9 Times Outta 10

Nine times outta ten I made my mama proud There was one road in, there was one road out I rode the fucking beat til the song broke down I'm glad my mama gotta see her son rose proud While others lives were lost in a gunsmoke cloud We was raised on food stamps and child support By a mom whose mom swooped through and provided for us Who knew I'd survive the torrents And provide a life where my kids can thrive and flourish Grown man shit... I'd rather walk away than catch a charge Hopped off the porch, but never left the yard Went from raiders tees,dickies pants double extra large To button up shirts, tied ties and "best regards" It gets extra hard, like waiting for a check advancement Had a lotta bad firsts, I'm blessed to get some second chance Blessed to have the life I'm live/ blessed to have my wife and kids Blessed to get to put in work and know I average 9 of 10 Nine times outta ten I held my patnas down Nine times outta ten Nine times outta ten Nine times outta ten I made my mama proud Nine times outta ten Nine times outta ten Yeah I stepped to the plate without a pot to piss Swung on everything 'til I got some hits wasn't runnin base, but lacked common sense Made moves, wasn't worried bout the consequence Yeah I did some foul shit to my mom and sis Til I learned to stand tall, gain confidence See, I got a lot I gotta get up off my chest 10 frames in and I got 9 pins left For every plate of life, there's a side of death I ain't tryin to count the seconds on the time that's left I need a second wind, gotta find my breath Cuz on the road in, I was kinda stressed But on the road out, I'll refine my steps Reporting live from the other other side of the fence Time to slow down, find time to repent And get my average back up to 90 percent Nine times outta ten I held my patnas down Nine times outta ten Nine times outta ten Nine times outta ten I made my mama proud Nine times outta ten Nine times outta ten