forgot that I dream and my momma a queen
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They forgot that Im strong, they forgot that Im a king (Woo)
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[Chorus]
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All the bullshit is gettin really old (Whats up?)
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Gotta tell the story just in case its never told
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Right hand to God, it does somethin to my soul (Yeah)
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When a black man turn nothin into gold, nigga
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Keep a cup full, so you know its goin down (Down)
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One thing about the world, yeah, you know its goin round (Haha)
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Keep your head up, nigga no lookin down (Nah)
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When the let you out them cuffs, readjust your crown
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King (Lets go)
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[Verse 2]
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I gotta stay on my path, I gotta conquer my goals
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Some call it success, I call it food for the soul
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I know some can relate and the rest gonna hate
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Do it with it without you, so it aint no debate (Nah)
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See blood in the street nightmares when I sleep (Sleep)
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They must think Im a diver, niggas said that Im deep
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Oxygen is a must, niggas dyin for air
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Got us all charged up, yall better give him the chair (Yeah)
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They got a license to kill, is you ready to die? (Die)
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Notorious thugs, put your hands in the sky (The sky)
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Why you think that Im drinkin? Its too numb all the pain (Woo)
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Why you think that Im smokin? Its to numb all the fame (Yeah)
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Feelin like Im a target, got an “X” on my back (Back)
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Not no regular artist, Malcolm X in a hat (Yeah)
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[Pre-Chorus]
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They forgot that I dream and my momma a queen
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They forgot that Im strong, they forgot that Im a king (Woo)
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[Chorus]
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All the bullshit is gettin really old (Whats up?)
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Gotta tell the story just in case its never told (Yeah)
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Right hand to God, it does somethin to my soul (Yeah)
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When a black man turn nothin into gold, nigga
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Keep a cup full, so you know its goin down (Down)
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One thing about the world, yeah, you know its goin round (Haha)
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Keep your head up, nigga no lookin down (Nah)
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When the let you out them cuffs, readjust your crown
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King (Lets go)
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[Outro]
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Yeah, I know a place, thats if you wanna roll
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Bring your own weed, even drink your liquor slow
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Everybody in that bitch worth six figures
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Best part about it they aint killin no niggas
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Yeah, I know a place, thats if you wanna roll
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Money in the air, plenty strippers on the pole
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Aint no opps so you dont need no triggers
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Best part about it they aint killin no niggas