Growth

I used to just be posted up with my day ones Kicking back, cooling I still roll around with the same squad from way back Went to school with And over a decade with the gang On God And it's lit, only twenty three I'm just getting started with life No doubt Not yet where I need to be But I'm on the way now, I always say I need to be working twice as hard as the next man It's all a part of life no doubt Got to know what you want before you make a plan And then you got to stick to the blueprint You sprint to finish fast And if it ain't all that you hoped for Then you double back and you start from scratch I use to just be gone with the wind Going with the flow, call me wavy Day Life wasn't always so good Knew from a young age got to make an escape But I ain't know anyone who made it out the same So I'm steady trying to pave a way Always stayed quiet about the goal because I know Actions speak loud anyway Who's to say that When you feel this way that It's the games you lost No it's the games you play (I'm talking) Who's to say that You don't have a clue when You were always doing Everything you could do (I'm talking) I used to just be in the back of my classroom Headphones in, teacher talks while I blast tunes No homework, A+ in my math room Science with the home girl Wonder if we're still cool Cutest girls in the class want to know a nigga name (Want to know a nigga name) Sorry babe I don't have the energy to play these games (No time to play these games) Dudes bragging to me how they're talking to the baddest dames (Go ahead, do your thing) I'm happy for you bro, but my guy we are not the same (No, we are not the same) Going home eating half a plate so we all can eat (Going home eating half a plate so we all can eat) Couldn't hold a job until your boy was like seventeen (Couldn't get a job until your boy was like seventeen) Seeing Momma struggle always made me want to grit my teeth (Seeing Momma struggle always made me want to grit my teeth) So I did what I could but the rest wasn't up to me (I'm talking) Who's to say that When you feel this way that It's the games you lost No it's the games you play (I'm talking) Who's to say that You don't have a clue when You were always doing Everything you could do (I'm talking) I used to take time thinking about every move I make Calculated moves because I know the stakes Calculated steps because I know the trek Is a long one and I can't afford missteps I was on one thinking that I knew what's next I was on two because more times I did But I was overthinking and it made me stress So I fumbled more bags than I care to admit Who's to say that When you feel this way that It's the games you lost No it's the games you play (I'm talking) Who's to say that You don't have a clue when You were always doing Everything you could do (I'm talking)