[ Featuring SwiftyMcVay ]
Was trying to figure out my direction in life
Fighting like a titan hiding from indictments
Then at night
I'm perfecting my writing
Murdered every cypher in sight
Was my mind set when I'm high as kites
My life was bright
With a rebellious appetite
Stopped me from passin the 9th grade and my parents frightened
I'll eventually lose my life
Just toss it away
Officers crayed on my down fall
Snatching me up and throw me on top of they crown victoria
When I ain't do nothin wrong
They following me from the store
Then asking me where I'm going
And when I started to boil
They shoved my face in the soil
And I'm still mourning my boys funeral's later on
And thought of staying strong
Was as hard as arithmetic in Hong Kong
My Pops at home grippin a bottle
And strong arming my momma
I barged in like contra cracked him right in the dome
Im hot as lava with blood dripping out of his noggin
I used to smell drama tryna dodge
Iniquity an abomination
While chasing this rap was hard to conquer
I'm tryna way my options outta obligation to a drug sponsor
Or coping dollars from being a honest 9 to fiver
If it was your turn
To fight
Which way would you turn
Alright
If a walk in my shoes was your concern
Yeah right
Which way would you turn
Alright
I woke up from a dream where I couldn't relate to my struggle
It was like I was just carefree and grew up in a bubble
Huge shout out to my people yo I love you
But y'all got to understand that my skin trouble trouble
Put yourself in my shoes
Be from a neighborhood your friends die and mourn there
You make it to the burbs your neighbors think you don't belong there
Your kid coming in from school he's feeling out of whack
Saying tomorrow he's wearing blue cause they don't play with blacks
And they call him a nigger just to see how he would react
And when he does they tell him just to get over it and relax
Not never fully except it but they all whip and nay nay
Never speak bout who they forefathers whipped and they heyday
But when I speak on it I'm labeled problematic drama addict
Hey I ain't racist I voted Obama dammit
They tried to molotov my house while I was touring just for fun
My wife is pregnant I'm yelling through the phone
Like get the gun
Cause they killing us standing still they kill us on the run
So what's the proper advice should I be giving to my son
In the face of adversity and a guy waving a tiki torch
If we don't all stand for justice then what the f*ck do we support
If it was your turn
To fight
Which way would you turn
Alright
If a walk in my shoes was your concern
Yeah right
Which way would you turn
Alright
