Even If I'm Wrong

I don't know why I'm like a river I find my way I was probably only 17 In class daydreaming bout selling streams The shit they taught me now is dead indeed Never taught us to have steady streams Graduated; then, I fled the scene Sweaty tee Messy jeans Hit the ground running with steady feet Now, I hit the beat; it's dead, deceased Advice from people who know less than me Disastrous and that's the recipe Mad respect when you're addressing me Please don't make a nigga rep the East Please don't make a nigga test the heat Put flesh to streets Don't make me make my mom think less of me Even if I'm wrong I won't Stop being me for you Stop being me for you Is that what you need me to do? Stop being me for you Stop being me for you Good luck for ya I hope good luck for ya If that's your price, I just can't afford ya Can't afford to Change, support ya Can't contort to The shape that you think I should take (Should I) Stop being me for you Stop being me for you Is that what you need me to do? Stop being me for you Stop being me for you I was actually 24 That year, momma wished me plenty more Damn, she really opened plenty doors Like when I was young and we would enter stores She didn't look the same at 25 Always thought my grandma wouldn't die Couldn't die Shouldn't die So much pain inside, we couldn't cry Back when we were going at it She insisted I was so dramatic I didn't listen I had fucking had it Fucking avid Just a tad bit There were just too many years of damage I couldn't manage I couldn't stand it I couldn't stand it I couldn't stand it (And even if I'm wrong) Even if I'm wrong I won't Stop being me for you Stop being me for you Is that what you need me to do? Stop being me for you Stop being me for you Good luck for ya I hope good luck for ya If that's your price, I just can't afford ya Can't afford to Change, support ya Can't contort to The shape that you think I should take (Should I) Stop being me for you Stop being me for you Is that what you need me to do? Stop being me for you Stop being me for you All that I needed was me and the heat of the sun Demons impeded I think I defeated 'em once When I started seeking, they'd speak as if evil had won Many secrets were given to me & I'm keeping 'em hun I just gotta glimpse and hint of the other side When my mother died I discovered I Couldn't rupture ties It's like cutting pipes With a butter knife Whenever you go, you meet up with your family All that I know is that it's an uncanny thing Ain't no fantasy Loss of sanity I saw Kent I saw Net I saw Sherry and Granny B Now that I saw what I saw I ain't stressing as much Felt my ancestors presence And then my whole essence was touched I'm the last line in the lineage Never flatline (Period)