[Verse 1]
Yo, sick of being broke as I choke on this cloud of smoke
That emerged from this dusty dirt road
But I kept on moving in the times I was weak
There was time when I stopped writin' my rhymes and my beats

We got a life that's consumed by this cloud of gloom
Hoping all these rainy days mean it's time to bloom
Thank God for my music cuz' it saved my soul
Now this dusty dirt road, it is paved in gold

The hand I hold, I fail the fold, I play my cards right
Till I'm stackin' 'em chips up in the spotlight
It's hot, right?
Type of shit to spark a bar fight
You'll believe deluxe with a touch of stuff like
I switch it up for a change of pace
Cuz' these rappеrs sound the same
It's a shamelеss race
A nameless face
But you dig the switch
Now the cowboys still wanna be big and rich, ah

[Chorus]
If at first you don't succeed, then try again
When your flame burns out, feel the fire within
Pay dues for a call, then it's time to win
When you give up, fall, time to ride again
And if at first you don't succeed, then try again
When your flame burns out, feel the fire within
Pay dues for a call, then it's time to win
When you give up, fall, it's time to ride again

[Verse 2]
So sick and tired of being the poor guy
Stuck in the mall which I was drivin' the Ford by
Not in the back rows, get it done in the streets
They should call me John Dean, nobody running like me
Cuz' I work real hard, tryna pay them dues
Picked up this guitar and I sang the blues

Trying in these hard times, in the pain with bruise
When you ain't got nothin', then there's nothin to lose

I've come a long way to get to where I'm at now
I kept right in the game when I would get knocked out
And even still there'd be times when the Bronco was buckin'
In the end I just know that it's not gon' do nothing (nah)
It's always "people got it worse than me"
I'm certainly blessed, nobody's hurtin' me
So I never let this life go and get me down
And if it does, all I gotta do is look around, wow

[Chorus]
If at first you don't succeed, then try again
When your flame burns out, feel the fire within
Pay dues for a call, then it's time to win
When you give up, fall, time to ride again
And if at first you don't succeed, then try again
When your flame burns out, feel the fire within
Pay dues for a call, then it's time to win
When you give up, fall, it's time to ride again

[Verse 3]
No shady labels and bullshit managers
This time my career is in my own hands again
Been through it all, doors slammed in my face
Kickin' 'em doors and I take over the place

Lost friends, lost fam, could've lost my hope
Lost faith, lost dreams, lost a lot of dough

What once was lost has now been found again
Keep pushin' on like a band and I'm boutta win
I'm at my prime, have the underground buzzin'
Tourin' through the states, slingin' tapes with my cousin
Got a couple offers and I wasn't business-minded
Show me a contract back then, I'd sign it
Blinded, watchin' people lead off my shit
And I ain't even mind, never seen a dime, kid
At times it was easier to walk away
But that feeling inside said I was forced to stay

[Chorus]
If at first you don't succeed, then try again
When your flame burns out, feel the fire within
Pay dues for a call, then it's time to win
When you give up, fall, time to ride again
And if at first you don't succeed, then try again
When your flame burns out, feel the fire within
Pay dues for a call, then it's time to win
When you give up, fall, it's time to ride again