[Chorus]
Never had a thing, never felt the same
Never had fame, I ain’t even had a name
Can’t love with a lick to the brain, another hit to the stain
I ain’t had a chain, always was a lame
If he say he ain’t a cop, that’s a false claim
Put my heart on my sleeve, put myself out of pain
I made some choices in my life
That a real man never would’ve made, yeah
I’m just a small youngin’ who got benefits now
I wish my family could see me lit now
I never knew that they allowed thе police to empty the clip now
Now thеy forgot the past, they shooting innocents now
Sit down, I’ma need to sit down
Take a breath in this moment, I’m might throw a fit now
I been gone for so long, youngin’s could take a hit now

[Verse 1]
They always on your block like a remix
I haven’t had a clue of what relief is
Do I drag on this weight, or do I leave it?
This life ain’t right, so how could I leave it?
Put me up to the light, I ain’t counterfeit
These opps wanna spit, don’t wanna talk, no click
Pull up with the gang, my clique
I lost my guys in a fight against the world, pray every day for ‘em, and reminisce
If you talking ‘bout me, then I’ma empty the clip
I ain’t taking the stakes, can’t take the risks
I was gone for years, now my clothes don’t even fit
I fogged my up my brain with “What-ifs”
I was always in situations I wasn’t ‘posed to be in
You wouldn’t want to live the life that I’m living in
We ain’t playing no games, but we’d always win
You say gon’ spin, I’ll never spin
I never did nothing bad, never did a sin
Throw me in a cell, then get me lit
You walk up on these people with a full extended clip

[Pre-Chorus]
I should’ve told him he had a bone to pick, now I’ve got bones to fix
We ain’t even living the life we ‘posed to live, yeah

[Chorus]
Never had a thing, never felt the same
Never had fame, I ain’t even had a name
Can’t love with a lick to the brain, another hit to the stain
I ain’t had a chain, always was a lame
If he say he ain’t a cop, that’s a false claim
Put my heart on my sleeve, put myself out of pain
I made some choices in my life
That a real man never would’ve made, yeah
I’m just a small youngin’ who got benefits now
I wish my family could see me lit now
I never knew that they allowed the police to empty the clip now
Now they forgot the past, they shooting innocents now
Sit down, I’ma need to sit down
Take a breath in this moment, I’m might throw a fit now
I been gone for so long, youngin’s could take a hit now

[Verse 2]
You cannot move me, I’ma stay right here
Let my power overcome my fear
Tryna live my life here
If I can’t do that, I will still thrive here
I stopped killing people, and how you still gon’ lock me up?
I pour the contents of my heart into my cup
You was ‘posed to protect us, you claim you love us
I ain’t gon’ cap, I ain’t feeling the love
You say you love us, but your bullets give hugs
You pulling us over, and then you shove us
This world ain’t ‘posed to be corrupted
I was brought above, I’m feeling so rough
I ain’t come here for you, I came here for my folks
My people, the ones who stood up for me
They would know
Y’all would always come for me
Had nowhere to go, then, y’all would always be there for me
Y’all would help me, when others embarrassed me
Y’all would be there when cops started pulling guns, like they scared of me
Whenever I was lonely
Y’all was there when I had no hope
Fill our ears with salt, then cover our mouths in soap
I’m holding on to a rope, I cannot cope with this
Put a finger in the sky if you feel what I feel
Can’t tell nobody no
Y’all voice will be heard if you just vote, yeah
If I get caught with a Glock, I’m convicted
They find a cell, they gon’ throw me in it
They sparking up conversations and interrogations
They steady contradicting
They ain’t hiding the killing, there ain’t a gate
It ain’t restricted
‘Cause that’s how we living, ain’t nobody kidding
I always was demanding as a kid, if I want what I want, then I’d always get it
I never ran from the gang, always was committed
Blood on my hands, stress on my shoulders
Stains on my shirt, praying this life could be over
You keeping our records inside your folders
We like heat, you can’t hold us
We not paper, you can’t fold us

[Pre-Chorus]
I should’ve told him he had a bone to pick, now I’ve got bones to fix
We ain’t even living the life we ‘posed to live, yeah

[Chorus]
Never had a thing, never felt the same
Never had fame, I ain’t even had a name
Can’t love with a lick to the brain, another hit to the stain
I ain’t had a chain, always was a lame
If he say he ain’t a cop, that’s a false claim
Put my heart on my sleeve, put myself out of pain
I made some choices in my life
That a real man never would’ve made, yeah
I’m just a small youngin’ who got benefits now
I wish my family could see me lit now
I never knew that they allowed the police to empty the clip now
Now they forgot the past, they shooting innocents now
Sit down, I’ma need to sit down
Take a breath in this moment, I’m might throw a fit now
I been gone for so long, youngin’s could take a hit now

[Verse 3]
Praying to God every day, can’t forget about Christ
They put me in a cell, took away my life
I got 99 problems, and one of ‘em the cops, I could never take sides
In the back of a cop car, and he doesn’t even look certified
I pulled out my gun in front of a cop
I sold myself out once again
I ain’t got no friends with me, I’m all alone
I ain’t never did a thing, never had a friend
You say somebody messing with me, then somebody died
If you claim I ain’t in jail, then somebody lied
If you slanging with me, then you one of the guys
If I lose another person in my life, I might lose my cool
I didn’t fall for no propaganda, I ain’t no fool
I take my broken wings, flapped ‘em, then I flew
I’m winning for a change, I ain’t gon’ ever lose
I don’t want to lose you, or another dude
I know I’m in heaven, ‘cause I see the blue
I’m now seeing things I ain’t used to
You knew what it was, when you told me
People tell that they love you just to use you
They gon’ make you spin, that’s a loose screw
I don’t see nobody but me, so who I’m gon’ lose to?
Finding bodies in the lake, that’s a new clue
I'm just a youngin' tryna make breakthrough
I ride for my clique, for my crew
My life is in the hands of a person who only know few
Not so great for me, more years to add to
He coming in hot, he on pursue

[Pre-Chorus]
I should’ve told him he had a bone to pick, now I’ve got bones to fix
We ain’t even living the life we ‘posed to live, yeah

[Chorus]
Never had a thing, never felt the same
Never had fame, I ain’t even had a name
Can’t love with a lick to the brain, another hit to the stain
I ain’t had a chain, always was a lame
If he say he ain’t a cop, that’s a false claim
Put my heart on my sleeve, put myself out of pain
I made some choices in my life
That a real man never would’ve made, yeah
I’m just a small youngin’ who got benefits now
I wish my family could see me lit now
I never knew that they allowed the police to empty the clip now
Now they forgot the past, they shooting innocents now
Sit down, I’ma need to sit down
Take a breath in this moment, I’m might throw a fit now
I been gone for so long, youngin’s could take a hit now