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(Trudell, you making noise blood!) You ain't real til you been fake (Been fake, been fake, been fake) You ain't real til you been fake (That's real) You ain't real til you've made mistakes Made plenty, wrote songs that I've thrown away Thought maybe, I would be something, not today But I got up, stoop up, made a way The ones you need the most Never show up Right? Just us We feel the same way, if this isn't trust I hope we can escape, witness God's love See myself in every burden, every wrong (Yeah) How can you be so certain? That this song Gonna do good? It's really good but if it goes strong Will people forget, that you were here for this long (Maybe) I don't know, honestly I want to inspire If my money don't speak for itself, I'll light a fire (Burn) Ever since I lived in Missouri, been lost But when I came back, it felt like a long pause And my friends moved on, and then life goes on And then people wanna talk, but no one let's you on The life of a loner, go home and doze off I'm not gonna hold up, I'm silent in the fog (Shhh!) Yeah I just wanna be quiet, I don't even wanna talk So I go off, slow breathing, take a walk Down the belt Reminisce on what I've lost See myself in the puddle, next to it, chalk Taking a trip down memory lane (yeah) All alone now, but back in the day I had friends, VHS, imma let it replay Back then, never stressed, so I'll let it replay You ain't real til you been fake (Been fake, been fake, been fake) You ain't real til you been fake (That's real) You ain't real til you've made mistakes Made plenty, wrote songs that I've thrown away Thought maybe, I would be something, not today But I got up, stoop up, made a way The feeling of a depressed, and stressed teen (Yeah) Cut my high school years, between Me being cool, yet tryna get approval Then sitting at home, writing music for you Hey I never wanted nothing back When I met you, you could've kept my hat Kept my laughs, kept my heart in tact (Uh) But you didn't, beat it up, spit on it, attacked See myself getting out of this life So I left, tried going back to rewind Not a cat so I don't have nine-nine lives Now in fact, i'm the best in this this time I got my life in the Life in the truck Dime in the rough 9 times out of 10, wasn't enough So I ran, took cover, never wanted to suffer But then I did, still here, ain't nothing tougher I'm a beast, i'm a dog Off leash, down to earth just like the fog Hit my knees, i'll need a sec, press pause Get peace, in my streets of my thoughts I'm at war with idea of war Never thought getting to heaven would be a chore (Yeah) Always thought God would see me and close the doors Now i'm up top, you see me, are you sure? (Are you sure?) You ain't real til you been fake (Been fake, been fake, been fake) You ain't real til you been fake (That's real) You ain't real til you've made mistakes Made plenty, wrote songs that I've thrown away Thought maybe, I would be something, not today But I got up, stoop up, made a way I called my friends on the phone (Yeah) Most of em, are different area codes Loud snore, when I sleep, ain't a goat But this ain't no ghost, ain't no joke when I grip the mic and choke it Auditorium Filled with people hoping, I would show them my ability To row, and then row, and then row again Passion of the pen, running low i'm in Deep now so I can't stop here (Nope) Didn't have to release this right here (No) But I'm still back, showing up every year I just want to make good tunes for your ears (Yeah) When this does come out my family gon' cheers Toast to life, that we made its clear I'd rather have this, than the fame With years to come Live in Hawaii, while I be beating the drum Salisbury steak we stay heating em up (Salisbury steak we stay heating em up) Reminds me, stay humble Stay humble You ain't real til you've been fake Love only gets you hurt