Hard Life

[Verse 1] A lifetime, it's a long stretch But it's not when you put it into context It can get kind of hard sometimes, yes Blood, sweat, tears and you wonder why my eyes wet (man) All these rappers tryna climb heights Meanwhile lately I've been tryna find depth (yup) And all this pressure on my minds got me Tryna stay calm like responding to a bomb threat (woo) Dream big, and they gon' tell you that it's far fetched (haha) I tell my story like I'm Forest on a park bench (Oh) Boy, I took the narrow path, now I'm dedicated To the journey like it's Star Trek Yeah, I'm 'bout to build the Enterprise, no car rent (sheesh) See the progress and we ain't even start yet (nope) God said,""You ready for the heart check, son?"" ""Before the process start, you can't avoid this"" (Oh) (Woo) And now I'ma never let up like I'm calling 'bout a debt I'm Gonna have you all fed up with the cause like I'm Gretta Tell you 'bout it til I'm red up in the face and won't regret it Heard it from the heavens so I said it (yeah) Made it through the wreck now I'm indebted My condition was pathetic, God told me,""You a temple."" Had to clean the inside, wasn't feelin' the aesthetics [Chorus] You say it's a hard life, but really it's a gift though All these people try to tell you how to live it by the minute Told 'em,""Thank you for the info."" (Thanks bro) I heard you got offended by the message Well I'm sorry dawg, I don't tip-toe And we've been through some things as Christians But I'ma always have love for the Kinfolk [Verse 2] I'ma always have love for the kinfolk Never took a loss in my life, turn a L to a dub Saw the wins grow, been cold with the flow I was ten, look at what my pen wrote Driven, never rode with the wind, nope (woo) Used to do it for the Venmo's and the benj-rolls Couldn't pay the rent though, gave a tenth got ten-fold Now these blessings rain down on me so bad homie I'ma need a trenchcoat (favor ain't fair, what you want me to say) I'm out here practicing my skills, gon' attract em with the quill For the King, while they out here tryna stack a couple bills Yeah, these rappers give you chills But my raps will get you healed (woo) Boy, I'm out here living by the Spirit But you a slave, gotta act on how you feel (yeah) You only living for yourself and your wealth That's why you ain't got no traction in the field (Oh) [Chorus] You say it's a hard life, but really it's a gift though All these people try to tell you how to live it by the minute Told 'em,""Thank you for the info."" (Thanks bro) I heard you got offended by the message Well I'm sorry dawg, I don't tip-toe And we've been through some things as Christians But I'ma always have love for the Kinfolk