[Chorus]
I been workin' hard, it gotta pay off (It gotta pay off)
Work everyday, no day off (No day off)
I can't work a job, I'm my own boss (I'm my own boss)
You know how many times that I took a loss? (I done took a loss)
Spendin' all this money, I don't even care how much it cost
Everything goin' downhill (Downhill)
My brother told me, "stay solid", told him, "I will" (I will)

[Verse]
I don't hold grudges, I forgive (I forgive)
I don't wanna die, I just wanna live (I just wanna live)
I don't wanna be no thug, n***a, I'm real (N***a, I'm real)
This shit here killin' me, this shit unreal (This shit unreal)
I don't like to talk, hmm, Dr. Phil (Dr. Phil)
I can't throw my life away, n***a, fuck a drill (Fuck a drill)
I let it be, like, "it is what it is" (It is what it is)
Like a bumblebee, I'm flyin' everywhere (Flyin' everywhere)
I got a lil' girl, I can't pay for hair (I can't pay for hair)
I wanna go to New York, but I'm not a square (No, I'm not a square)
They like, "you blew quick, boy, you outta there" (You outta there)

[Chorus]
I been workin' hard, it gotta pay off (It gotta pay off)
Work everyday, no day off (No day off)
I can't work a job, I'm my own boss (I'm my own boss)
You know how many times that I took a loss? (I done took a loss)
Spendin' all this money, I don't even care how much it cost
Everything goin' downhill (Downhill)
My brother told me, "stay solid", told him, "I will" (I will)