Turnt Up

Sex, money, and murder, I came a long way, I'm just tryna get further I seen and done some things, that you never heard of Somehow I made it through, that's why a nigga stay turned up Sex, money, and murder, I came a long way, I'm just tryna get further I seen and done some things, that you never heard of Somehow I made it through that's why a nigga stay turned up The lifestyle we live will give the average guy the blues Washin' our clothes in the tub, hoping they dry before school Walkin' through two feet of snow, big holes in my shoes Couldn't wait to get to class, to act a motherfuckin' fool My favorite subject was lunch, cause at home it wasn't no food Just openin' up the fridge, it put me in a bad mood Daddy died when I was ten, momma did the best that she could do My past was just a blur, I'm tryna readjust my view Nobody really cared, well, maybe just a few My aunt Almondine and grandma can't forget about Uncle Boot Shit, I was sittin' on the stoop, watchin' Eric shoot hoops In a pair of pro-wangs, they was white, red, and blue But somehow I made it through, nigga Sex, money, and murder, I came a long way, I'm just tryna get further I seen and done some things, that you never heard of Somehow I made it through that's why a nigga stay turned up Sex, money, and murder, I came a long way, I'm just tryna get further I seen and done some things, that you never heard of Somehow I made it through that's why a nigga stay turned up I was twelve years old, when I started sellin' crack Big Bop fronted me and Ernie Howell, this is a fact Told us when we made a hundred, bring him eighty dollars back I was in the seventh grade, runnin' in and out the trap Shit, of course I had a strap, them older niggas used to jack But they never tried me at all, extra mannish, about my scratch Wanted to be an athlete, but the streets had me attached They locked me up as a juvie, I slept with roaches and rats Made a lot of bad decisions, carryin' burdens on my back What good is it scorin' a touchdown, when there's no one there to clap I ain't wanna write in no diary, so I put it in a rap Had a pocket full of change and transformed it into racks Under abnormal conditions, I managed to persevere Put my right hand to the sky, thankin' God I'm still here Could've been a hashtag or doin' life behind the wall Pride comes before the fall, as a man I evolved And somehow I made it through, nigga Sex, money, and murder, I came a long way, I'm just tryna get further I seen and done some things, that you never heard of Somehow I made it through, that's why a nigga stay turnt up Sex, money, and murder, I came a long way, I'm just tryna get further I seen and done some things, that you never heard of Somehow I made it through, that's why nigga a stay turnt up