[Verse 1: Avelino]
I payed my dues with effort
I still lose count counting my blessings
Sold dubs at my gigs, pain is the essence
Now I'm making hits, taking them hits made me a weapon
Uh, I never had a pot to piss in
Now I piss in a pot of gold and watch it glisten
In a race with my own race, that's not the mission
That's why I'd rather link WSTRN than cop a Smith &
Every time that top was missing, I went missing
Came back and left the old me, my friends miss him
How am I gonna stay the same tryna make a difference?
Tryna make a living, then make a killing and live killing shit
I mind my business cuh my mind's on my businesses
Kicked out of business studies, studied my businesses
It's kind of crucial what Ms. Simmons did
I've got away with words, a way with words cause I'm a lyricist
Mumma needs a new stove so I do stove
Could have got sectioned, I had to do road
And now I've got some new dough off a new flow
Couple diamonds, I can kill one bird with two stones

[Pre-Hook: Tiggs Da Author]
I used to wake up in the AM, cold showers
While I hear my Nana praying, amen
Counting money, watching Boondocks
Then I put it in my shoebox, still tryna put my crew on
[Hook: Tiggs Da Author]
Ring the alarm, ring the alarm
Everybody run when the po po come
All I see is a smoking gun
Whoa, yeah
Ring the alarm, ring the alarm
Everybody wanna be all in, so
I'mma stay up till the morning comes
Whoa, yeah

[Verse 2: Avelino]
How am I going to sign a deal with ya, even deal with ya?
If you don't deal with me properly, what's the deal with ya?
I was taught to be real with ya, so I'm real with ya
Though I'm in Tommy Hilfiger, still a real n***a
Yeah, my plan A was my plan B
I only planned my A levels for my family
And now I'm with a bad bitch and some bad breed youts
Even though I can't change them, I can teach
The things we used to do for figures
Now I do a one show and that's a new four figures
I can go forever and a few more minutes
I'm just tryna paint pictures, I don't do this for the image
I do this for the broke n***as
Not the 'lose a little hope and it's over', they're some joke n***as
I don't dodge my old women
Cause there's nothing wrong with gold diggers
When you dig for gold with your own n***as
Shining, from the ground up, we was grinding
Told the mandem watch cause it's timing
The top is like a DM, I'mma slide in
And bring my people through, I've got pride in my lions
[Pre-Hook: Tiggs Da Author]
I used to wake up in the AM, cold showers
While I hear my Nana praying, amen
Counting money, watching Boondocks
Then I put it in my shoebox, still tryna put my crew on

[Hook: Tiggs Da Author]
Ring the alarm, ring the alarm
Everybody run when the po po come
All I see is a smoking gun
Whoa, yeah
Ring the alarm, ring the alarm
Everybody wanna be all in, so
I'mma stay up till the morning comes
Whoa, yeah

[Bridge: Avelino]
Don't tell me about no hard knock life
When you've had a good dream, the alarm's not nice
Heart on my sleeve but my garms weren't nice
I would talk to myself and ask for advice
Like, how am I gonna get this dough?
And was it really worth my time? Do I say yes or no?
Do I let shit slide or do I get involved?
And everything changed when I went with the flow, yeah
[Pre-Hook: Tiggs Da Author]
I used to wake up in the AM, cold showers
While I hear my Nana praying, amen
Counting money, watching Boondocks
Then I put it in my shoebox, still tryna put my crew on

[Hook: Tiggs Da Author]
Ring the alarm, ring the alarm
Everybody run when the po po come
All I see is a smoking gun
Whoa, yeah