Grown Man Life

All I ever wanted Was to live a grown man life Now I made it here but what I wasn't ready for Was the grown man price Constant money missions just to pay the bills You don't know about long nights I was young and motivated on the hustle Simply tryna earn my stripes Fast forward how'd we get here Whip's back down for the count Tryna hold tight to my funds Battling my faith with my doubts But my God has never failed me So I know for a fact he gon' get me Through the drought I can't wait for the day That these moments become something We reminisce about But it's still today I gotta get out my mental And make a way Can't afford to pump the brakes Because I see more for myself Than the minimum wage What I see for myself is me and my shawty Taking trips to the bay What I see for myself and my brothers Is the day that we pave a lane But I'm not a dreamer I'm an executor And I'm a believer When you see me havin' Know I didn't take no shortcuts for it I ain't no cheater So many folks I knew have fallen so early Im scared I'm next to meet the reaper Until then I'm doing what my father Said I was born to be That is a leader All I ever wanted Was the grown man life But I wasn't ready for the grown man price Just to pay off my debts I've had so many long nights I went through so much So I could earn my stripes All I ever wanted Was the grown man life But I wasn't ready for the grown man price Just to pay off my debts I've had so many long nights I went through so much So I could earn my stripes Just to earn my stripes (earn my stripes) Oh what a life (oh what a life) Lost my sanity a couple times While looking for my paradise Best believe I hit the bottom a couple times Tryna reach for bigger heights I was just tryna do what was best for me I didn't care about wrong or right Yea I made mistakes But I can't reflect on them too long It's slowing me down I hold my composure in public And I shed my tears When nobody's around I think that it's crazy that I think the clearest Whenever my head's in the clouds It's more than the money Nah I came for all the respect Brother I want it now I can't keep going in circles I'm tryna become a better me Gotta be careful sharing my energy I know I'm being watched by the enemy If you're leaching You cant be no friend of me I been expressing my pain Through these melodies I'm just striving for Whatever's meant for me There's no reason to think It's not destiny I'm convinced pushing through Is my specialty Cuz I refuse to be defeated When my story ends I don't want to tell the world That I lived a life with no meaning Always knew what I wanted for my future It is so close I can pretty much see it God let me see another day I already know he woke me up For a reason All I ever wanted Was the grown man life But I wasn't ready for the grown man price Just to pay off my debts I've had so many long nights I went through so much So I could earn my stripes All I ever wanted Was the grown man life But I wasn't ready for the grown man price Just to pay off my debts I've had so many long nights I went through so much So I could earn my stripes All I ever wanted Was the grown man life But I wasn't ready for the grown man price Just to pay off my debts I've had so many long nights I went through so much So I could earn my stripes