Walk a mile in these Louboutins
You can't understand my life until you've lived it.

But they don't wear these shits where I'm from
My life is different from yours.

I'm not hating, I'm just telling you
I'm not criticizing, just informing.

I'm tryna let you know what the fuck that I've been through
I'm trying to tell you about the hardships I've faced.

Two feet in the red dirt, school skirt
Growing up poor in a rural area.

Sugar cane, back lanes
Living in an area where sugar cane is grown.

Three jobs, took years to save
I had to work very hard and for a long time to save up money.

But I got a ticket on that plane
I eventually managed to save enough money to buy a plane ticket.

People got a lot to say
People like to talk.

But don't know shit about where I was made
People don't know anything about where I come from.

Or how many floors that I had to scrub
I had to work hard and clean many floors to get where I am now.

Just to make it past where I am from
I had to work hard just to leave the area I grew up in.

No money, no family
I had no money or family to rely on.

Sixteen in the middle of Miami
I was 16 years old and living in Miami.

I've been up all night, tryna get that rich
I've spent many sleepless nights trying to become rich.

I've been work work work work working on my shit
I've been working very hard on my career.

Milked the whole game twice, gotta get it how I live
I've succeeded in my career but I still need to work hard to maintain it.

Now get this work
Let's get busy.

You can hate it or love it
You can have any opinion of me you want.

Hustle and the struggle is the only thing I'm trusting
I trust in the effort I've put in and the difficulties I've faced.

Thorough bread in a mud brick before the budget
I've always been destined for greatness even before I had money.

White chick on that Pac shit, my passion was ironic
I'm a white girl who's passionate about hip-hop, which is ironic.

And my dreams were uncommon
My dreams were not typical for my background.

Guess I gone crazy, first deal changed me
My first big break in the music industry changed me.

Robbed blind, basically raped me
I was taken advantage of and exploited by the industry.

Ran through the bullshit like a Matador
I overcame the obstacles and difficulties in the industry.

Just made me madder and adamant to go at em
My hardships fueled my determination to succeed.

And even the score so, I went harder
I worked even harder to get ahead.

Studied the Carters till a deal was offered
I studied successful rappers (the Carters) until I got a record deal.

Slept cold on the floor recording, at four in the morning
I slept on a cold floor while recording music at 4am.

And now I'm passin' the bar like a lawyer
I'm achieving success in my career like a lawyer passing the bar exam.

Immigrant, art ignorant
I'm an immigrant who didn't know much about the music industry at first.

Ya ill intent was insurance for my benefit
The industry's negative intentions towards me only made me stronger.

Hate be inconsiderate
Hate is thoughtless and insensitive.

But the Industry took my innocence
The music industry made me lose my naivety.

Too late, now I'm in this bitch!
Now it's too late, I'm fully involved in the music industry.

Valley girls giving blowjobs for Louboutins
Rich girls will do anything for luxury items.

What you call that?
What do you think of that?

Head over heels
Very passionate and committed.

Pledge allegiance to the struggle
I'm committed to my hardships and difficulties.

Ain't been easy
It hasn't been an easy journey.

But cheers to Peezy for the weeks we lived out of duffle
Shoutout to my friend Peezy who helped me during the tough times.

Bags is all we had
All we had were bags to carry our belongings.

Do anything for my Mama, I love you
I'm grateful for my mom and will do anything for her.

One day I'll pay you back for the sacrifice
One day I'll repay my mom for everything she's done for me.

That ya managed to muscle
That you were able to overcome.

All aboard my spaceship to Mercury
I'm pursuing my career with enthusiasm and readiness.

Turn First at the light that's in front me
I'm taking the necessary steps towards my goals.

'Cause every night I'mma do it like it's my last
I'm going to work hard every night as if it's my last chance.

This dream is all that I need
My dream is everything to me.

'Cause its all that I ever had
My dream is all I've ever had to rely on.

Now get this work
It's time to get to work.