[Hook]
Never told me that this life would be so harsh
N***as out here balling but can’t get a charge
Dare to say the truth, and they gon’ put you down
Dont fuck with no system, I just want my crown

[Verse 1]
Grow up in cities where paper on trees have no value to you
N***as be spending like 50 on chains they gon flex it for views
Hunger for money and fame, shit be corrupting the youth
Wise up and listen my n***a, you never seen the whole truth

4 years we made it, round 2 up next
N***as be hating, ain't seen my check
Bitch I ain't native, but I still rep
Lord know we make it, he know im next

Dont flex ya money, curses gon find you
Flexin ya rolly, realest won't mind you
Only the fake, standin beside you
Money appeal, dont let it blind you

[Hook]
Never told me that this life would be so harsh
N***as out here balling but can’t get a charge
Dare to say the truth, and they gon’ put you down
Dont fuck with no system, I just want my crown

[Verse 2]
Bitches be fucking with you, not cause you speaking the truth
Guwap in ya pockets they loose, dont let em skip off ya trueys
Slip up and yo body caught, bullets gon leave you on snooze
How you gon flex on em fakes with holes in ya head, your blood ain't movin

Cut off my roster, take her she yours
Dont fuck with hoes, me n my bros
We got the dough, never for show
Little they know, shock em like woah

Mindset is right, this ain't a fight
Keepin the fakes, far outta sight
Ask me for help, help you I might
If you a fake, cap you on sight

Realest I know, 21 Savage
Paying respect, All of these rappers
Keeping it real, like its a habit
Dont need a pill, they flow is madness

Came out the hood, built they own status
Mastered they skill, still lookin average
Power of will, your life a canvas
Fuck with me still, you bout to vanish

[Hook]
Never told me that this life would be so harsh
N***as out here balling but can’t get a charge
Dare to say the truth, and they gon’ put you down
Dont fuck with no system, I just want my crown

[Verse 3]
Hit em with Cole, or the 6 God, or hit em with Biggie and Pac
Been in the light since he mastered the game, shoutout kendrick lamar
If we up next then the focus on racks gotta get out our mind
Get in the zone and stay focus, top of your class during your time

You know whats best, nobody else, dont let nobody fool you with they wealth
Follow they path, put on a vest, safe a few days, shot in the head
Sayin they real, not in the game, flexin they riches, they ain't rosay
Now they gon wonder, how to stay safe when the real gone takeover, leaving no fakes

(Let me show you how its done)
Most n***as fakin they stories they ain't tough they ain't like the rest
Be like “I grew up wit no help, with nothing”, they (was) raised in a nest
N***as alike they just stunting on you, wearing dresses finessin
Tune up they voice on a beat when they drop it they call it a “zest”

[Hook]
Never told me that this life would be so harsh
N***as out here balling but can’t get a charge
Dare to say the truth, and they gon’ put you down
Dont fuck with no system, I just want my crown

[Outro]
Only reason I spit is to speak my voice
Tell a n***a like me that he got a choice
Young and rich, no guidance in life, overdose
Swear all fake ass n***as wanna see us broke