Take Flight

Yea ok Yea Ok Yea ok I try not to let my past define my character Young black and institutionalized in America Had to use my smarts to get out jams I was ghetto too Learned to pull strings to make action like Geppetto do Now I’m living on a schedule But thank the lord I’m not a vegetable Or sitting in a box I should be locking up a cell or two Lord knows I traveled a long way to become me I’m content but that don’t mean I’m satisfied or comfy I try to spill my pain into pages because trust me This road to getting here was just about always ugly I lost love i lost friends I lost my mom too But when you stuck inside yo feels that's when they dog you Just cuz I let out tears I’m emo Thats the picture they paint Like Ian the same nigga that really put ten through ya face I’m getting sick of all the false narratives Y’all hearing that y’all hearing this well nigga Ian hearing shit Rumors still circulating Niggas beefing bout a bitch Whole time I’m working on the plan to make money legit Same niggas that I used to trust They trust is dead and gone now The love is never lost just hold ya head up be strong now I walked through those same cloudy days the sun is coming round You gotta stay patient ten toes and really hold yo ground Because really when you least expect it god will really come around I’m reaching out like labels y’all should come and speak wit me I’m speaking out about my people because they believe in me I never had the map that lead me down to the easy street I just always had this anger that stay deep in me That’s really y these people wanna make peace with me cuz I can hit beep beep beep and turn you to an easy tee But it ain’t worth it I feel like y’all need to learn the image is worthless Socials got you scared to be yourself What’s your identity You want that fast life at least that’s who you pretend to be What would yo mama say if she knew oh you don’t care My momma shed some real tears about me don’t go there Had me feeling like a failure for y’all that’s just a oh well But knowing that she passed before my success doesn’t sit right These obstacles that god put me through they really get tight And now I’m always up late can’t even have a goodnight It b the person closest that can snake you look at suge knight I need to spark another one I’m bout ready to take flight