[Intro]
They say life goes on
Time continues to pass
(Yung Bala on the beat)
I miss my man

[Chorus]
I been thinkin' 'bout my brother and his last day—yeah (Yeah)
Got me fillin' up my ashtray (Tray)
Be strong, you a soldier—what the Lord say? (Lord)
Thick smoke in the ashtray
Got me thinkin' 'bout my mother in a bad way—yeah (Yeah)
Still fillin' up the ashtray (Tray)
Hard times don't last—that's what they all say (N***a)
Thick smoke in the ashtray

[Verse 1]
I been thinkin' 'bout Poke; my brother died on me (Died)
Right hand to God, I really cried, homie (I swear)
Right after that, them n***as lied on me (Lied)
I was able to hold on but still lonely (Lonely)
I be duckin' that fake love—I'm good, dog (Dog)
I ain't make no excuses, n***a; I stood tall (Tall)
Never reppin' the front line for the wrong thing (Never)
Ain't no traffic where I'm at; I'm in my own lane (N***a)
I passed the graveyard and tried to look the other way (The other way)
Real n***as, we shed tears on Mother's Day (We do)
The cup's spillin'; I'm still fillin' the ashtray (Tray)
No relatin' to n***as hatin'; I mash play (Play)
From the bottom, my n***a, we ain't the same cloth (Cloth)
God, forgive me, I'm just tryin' to work this pain off (I'm workin')
I'm a king, n***a, even when my chain's off (Chain)
That's why decades later, I got the same talk (I swear)
[Chorus]
I been thinkin' 'bout my brother and his last day—yeah (Tray)
Got me fillin' up my ashtray (Tray)
Be strong, you a soldier—what the Lord say? (Lord)
Thick smoke in the ashtray
Got me thinkin' 'bout my mother in a bad way—yeah
Still fillin' up the ashtray
Hard times don't last—that's what they all say (Yeah)
Thick smoke in the ashtray

[Verse 2]
It's been a journey to the top, man; I'm still on it (I am)
A lot of n***as was jealous, and turned they back on me (They did)
Do the crime, do the time—that's the grind, homie (Homie)
The game hard; don't play it fraud and live phoney (Let's go)
If she weathered the storm, n***a, then she a keeper (Keeper)
On my hustle, I'm still dreamin' but not a sleeper (Sleep)
Got me feelin' the ashtray; my thoughts deeper (Deep)
Never switch up on your partner 'cause the price cheaper (Never)
I survive, I'm a soldier, and I stand strong (Strong)
But when that casket close, lifes just goes on (Go)
I'm thinkin' 'bout my n***a while I'm eatin' dinner (Dinner)
After that, it's thick smoke behind tinted windows (Tinted)
Facin' them fears is how you beat the pain (Pain)
Never risk it all for two years of street fame (Fame)
Look at them n***as who tried to cheat the game (Game)
They planted the wrong seeds and hate the rain (Rain)
[Chorus]
I been thinkin' 'bout my brother and his last day—yeah (Day)
Got me fillin' up my ashtray (Tray)
Be strong, you a soldier—what the Lord say? (Lord)
Thick smoke in the ashtray
Got me thinkin' 'bout my mother in a bad way—yeah
Still fillin' up the ashtray
Hard times don't last—that's what they all say (N***a)
Thick smoke in the ashtray

[Outro]
I still keep them last text messages
They remind me of my n***as
You know, I still got yo' name saved in my phone