Penthouse

See, I was living like a tramp, I had no food and no cash Brought a good amount in don't wanna bring broke back I was 18, living off baked beans Always had the same jeans never had my own graft Now I got my own flat, now I got my own path Now I got my own bed, now I got my own bath Man, I swear I was hurting, that's a known fact Picked myself up and now I know I'll never go back Started off moving at my mum's house, we were feeling rundown Guess I probably should be moving on now Moved a couple miles back to my hometown Working part-time, also living in a post house But it really didn't matter, doing overtime Every time I earned more, the rent would always override I remember when I couldn't even rent out Now I won't stop until we're living in a penthouse Yeah, we'll be living in a penthouse Man, I swear we'll be living in a penthouse Yeah, we gon' do it in a penthouse Man, I swear, yeah I remember being 20 With the baby on the way never really had a penny Trying to put away my coins but I never had many Trying to find myself a place but they never had any Man, I swear I was feeling like the worst dad ever Never wanted them thinking everybody had better So I knew I had to make a real change Put my fears on the line, get myself on the stage And that's when I made some paper Got myself going, got a flat game changer Spent the next week trying to decorate it all And my daughter came home only three days later I gotta thank everybody in my corner But I ain't stopping here, I'ma carry this order Cause I remember when I couldn't even rent out Now I won't stop until we're living in a penthouse, yeah Man, I swear we'll be living in a penthouse Yeah, we gon' do it in a penthouse And we gon' party in the penthouse Yeah, Man I gotta be grateful Every time I eat I got food on the table I remember when I never really ate Now I always find myself with too much on my plate I ain't rich but I'm better than I was back then I didn't really know who I was back then I remember when I couldn't even rent out Now I swear I ain't stopping till we're living in a penthouse