Intro

I just wanna take my chance  I just wanna have this dance I'm just tryna hold you down I just wanna make you proud I don't want you to go I need you to stay Pour one out for the homies Those who won't make it back The ones who risked it all for the bag The ones who went through hell and back And wouldn't change the past  They had a shot and gave it the best they had Made it last  Tried they best to stay on the right track Let's give it up to the ones who were they're along the path  Giving guidance like they was our map Where would I be if it wasn't for Mickey Probably running in the night scene Thinking I was wearing cleats Till police yell freeze Or running with the wrong niggas And now my tombstone you can go sight seeing Maybe the depression would get the best of me Finally give up hope in my destiny Where would I be if Genesis didn't challenge me lyrically Instead of rapping bars Maybe I'd be looking through em Waking up at the sound of the alarm Orange jump suits walking on the yard Life could have been so dark  Thankful that we made it this far So many scars from the trauma Yet we still shining like a star I just wanna take my chance I just wanna have this dance I'm just trying to hold you down I just wanna make you proud I don't want you to go I need you to stay Family comes first  Motto that I live by  All the money in the world But who's by your side  That's more important in life I got angels tatted in my skin Reminder that my sisters want me to win And when I'm tired from sessions I can never quit Can never phone it in I think about my mother and all she's been through Leaving her home in Germany just to find something positive Raise 4 kids through domestic violence Watched son suffer the consequence She powered through It inspires me to breakthrough We all been through a lot  But it's time for dreams to come true I'm just speaking real truth I could never lie in the booth These is my shoes I'm proud of the view We've been through the ups and downs Knocked down but never knocked out We've been through ups and downs Knocked down but never knocked out listen to us shout