All my friends used to tell me to be patient
Same friends that was jealous when I made it
Good thing I was never into waiting, good thing that I never hesitated
I was runnin like I′m Harriet and I was trynna get away
Cuz I'm from a city that ain′t pretty, it's a shitty place
Shoutout to my city, 937 til I drift away
Love it but I hated it when they put [?] in the grave
That was my biggest motivation why the had to take him?
Ain't wanna look inside that casket but I had to face it
I seen a couple happy faces and got aggravated
Made me feel like it ain′t safe if I go back to Dayton
But I'll never turn my back on the city put the city on my back and bring it back to the city
Back when I was broke, I was adding up pennies
You can ask [?] we was goin half on a wendy's

That's why I dont get when they get mad and they envy
Like I ain′t bust my ass for that bag that they give me
Aye, I dont even flash and they mad enough to kill me
Imagine when I pull up in that jag or that bentley
Aye, do you know the feeling knowing you a goat?
And dont nobody know that but you, they think you a joke
And all yo homies get to leaving cuz shit movin slow
Spent all yo money on yo dream, ain't got no shoes and clothes
Ain′t got no food at home, and you gotta pay yo rent
But you keep spending all yo money, every dollar taking risks
Yo lil bro play ball and you ain't made it to no games
And you love him but you know you ain't got time to make it fit
Yeah that′s my life
And I'm just thankful that I got life
And they wanna take it from me cuz the highlights
Like I wasn't just broke before the spotlight
When dinner was ramen noodles and hot fries
Wallah! Look how the magic happened
And after all this work I put in, man I had to have it
See people always tell your story just to have reactions
If you could picture what I been through you wouldn't add a caption
You wouldn't be saying nothing
I couldn't buy that margarita that my lady wanted
Yeah I was water broke, pushin like a baby comin
My puzzle pieces didn't fit, but I still made it something
If you knew where I used to be just know I'm way above it!
It feel impossible to do what I did when you from where I′m from
Oh lord, mmm oh Lord (hey, hey!)
It feel impossible for you to not quit, but you bet not give it up
Oh no mmm oh no (hey!)

I wanna forget some of the things I did
But my memories are tattooed on the dreams I live
Haunted by my past I still proceed to receive my wins
Who woulda known you could make a king from the troll beneath that bridge
They say you can't do the impossible
I believe I did (Yello!)

It feel impossible to do what I did when you from where I′m from
Oh lord, mmm oh Lord (hey, hey!)
It feel impossible for you to not quit, but you bet not give it up
Oh no mmm oh no (hey!)