Whatcha Know
Chaz French Lyrics

And lately I've been drinking like its gone out of style
I've been drinking excessively lately

Everything that's wrong for me is the only reason I smile
I find happiness in things that are bad for me

And they been saying, "Chaz, you goin' get it for a while."
People have been telling me that I'm going to be successful for a long time

And it get to me more and more, each and every time
It bothers me more and more every time I hear it

Got me thinkin' "Nigga, when I'mma see it?"
I wonder when I'll actually achieve success

Sometimes I just don't believe it
I have doubts about my potential success

It got me questionin' Jesus
My doubts even make me question my faith

So maybe it ain't my season
Maybe it's not the right time for me to succeed

I pray for pussy and power
I pray for attention and success

More patience, paper, and timing
I also pray for the patience and timing to achieve my goals

Better relations with mama
I want to have a stronger relationship with my mother

Plus I be raising my daughter
I am also a father who is trying to raise my daughter right

I hope she don't get my comma
I hope she doesn't inherit my negative traits

They say that I got it comin'
People say I'm going to be successful

Cause I've been livin' cold hearted
Because I've been living without caring for others' feelings

Tell 'em I love 'em don't mean it
I often say "I love you" without really meaning it

I make 'em feel like I need 'em
I give others the impression that I need them, but I don't

I often live in the moment
I tend to focus on the present

I'm just a... Gemini
I'm just someone born under the sign of Gemini

Gettin' betta with the time
I am improving over time

No dolla', just a dream
I am not rich, I just have a dream

[?] everything ain't what it seems
Things are not always as they appear

Cliche, considered typical
Some might consider this cliché or typical

But when times are critical
But in difficult times

Take this time to vent to you
I am venting my frustrations in this song

Interview like it's a job that I gotta do
This song is like an interview that I have to do

Some of this shit don't apply to you
Some of what I'm saying might not apply to you

I just pray mom and pop will see me prosper, I swear
I hope my parents will see me succeed

Playin' a role of a father
I am trying to fulfill the role of a father

She deserves a Oscar, I swear
My daughter deserves an award for putting up with me

And though he tried to pay his part
And though my father tried to contribute

And he seemed so sincere
And he appeared genuinely remorseful

How the fuck you 'pposed to raise a man when you was sentenced some years?
How can you raise a son when you were in prison for years?

But he taught me how to pour up
But he taught me how to drink alcohol excessively

How not to get my diploma
He taught me how to fail in school and not get a diploma

How to diss on a woman and live off being dishonest
He taught me how to disrespect women and survive by being dishonest

How to put on a condom and take care yo baby mamas
He taught me how to use protection and take care of my ex-partners who have children with me

How to bottle yo problems
He taught me to hide my problems instead of facing them

What a role model he was, awh
He was a terrible role model

Mobbin' with my niggas, gettin' stuck here in the system
I am hanging out with my friends and getting stuck in the criminal justice system

Boy, I told 'em I'll be rich when they came home
I promised my incarcerated friends that I would be successful when they got out

Nigga that's a different type of livin'
That's a different kind of lifestyle

Papa grew up in the prisons
My father grew up in prison

Mama never let me know he called the phone
My mother never let me know when my father called her

Man, now they really got me thinkin'
Now I am really wondering

Maybe it'll all be different
Maybe things will be different

If they wasn't servin' the sentence at all
If they weren't imprisoned at all

Shit, I'll probably never understand
I will probably never understand

And probably get the answers
And probably never get the answers

I'mma be the problem and never get solved
I will be the problem that can never be solved

But shit, fuck it we gotta get it
But screw it, we have to get ahead

We tired of no pot to piss in
We are tired of being broke

Say fuck it, let pop the pistol
We might as well use a gun

We all outta' options, nigga
We are out of options

Say mama tellin' me, "That ain't the way out."
My mother is telling me that violence is not the solution

Say "Just be patient, baby boy. It'll play out."
My mother is telling me to be patient and wait for things to work out

But honestly all that waitin' shit gettin' played out
But waiting is getting old

So we stay faded, hopin' the feelin'll fade out
So we keep using drugs and drinking, hoping to escape the problems

Highs for the lows, don't ever take it away now
We need to keep experiencing the highs to make up for the lows

I'm gettin' it on my own, I'm holdin' it all the way down
I'm achieving success on my own, and I will keep it going

Stay down
Stay focused and keep grinding