Paid Off

Paid off She asked if I could sing, I told her I ain't rod wave Plus I ain't no copycat nigga, I do my own thing I got my own hustle , stack my own change ,stay in my own lane Reppin MBM, check the script, bitch, that's been gang, Same gang, step on niggas neck , about them dollars Same gang , slide down on you if it's problem Pull up to the club, they rollin' out the red carpet Hop out, hit the scroll, smile and pose for paparazzi On the stage, I do my thing, swear I'm in love with performin Only here for a moment, so I make sure that they enjoy me And the words of Lil' Shawty f*ck playing , let's get it poppin R.I.P. Stanley G , he claimed I'd take off like a rocket , Well, here I am, here I stand, no longer young Kay the prophet , but Please don't get it twisted, I still be droppin' knowledge I still got hoes that do whatever I say Just like I'm Simon, know I'm still about my paper Like a motherfuckin' binder, heatin' up for the summer ice cold, changin' the climate Remember lookin' up to rappers, now I'm who they idolizin All that waitin' and bein' patient paid off, I'm guessin All them nights that I prayed to God would send me a blessing All them days I was stressin' bout some hard bought lessons It paid off, all the money spent on studio time, it paid off Tough love from my family and friends, it paid off Stayin' down till I got my chance, it paid off Now I'm livin' better, feelin' better, doin' better Still reminisce about them days and the stormin' weather Wearin' fake designer, tryin' to keep that rapper image Still wastin' money in the booth on mixtapes, unfinished Back when I was tryin' to survive, like, what the f*ck is livin' In my room, gettin' higher than the fuckin' ceiling Wonderin' if I killed myself, who would really miss me Scared to vent, cause when I did, seem like nobody listened Seem like nobody understood the pain that I was feelin Free to the naked eye, but in the mind, I was in prisoned Old friends comin' back, now I don't want no dealings Old hoes I used to smash, talkin' bout they miss me When I was down on my ass, they couldn't see the vision Hardest rapper out my city, just gettin' recognition Never fitted in, I always viewed myself as different But really, I just kept pushin' when everybody quitted All that waitin' and bein' patient, paid off, I'm guessing All the nights that I prayed to God, to send me a blessing Paid off It's paid off