All my life
Lil Wayne Will.I.Am Lyrics

I was on the block right, wasn't in my right mind
I was in a bad place mentally on the street

Just a young nigga, hustlin', tryna get mines
I was a young hustler trying to get my share

Movin' with the 9 double m
Carrying a gun for protection

Niggas like "You don't really wanna fuck with him"
People warned others about not messing with me

Yeah, young teenager, 'fatuated with paper
I was obsessed with making money as a young teen

Yeah I had to get it, cause momma, she wasn't able
I had to get money because my mom couldn't provide

Black and white TV set, no cable
We had a basic TV with no cable service

Forties in the fridge, chicken noodles on the table
We had cheap alcohol and basic food in the kitchen

I wasn't born with a silver spoon
I didn't come from a wealthy family

Child of the ghetto, raised off a different tune
I grew up in a poor neighborhood with different values

Watchin' Bob Barker in my living room
I watched TV shows like 'The Price is Right' at home

If "The Price Was Right", I could get you a whole living room
If I won a contest, I could get a whole new living room

Yeah, them was my gutter ways back in the gutter days
Those were my rough and wild times in the ghetto

No education, but the gutter pays
I didn't have an education, but could make money illegally

Through it all came a long way
I have come a long way from where I started

From sellin' the yay', fist fights to gun play
I went from selling drugs to getting in physical altercations

Sittin' on the block and I'm doin' bad
I'm sitting on the street corner and not doing well

Dreaming about the things that I never had
I was thinking about all the things I wanted but couldn't afford

Got me thinking to myself "I gotta get it man"
It motivated me to go get it and make it happen

You can play if you want, I'm gon' get it man
I was determined to succeed, no matter what others thought

I say, all my life I've known
I've known my whole life

One day eventually I'll blow
One day, I'll make it big

Times is torn as it is
The times were difficult and challenging

That's why I got guns, and my guns got kids
I had to carry a gun to protect myself, but it weighed on me

That's why I be goin' so tough on them hoes
I was harsh on certain people, especially women

I play my own hand, I don't shuffle or fold
I don't rely on anyone else, I make my own decisions

Fuck wit a nigga, let go fuck wit some hoes
Stop bothering me and go bother some women instead

Hear them bitches screamin' like they stuck in a hole
I heard women screaming loudly in a negative way

I am not a demon, but was once a lost soul
I have made mistakes but I'm not a bad person

'Til I found myself a block away from the cross road
I found my way and made a choice that set me on a different path

I have, outgrown the fishbowl
I have grown and moved on from my past mistakes

And I'm on my feet like a fuckin' insole
I'm standing strong and confident

Yeah it may hurt like a fuckin' left no
It may be painful like a strong punch to the ribs

But it's "fuck the world", like a fuckin nympho
I don't care about anything or anyone, like a sex addict

And we spend dough, cause we make more
We spend money because we know we can always make more

And I make sure, when I say so
I am confident and do what I say I will do

It's Jay Rock and Weezy, need I say more
We're a great team and don't need any more explanation

Close line the beat tear, DB I say flow
We are going hard and killing it with our music

Jay Rock, still that same O.G.
Jay Rock is still an original gangster

I ain't tryna see the grave or the penitentiary
I don't want to end up dead or in jail

Everyday living, tryna stay on my feet
I'm trying to get by and survive each day

Even though a nigga paid, but my heart in the streets
Even though I have money, I still have a connection to the streets

See my dogs I'm a beast, so hard on these beats
I'm talented and go hard on the music

So my family can eat, I'll be damned if I see
I have to provide for my family and won't let them go hungry

No income, here come Jay Rock, they know crack music
Even when he doesn't have money he can still produce great music

Drug kingpin flow, oh
He raps with the style and swagger of a drug kingpin

Kingpin hoe, need I say more
He's a kingpin and it's obvious

Your family could die, when I say go (go)
I have the power to harm someone's family

Green light green light, whatcha green like?
He's giving permission to proceed with something

Before ya sign me up, get the scene right
Before you make a commitment to me, understand what you're dealing with

And I just happen to fan it when I'm being nice
Even when he's being nice, he's still showing off his talent

Cause drivin' slow in the Lam', it doesn't seem right
It's not cool to drive a fancy car slowly

Yeah, and I remember them long nights
I remember the hard times and struggles

Livin' the wrong life, but I made that wrong right
I had a bad past but I'm making things right now

All the struggling
All the hard times and difficulties

All it does is keep my hustling, oh my
It motivates and drives me to keep hustling and succeeding

Sittin' on the block and I'm doin' bad
I'm still struggling even while sitting on the street corner

Dreaming about the things that I never had
I'm still thinking about what I want that I don't have

Got me thinking to myself "I gotta get it man"
It's still pushing me to go get what I want

You can play if you want, I'm gon' get it man
I'm not going to be stopped or deterred from my goals

I say, all my life I've known
I have always known

One day eventually I'll blow
Someday I will make it big