Live And Learn
2 Chainz Lyrics

So many watches, I need a time capsule
I have accumulated so much wealth that I need a time capsule to hold all my watches

Combine all my thoughts, make my mind travel
I want to gather all my ideas and let them take me on a journey

Graduated from the streets, that's beyond tassel
I have succeeded in moving past my rough upbringing on the streets

In my muscle car, maybe we should arm wrestle
I am driving my powerful car and feeling confident, maybe we should try arm wrestling to test our strength

I'm raw, using all caps
I am being real and unfiltered, using all capital letters to emphasize my point

I got A on my ball caps
I am successful and proud, with A's on my baseball caps

No, I didn't do it but I thought about it
Although I didn't actually do it, I considered taking a risky action

If I would have did it, it would have chalk around
If I had actually done it, there would have been evidence of my action with chalk outlining the scene

Yellow tape, never hesitate
When there is yellow crime scene tape, action needs to be taken without hesitation

2 Chainz derived from Section 8
I come from a poor background of Section 8 housing

Meditate, that's my stress relief
Meditation helps me ease my stressed mind

I've been stylin' on 'em, since a lease, preach
I have been showing off my style and success since the days when I was leasing a car, preach it

My pop' told me men don't cry
My father told me that men should not show emotion and cry

Then he turned around and died on me
Then he passed away and left me to grieve

So I didn't know what else to do
I did not have any other coping mechanism for my father's death

But motherfuckin' cry, homie
All I could do was cry, curse and address the listener as homie

Oh yeah, I'm God's son
I consider myself to be God's son, perhaps like Jesus

Tell Nas he got more than one
Tell Nas he has multiple talented rap successors

And me, I got more to see, more to be
I have more things to experience and accomplish

Order three, started with a quarter key
I ordered three items, possibly drugs, starting with a quarter key amount

I'm so ill I need penicill'
I am so skilled and sick, like an illness, that I need penicillin to cure my enemies

Rockin' ice cubes, talkin' kill at will
I am wearing diamond jewelry and talking about the ability to kill with ease

And these days you can't tell who is really real
In current times, it is hard to distinguish genuine people from fake ones

Ridin' on some Emmitt Smith's, long way from Emmett Till
I am driving in high-end vehicles, a long way from the tragedy of Emmett Till's murder

Streets love a nigga, got a D-boy membership
The streets love me, I am a member of the drug dealing community

We do it from the heart, I hope the aunt will remember this
We sell drugs because it is all we know and we care about it, hoping our customers will remember us

Coke on all sinisters, cold but no fridge in this
I have cocaine on all sides, and it is cold but I do not have a refrigerator to store it in

No to all witnesses, lie or die infamous
I refuse to have any witnesses, and will either lie or become infamous even in death

My style is so infamous, my style, it needs censorship
My style is so well known and controversial, it needs to be censored

Dealer what's the business? Don't call, I'm busy bitch
Drug dealer, what is the business? Do not bother me with calls, I am busy

Unless you 'bout your business, I'm tryna get some benjamins
Do not call unless you are serious about doing business, I am trying to make money

Niggas say a lie on their way to the top
People will lie and scheme their way to the top

But you know you're too hot when they kidnap your pops
You know you have too much heat when someone kidnaps your father as a means of revenge or leverage

I guess that's sayin' a lot
That is a significant statement

But we ain't sayin' much, we just sendin' them shots, nigga
While we may not talk much, we are aggressive in sending our message and taking action

Death over dynasty, I'm talkin' major, not the minor league
I value death more than family legacy, and I am referring to big consequences, not lower risk choices

And you the last of a dyin' breed
You are the last of a certain type of person or group that is slowly fading away

Follow caine like a menace to society
I am following and dealing cocaine like in the movie 'Menace II Society'

The richest nigga in the city cosignin' me
The wealthiest person in the city is supporting and validating me

My shampoo days done showed me the way
My humble days of using cheap shampoo and hair care taught me valuable life lessons

As I pray, lord willin' but the killer's still vague
As I pray to God, I am unsure of who will bring harm upon me

How can there be closure when the shooter's still in questionin'
There can be no closure when the person who killed someone is still unknown or being questioned by law enforcement

Your niggas got rich, but when you died them niggas owed you
Your associates made a lot of money, but when you died they owed you for not being more supportive

And everything I see is adding up to what you told me
Everything I am experiencing is confirming the things you taught me

I'm ramblin', tryna keep it to myself
I am speaking freely and aimlessly, trying to keep my thoughts to myself

I'm scramblin', still hard to hold the tears back
I am scrambling to keep my emotions in check and keep myself from crying

Never saw what I became, can't get them years back
I regret not noticing what I have become and cannot go back to change things

Death before dishonor
I would choose death before dishonoring myself or my values