Learn about yourself in what you go through
The day you start to change they miss the old you
Long as you stay focused then you won't lose
Money or the fame which one you gon choose
Only keep the realest on my side now
I done made mistakes I pay the price now
Ain't no time to play its do or die now
Heart as cold as ice now yeah yeah
I remember when we was down n out
Nipsey took a bullet then he was down n out
Man what is life about they said it was a drought
And I don't want attention and I don't want the clout
Whats the legacy I'm leaving
Man I'm thankful that I'm breathing
And the odds was against us
But we always got even
And this level I'm achieving
From seeing mama grieving
And I don't trust nobody
You know looks can be deceiving
And this wintertime was freezing
And the summer was the hottest
I had one credit left but I was dropping out of college
And that moment I acknowledge
Ironic it's symbolic
Let the marathon continue
Man I'm just paying homage
Learn about yourself in what you go through
The day you start to change they miss the old you
Long as you stay focused then you won't lose
Money or the fame which one you gon choose
Only keep the realest on my side now
I done made mistakes I pay the price now
Ain't no time to play its do or die now
Heart as cold as ice now yeah yeah
I remember when all I needed was support
Lot of people came and went I don't know them anymore
And like time and time again I was in n out of court
For the days that I done spent on a life I cant afford
Man I thought that I was grown
That was a lot I needed to learn
And that was a page I needed to turn
Ignited the fire that needed to burn
But now I'm alive I said I'm alive
Like oh what a time the court is adjourned
I'm up in the sky the pain in my eyes
I feel it inside I put it to work
I'm talking bout I remember when
When I needed you the most
But then that's the moment when
When you turned me to a ghost
Man I had to switch it up
Turn a loss into a lesson
I ain't never giving up
Turn a curse into a blessing
St8 up
Learn about yourself in what you go through
The day you start to change they miss the old you
Long as you stay focused then you won't lose
Money or the fame which one you gon choose
Only keep the realest on my side now
I done made mistakes I pay the price now
Ain't no time to play its do or die now
Heart as cold as ice now yeah yeah