I Remember

I remember when we struggled No heat in the winter, we had to cuddle No food in the refrigerator Sometimes i was feelin like I didn't wanna wake up I had get to dat paper I remember, remember,remember I remember, remember, remember I remember, remember, remember When we struggled So I had to hustle I remember it was cold, our oven was the heater Momma workin, she searchin for ways to try to feds us So them OGs on da corner, turned into my teachers Product of my environment, I followed procedures I can't make this up, i could not lie about it Tried of seeing momma struggle, hustled just to stop it Logic led me to prison, still in need of the profit 2 for 5 and kicc doors, just to get me an outfit Oose noodles for diner, that diet made a winner The hundred block ima member, a alief contender Hunger drove my hustle, them days I still remember If I didn't go get it, where would a nigga end up I can handle it, but Neva planned for this Supervising the hustle, da way I manage it True story for the struggle, I am the candidate My pain, cut me too deep, no need for bandages I remember when we struggled No heat in the winter, we had to cuddle No food in the refrigerator Sometimes i was feelin like I didn't wanna wake up I had get to dat paper I remember, remember, remember I remember, remember, remember I remember, remember, remember When we struggled, so I hustled Swear before God, when times got hard Please the corner, worked da Boulevard Had a shitty hand, still played my cards Wild and reckless, showed no regard Didn't asked for this, I was raised poor Grind stronger, cause I want it more Dream bigger, tryna reach the stars My drive different, built like a Ford Came from it, need no reminder Pain present, but it's so behind me Constrict the game, like a anaconda Tryna peep the play, on a closed binder They sleeping on me, like a bed liner Wake em up, alarm sounder Changed my story, like a t.v channel Had to make way, I'm the path finder Remember when like yesterday Momma told me it's a better way My only focus was a pay day And capitalizing like a big k Have you ever slept on a ice trey Cause heater broke, on winter day It made me cold, wat can I say It made me cold, wat can I say These memories of a have-not Tryna get meal out a empty pot Them days felt worse Dan chicken pox No game, I had to connect da dots When I think about it, still run me hot Like two bodies on a stolen Glock Told my t lady, we gone make it out Progression in motion,I blast to the top I remember when we struggled No heat in the winter, we had to cuddle No food in the refrigerator Sometimes i was feelin like I didn't wanna wake up I had get to dat paper I remember, remember, remember I remember, remember, remember I remember, remember, remember When we struggled, so I hustled