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Verse 1: |
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Although I walk through the valley of the shadow of death |
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I fear no man but God as I take my last breath |
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Used to beg them to stay and they'd just ask me to leave |
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You dont know what strugglin means until they shatter your dreams |
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Keep moving, no matter if them fuckers wanna doubt you nigga |
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Never been fed with a silver spoon, what about you nigga? |
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From the craddle to my motherfuckin' grave bitch |
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Heard my momma cryin' homie, I ain't been the same since |
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Blue skies turnin' white, theirs blood on the pavement |
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And all they ever ask me is "Phora how did you make it?" |
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Not "where did you come from?" or "tell me your story" |
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Theirs a difference between cats who want something from and for me |
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But I ain't trippin, they tellin me to settle down |
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Aha but i ain't settlin' for nothin' |
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And the people i hung around would just let me down |
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Eventually I was the only one i trusted |
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Real talk, I try not to show emotion |
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Alot of shit inside me i won't put out in the open |
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I hope i never snap, Lord knows that im destined for greatness |
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But those niggas keep testin my patience, I got |
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Chorus: |
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Pain in my heart, tryna not to let it show |
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They ask me if Im ready, I never said no way |
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But you really never know |
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Pain in my heart, tryna not to let it show |
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They ask me if Im ready, I never said no way |
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But you really never know |
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Verse 2: |
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I just close my eyes and imagine |
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And just try to fly away |
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Aiming for tomorrow but we dying by the day |
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Ill be the first one to say i cry I ain't ashamed |
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They keep tellin me to smile but yo im tryna find a way |
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Losing touch to myself tears droppin to the pavement |
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Honestly I dont know how much longer i can take it |
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And I know how it feels to lose all everyone that you love |
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And start questiong the one up above |
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Like why do all the good people gotta die |
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And why these young kids victim to a homicide |
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I dont know but im still searchin for the answers |
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Haven't smoked since my grandfather died from cancer |
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So dont take offense when I dont hit the blunt with you |
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Cause theirs a reason, it dont mean that I dont fuck wit you |
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All It means is that you dont know what Im going through |
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Dont ask to talk about it, its not something that im open to |
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Behind every smile is a number of tears, told myself that i have nothing to fear |
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But little did i know when you keep all that pain inside |
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You'll be your own worst enemy til the day you die |
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Chorus: |
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Pain in my heart, tryna not to let it show |
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They ask me if Im ready, I never said no way |
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But you really never know |
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Pain in my heart, tryna not to let it show |
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They ask me if Im ready, I never said no way |
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But you really never know |