[Intro]
Yeah

[Verse 1]
I never was supposed to make it if you let 'em tell
I never was supposed to make it, let me let you know
I made a promise to my mama, said I'd never fail
They used to hate when we'd come 'round 'cause we was dirty poor
The poorest rapper from my city, really from the slums
I never even took a picture with my dad and mom
My mama workin' at Church's Chicken, that's all we had
Ain't tryna fake how far I came up, I been down bad
Please don't compare yourself to me, my life ain't what you want
Say high school, my friends ridin' Benz and havin' phones
Got practice after school, so every day, I'm walkin' home
That shit like three miles, n***a, and I was all alone
I never cried to my mom, I never gave a fuck
I never wanted to put that type of pressure on my love
And I can't drop no real tears, so I'ma cry in a song
They say my brother got cancer, but the family too strong

[Chorus]
Yeah, these n***as prayin' on my downfall, but I made it
These n***as ran off with my sound, but I waited
The devil want a piece of my soul, but I'm taken
I know one day, it'll be my time, but I'm patient
These n***as pray on my downfall, but I made it
These n***as run off with my sound, but I waited
The devil want a piece of my soul, but I'm taken
I know one day, it'll be my time, but I'm patient
[Verse 2]
Say who the fuck it's supposed to be if it ain't me? I been through misery
And I don't need your company to talk about my history
I'm on a self-healing journey tryna figure out what's meant for me
And I forgave everybody for all the bad shit they did to me
I ain't had a drink since March, 'bout to be March again
Fans wavin' me down, talkin' 'bout they hear my voice again
Started goin' live and that shit feelin' like therapy
Just to know that one, two people still care for me
Y'all don't know how many nights I talked to God and prayed for this
For the last twelve years, I've been tryna make the waitin' list
Blamin' myself for shit that other people did
But I did when I let them other people in my biz
I admit I been too selfless at times
Too humble at times, almost lost my damn mind
I done had thoughts of suicide
But I kept it all inside, never cried
After all the shit I been through, go outside and n***as

[Chorus]
Prayin' on my downfall, but I made it
These n***as ran off with my sound, but I waited
The devil want a piece of my soul, but I'm taken
I know one day, it'll be my time, but I'm patient
These n***as prayin' on my downfall, but I made it
These n***as run off with my sound, but I waited
The devil want a piece of my soul, but I'm taken
I know one day, it'll be my time, but I'm patient