[Verse 1]
Ever since I was a kid
I wanted nothing more
Than to put a smile on my father's face
And move my momma out
Of the bottom floor, of those projects
To a house somewhere on the lake
Somewhere far away with a picket fence
Before I threw it all away
Before I lost my innocence
When, when there was more to life than just trying to be accepted
How ignorant and naive one can be to depressed and, and
The hurt felt from being molested as a child
I was angry, I'll admit it I had resentment for a while
You, you never know how that shit affects you as a child
And not a saying in my heart is manifesting in this wild, young man
Not a soul in this cold
Now this cold world, just got a lot more colder
What is worse than a child with nothing to lose
Something to prove
My brother told me always do right
Then almost got life
I'm fucking confused
My gun and my pride
It's all that I got
And lettin' shit ride this how I was taught
So if I might die, it'll be for my block
Your n***a sixteen with some work in the soc
If they kill me, I die like a man
When I'm gone, I'ma live like a legend
And the literal homies banging after me wouldn't know my story
I won't be remembered
So pour out some liquor, something expensive
Stop by the house to check on my mom
Make her she good
Tell her you love her
Give her some money and take out the garbage
Load the clip for the n***a that shot me
Let 'em know this ain't for Quavy
Send this neighborhood a message
The things we do for acceptance