[Verse 1]
It's crazy how you show love and may not get it back
It's crazy how it's no love and ain't no lookin' back
It's crazy how they tell lies and leave out all the facts
My honor is intact, I gotta stay on track
Would you ride for me, or would you even have my back?
And yo, it's odd to see the results of all of that
The other side of me tellin' me I should fall back
And I should, probably
Really, shit don't be all that (uh)

[Chorus]
Checks, they write 'em
They leanin' on 'em, I might sign
Cash, they got it
Swear I don't wanna struggle for a lifetime

[Verse 2]
I just wanna live in a place that's like paradise
Got me rollin' this pair of dice where I ain't livin' right
The older I get, it's like the more time I lose
Father Time's catchin' up to me, how much I got to prove?
And never givin' up, it's not a fight you wanna lose
This ain't equality, look at how the write the rules
They like fools, they write the news
Hit you with propaganda and scams, you might bruise
You gotta separate the real from what's true or not
In the midst of lies, it's hard to tell what's true or not
I just get to the bag, and they can kiss my ass
Cop my folk the newest Jag with the paper tag
Be innovative, I just get more creative
Fuck goin' out as a coward, rather go out blazin'
And that's real talk, n***a
It's violent where I'm from, get your body chalked, n***a
[Chorus]
Checks, they write 'em
They leanin' on 'em, I might sign
Cash, they got it
Swear I don't wanna struggle for a lifetime
Checks, they write 'em
They leanin' on 'em, I might sign
Cash, they got it
Swear I don't wanna struggle for a lifetime