[Verse 1]
Growing up I felt like an old soul trapped in a child's body
Nappy headed, digging my nose, nostrils were quite snotty
Hardly comfortable, surroundings when my family's dysfunctional
And as a kid it had me feeling vulnerable
We never hug at all and that's the reason why we're distant
Locking off relatives and acting like we never missed 'em
God bless the heads that stuck with me through ups and downs
The good and bad times, memories of smiles and frowns

Before I lay my head I'm praying for a brighter day
Going back a decade I can't believe how my life has changed
Elevating me higher than firework displays
Finding information but I might not have a word to say
My heart, soul, and intelligence is all I have
Memories pouring back of the bredrens that had to snort and lash
And every day I see the corners where we used to hang
With a zoot and brew, and jam, using all that putrid slang

It reminds me of the days I used to stand on blocks
In the hallway bagging shots, and vanishing from Babylon
Making those motherfuckers run for long like marathons
Like they don't know the road's a jungle like the Amazon
Sucking my spliff down, swigging on a Panda Pop
Out in any weather when we had the dogs to tag along
Forget faith 'cus getting lucky never comes my way
And now I'm so fed up I don't know what the fuck to say

[Hook]
Trials and tribulations, autobiographies of life in it's making
Tomorrow someone else is dying on the pavement
Or riding life because the violence here is blatant
Trials and tribulations

[Verse 2]
Watching the time fly, seeing years just roll by
Most my people go blind inside their head with no minds
And what's with conscience when my heart is turning ice cold
Passing round the hydro, charged up with my eyes low
While others die slow smoking on the white bones
Caught up in a time zone of getting high on crime dough
When I was hustling I used to ride in ringers
Geting me from A to B in the usual life of sinners

When I was getting red I had the Remy and the Henny in me
Sharing out a set of Phillies there to get us mega dizzy
Smoking like a set of chimneys and killing time
Thinking of why my existence isn't simplified
Reminisicing all the madness that we done
In the cycle pushing drugs, and just didn't give a fuck
Boozing all day bunning, getting drunk and throwing up
Making silly bitches give it up and hit 'em with a bit of dust

It reminds me of the days I used to stand on blocks
In the hallway bagging shots, and vanishing from Babylon
Making those motherfuckers run for long like marathons
Like they don't know the road's a jungle like the Amazon
Sending this out to the kids that never had shit
Getting distracted, practicing criminal tactics
Sending this out to the kids that never had shit
Getting distracted, practicing criminal tactics

[Hook]
Trials and tribulations, autobiographies of life in it's making
Tomorrow someone else is dying on the pavement
Or riding life because the violence here is blatant
Trials and tribulations