Lookin' Back & Lookin' Forward

Yo From a younger age I had seen the bigger picture Grew up poor as f*ck But I knew one day shit would switch up So life was never stressing me Boy, I know who I am meant to be Took my first hit in elementary It changed my life, it was meant to be You ain't hating yet, shit you better be Non expendable, that's my pedigree When my pops kicked rocks He left me in a trailer Whatever happened there I would call it failure So don't you dare Ask me for a favor Unless you did somethin' for me I do not wanna hear your Problems, nigga I got my own Ain't no conversations, I'm on the go Nigga I knew that, I would reach my goals So you never seen me, I was like a ghost I was working hard, I'm supposed to be I was taking dabs, I was smoking weed, R.I.P. B.I.G. Cause you ain't never been as broke as me All we had faith in was rosaries Out of cold concrete, I done rose to be Seen my momma smile, kept me goin wow She the only one who had hope for me I love you momma Lookin' back and lookin' forward See my past, see where I'm goin Always growing, always knowing Breathing right and staying focused Lookin' back and lookin' forward Lookin' back and lookin' forward Ain't nothing the same now, I hate how You say that like it's a bad thing, its 'post to People tell me that I changed, nah... You just ain't looking with the same eyes Look at me now I stayed down You know what I'm bout Respect thou Christ conscious, I unplugged the wires Ain't nobody help me, but the holy higher Wasn't given light, but given a lighter The fuel was my life, and now I'm the fire I'm a soul survivor, it's best to move wiser All the shit I been through, powers I acquired What I aspire to be is a provider for my family Guess my vision wider More money, that's more solutions That's more problems for the ones who choosing I ain't choosing I'm just flowin' I don't judge God, he all knowin' (Love) Lookin' back and lookin' forward See my past, see where I'm goin Always growing, always knowing Breathing right and staying focused Lookin' back and lookin' forward Lookin' back and lookin' forward Ain't nothing the same now, I hate how You say that like it's a bad thing, its 'post to People tell me that I changed, nah... You just ain't looking with the same eyes