Persistence

Working everyday trying to get better See my pops used to say I should be a go getter Cause I'm so clever, so work smart and hard And don't let anybody tell you that you can't make art See these bars have kept me spitting in bars even though I'm straight edge Coughing through the clouds of your smoke, and you know I hate it So faithless, but I know that one day it will show me That if I just keep on growing there is nothing that could hold me back Don't live in the past People will say that you're living too fast But I'm sipping on water, nothing to kill me I put in this glass So they can relax, all the opinions they putting on blast Ain't gonna change my mind so you can find me where the check is cashed That's real talk, time is money, I peel off Nothing funny, you still thought That I ain't riding till the wheels off? They falling Like screens in the back of those seats And if you wanna check my talking you can show me the receipt See I ain't here to change the game, I ain't working for these lames I don't know what they tryna get into I'm just tryna get paid for the talent I display and you can think that it's just that simple I ain't here to change the game, I ain't working for these lames I don't know what they tryna get into But I believe in this I believe it's true So this is ego rap But they ain't really gonna care if this beat don't slap So like a free throw that is just missing the rim I come so damn close but can't get it in Hah They see I'm stuck in '07 With my rhymes and production like a Scott storch record Or the Hot Boyz check it and just throw it aside But I put weight up in these beats, man I been bumping with pride They ready to slide in the DM's with a feature request Or to see how they can get a beat they can rock with finesse I give you options to flex, but I'm done working for free So it's that old adage, f*ck you pay me I hate it has to be that way but this is what I'm tryna live off If you don't like my hustle little homie you can get lost I ain't the big dog, but know I got my bite dude And I won't hesitate but I don't wanna have to fight you See I ain't here to change the game, I ain't working for these lames I don't know what they tryna get into I'm just tryna get paid for the talent i display and you can think that it's just that simple I ain't here to change the game, I ain't working for these lames I don't know what they tryna get into But I believe in this I believe it's true See I ain't here to change the game, I ain't working for these lames I don't know what they tryna get into I'm just tryna get paid for the talent i display and you can think that it's just that simple I ain't here to change the game, I ain't working for these lames I don't know what they tryna get into But I believe in this I believe it's true