Creed

Stack of notepads like I'm revising for a test But life ain't passed yet until I take my last breath See a lot of guys live like there's no heart in their chest As long as I can say I did my best Auntie made sure I knew my Genesis while she's living on benefits Fighting for, man I'll never rest until heaven fits Poetic justice through all my years Ink blotted with many tears Praying to God I see another year Gabe the Kid hope you make it big Don't forget to live Do the most move it coast to coast Give your boys a toast Give it back, give the kids something Don't leave them with nothing Stop the frontin' keep to prayer And don't concede to haters Simple phrases Keep me from going places that I shouldn't go The Kid's got a curfew though Past and present moving mutual Had to go down hard roads to get to bigger doors To see the picture I had to step out the frame Pounding the pad but wasn't playing the game Through the tears and the fears I hold my face Mum said don't forget where you were raised up To see the picture I had to step out the frame Pounding the pad but wasn't playing the game Through the tears and the fears I hold my face Mum said don't forget where you were raised up It's the creed Count your blessings learn your lessons keep your head up Don't ever let it in don't let it up Understand it's the creed Justify, live your live, crucify all the lies Understand it's do or die Understand it's the creed Love more, hate less, be blessed Cause boy you way too young to be stressed Understand it's the creed Find your purpose, times are hard, read your verses One day I swear it's all gonna be worth it It's the creed Hm, bring it back Four wings, some chips, and a 279 Laughing game, get rushed, the boys take their time Penny up, pat ball, blackjack Some boys never slacked in tryna get the stacks Lot of ambition interpreted into vision Some of them dishing hustles, and some of them just dishing Lightskin, got called coconut, buttercup Cause I hung with all crews like Christ on the up and up And I rock some red hot J's, and the Chilli Peppers Wasn't black enough in their eyes, I must have missed the message Linked the boys in the park, numbing out to Linkin Park Take two on my character, just like it was Noah's Ark Some people saw Gabriel, some people saw Gabe It's survival of the likeables, not tryna catch a fade out here Cause these streets aren't out safe out here Needing some holy water to wipe away my tears I've seen a lot come and a lot to go I've got more to come and a lot to go Through the tears and the fears I hold my face up And now I don't forget where I was raised up I've seen a lot come and a lot to go I've got more to come and a lot to go Through the tears and the fears I hold my face up And now I don't forget where I was raised up It's the creed Count your blessings learn your lessons keep your head up Don't ever let it in don't let it up Understand it's the creed Justify, live your live, crucify all the lies Understand it's do or die Understand it's the creed Love more, hate less, be blessed Cause boy you way too young to be stressed Understand it's the creed Find your purpose, times are hard, read your verses One day I swear it's all gonna be worth it It's the creed