Mullin - Against The Odds Lyrics

I be sat thinking wondering what lifes about
Rollercoaster ride yo I'm just tryna ride it out
Caught up in a trap bin in it since a minor now
Funny how you gotta dig deep to think of climbing out
Coz its real the type of shit that I've endured
Type of shit I've seen from the minute I was born
Police on my front come kickin off the door
Stealing just to eat an getting nicked because I'm poor
Warring with some pricks mans hitting me with swords
Blood leaking like rain while its dripping on the floor
Thats the only time some mans had me sitting on a ward
But I just bounced right back like I was hitting on a ball
Turned into a man now noones saying shit at all
Coz i was standing back up when all these things made me fall
Now I'm actin like a don know exactly where I'm from
Know exactly where I've bin an thats exactly why I'm strong
Anyone that ever doubts I'ma prove the bastards wrong
Wont stop till there shocked like a battery on ya tongue
Bet my life that I'ma fight an always overcome the odds
Carve my own path like it was chosen by the gods
Even when I'm running blind I'ma Soldier through the fog
Coz I made it out the dark when all the hope I had was gone
Went from shottin on the roads to being sat inside the pen
Watchin brothers use drugs coz a family members dead
Feeling mad depressed I nearly drank myself to death
So I had to my change ways an now I'm thankful that I'm blessed
Writing down bars to get the anger off my chest
Coz I wont let it drag me down like an anchor on my neck
I'm just tryna plain sail all hands are on deck
An now I'm standing at the helm to stir my plans into effect
Rappers want fame gangsters want respect
I just want a better life and for my family to be set
Tryna chase my dreams yo mans bin on a quest
So ima manifest at every chance that I can get
I've bin doin this for time I deserve a f*ckin break
Coz I've bin grindin all these years like the gears upon an chain
See I've bin through more shit than the surface of a drain
Problem after problem nearly turning me insane
Then I learnt about words and how they merge inside ya brain
See you are what you believe I'm using words to make a change
I got a purpose to be great I'ma make it worth the wait
So when I hit the pearly gates time on earth I didnt waste
Man I came saw conquered every hurdle in my way
Now I'm knocking for the top and they ain't turning me away
I went from playing as a kid to knowing murderers in jail
And only one charge away from nearly never getting bail
See people like us they prefer to see us fail
So against all the odds I'm determined to prevail