[Verse 1] Im playing for keeps, not a minute to waste Number one in this piece, calling out all of you fakes You get a smack in the face if you think were in the same place Think your cooking perfection? Well, let me serve you a plate The kid is cooking and cooking Nobody looking, Im killing it The barrels to the top and best believe that Im spilling it Every minute, Im flipping it Never think that Im limited All these women be feeling it, blowin up is so eminent Check the score You want it like I want it but I want it more Tryna get me on a track you cant afford This that the rain before the storm, that bull behind the door And Ive been sharpening these horns But you live in a dream, its what youre able to see See the people I grew up with only hiring Ivan B Didnt happen over night, yeah, took a little longer Every sweat that you drop is another second gettin stronger Maybe Im out of mind, got all these rappers in line Say Im too young to be stunting, guess Im ahead of my time Best to believe it and all of yall could of seen it See, we more slept on than late ads on Tempurpedic Never afraid, we operate from the bay Theres always something to say when fakes claim to be great Actin like they making change, rappin about them golden chains Then you say youre different, man, you all just the same [Chorus] Ive becomin rappers, oh no Any musician period any artist I think Absolutely do whats in your heart, period Say whats on your mind, speak whats in your heart And how you really feel We tryna be something else, we tryna fit in whats going on Its like you cant stray away from your path a little bit, a little bit [Bridge] A good young man represents you know, peace, love and positivity, thats my message, Ive, you know, spit on my style, its what it is, Ive been doin what Im doin, but now that Im here, right here, their perception out there might be like Oh shit, hes actually You know, Oh, I shouldve pay attention to him Well, they should been pay attention to me, but its, its ok [Verse 2] Yeah, ever one to fit in, I live in the words Ive writtin Reminiscent of the times, classrooms I would sit in Never felt like I belonged, never showed it played it strong The ones who gave me grief want me to drop another song Well, here you go My past like an ex, wont let me go Ive dealt with all the hate but yet my anger seems to grow And halfway to the top, it gets warm like youre in autumn People change who they are when they forget about the bottom Happiness is currency, Im about to make a livin Looking at the mirror like Do you fit in heaven? She putting all this make up on to cover all the truth How can you find real when I cant see you? And all my boys be callin up like Homie come through Like damn, all that shit you said really came true Like we knew youd make it big but never thought so soon So what you doing my man? Get that money real soon Im flattered, but all that it really doesnt matter Im here to make a change, not to make a pocket fatter Thats the problem on the hush, Ive had enough The music that they feeding us is killing us Think about it long enough, Im really bout to lose it Everybody got a voice but rarely do they use it I pray, meditate, save a mind thats gone astray The day I take a break is when Im layin in my grave [Outro] For a minute just listen, right now its just you and me Bravery over retreat, hunger makes up a king, yeah I know its been a while, the kids back on the scene Ruin your self esteem, Im here to waste your whole team Fake snakes and lies, dont pair me with all these flies Weve been on different level man, chasin different skies Workin on the side, Ill set the timer when its time I had to kill this shit, remind myself that Im alive
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