[Intro: Young Noble]
Man I got my O.G. Bill Bang in this mafucka man
H Ryda... the young n***a AKK
Young Noble Outlaw, c'mon

[Chorus: Young Noble]
It's all about growth and progression
And I ain't buyin' what they sellin' (No)
I rather be alive and broke, than rich in the bricks (Locked in a box)
Tomorrow's a new day I can start from scratch (I can start from scratch) Man
It's all about growth and progression
And I ain't buyin' what these rappers sellin' (No)
I rather be alive and broke, than rich and dead (Rich and dead)
Tomorrow's a new day so I'm thinkin' ahead (Yeah c'mon)

[Verse 1: Young Noble]
You got rappers that's fo'ty, still rappin' like they sixteen
It's obvious that they ain't leaned a damn thing
No progress or growth, just stagnated
And you wonder why you broke? Now you agitated
Why? I guess you don't like the truth spoken
Music bogus, meanwhile the youth hopeless
If you ain't helpin' them, you hurtin' 'em
We bringin' out the best of 'em, they bringin' out the worst of 'em
The good die young and the media's rushin' them
Don't matter where you from lil homie it's where you headed to
Most of the gangstas I ever knew is
Either dead or gone singin' the prison blues (Damn)
[Chorus: Young Noble]
It's all about growth and progression
And I ain't buyin' what they sellin' (No)
I rather be alive and broke, than rich in the bricks (Locked in a box)
Tomorrow's a new day I can start from scratch (I can start from scratch) Man
It's all about growth and progression
And I ain't buyin' what these rappers sellin' (No)
I rather be alive and broke, than rich and dead ([?])
Tomorrow's a new day so I'm thinkin' ahead (C'mon)

[Verse 2: Da Kid AKK]
Hey I'm back on the strip again
Pack touch down I'm lettin' n***as know the piff is in
You got that work, i got that work, so what the fuck's the differ-ence? (What?)
Difference is I got a plug where I can trust him for dubs
And fuck up your predicaments (Shut you n***as down)
One hell of a business man I make you an offer
Ma give rid of that lame, I'm a n***a that's bossed up
I'm pretty sure you heard of me, they know me as Da Kid AKK (Akk)
These n***as wanna murder me, they hopin' that I get shot
Plottin' on my demise, wanna bury a G'
So them tears can fall from they eyes screamin' R.I.P. but why me? (Why?)
When all I did was just show 'em that it could be done
And this the appreciation you n***as showin' me son? (Huh?)

[Chorus: Young Noble & H Ryda]
It's all about growth and progression
And I ain't buyin' what they sellin' (No)
I rather be alive and broke, than rich in the bricks (Locked in a box)
Tomorrow's a new day I can start from scratch (I can start from scratch) Man
It's all about growth and progression
And I ain't buyin' what these rappers sellin' (No) (Nah)
I rather be alive and broke (Young Nobe')
Than rich and dead (It's Ryda!)
Tomorrow's a new day so I'm thinkin' ahead (C'mon)
[Verse 3: H Ryda]
This n***a just put Bugatti guts in his Bentley (For real?)
He should've just pulled up in a Fisker, like smell this
And you can tell that I'm hungry
Sometimes I eat food I don't like, on some jail shit (Jail shit)
Ugh, it's H Ryda, I miss V-12
I'll get a white boy to send a virus to ya e-mail
I lost everything, here's the details (Here you go!)
I rather die for my mothafuckin' principels (Uh huh)
You can die for rap, I'd rather start from scratch
Inshallah I get it all right back (Back)
When you gettin' money we call it a light stack
Don't get excited, n***a, we all trap (Brrrack)

[Chorus: Young Noble]
It's all about growth and progression
And I ain't buyin' what they sellin' (No)
I rather be alive and broke, than rich in the bricks (Locked in a box)
Tomorrow's a new day I can start from scratch (I can start from scratch) Man
It's all about growth and progression
And I ain't buyin' what these rappers sellin' (No)
I rather be alive and broke, than rich and dead (Rich and dead)
Tomorrow's a new day so I'm thinkin' ahead (C'mon)