[Verse 1-Ali Vegas] Yo I was forced to live it Other cats was brought up in it Surrounded by drug spots, cemeteries, abortion clinics I watch my older strong arms grow soft and timid Until he got caught he sentenced and now he forced to been with Up north's the sentence, I found a team to score and win with And until this day we haven't lost a scrimmage We floss a minute, we always know where to draw the limit See the rich cop expensive shit to get the poor offended My whole click related, until we situated Seen five out the top ten that made it Ballon'll get inflated due to diamonds and karats The finest and fairest designed to blind the mind of a savage Luckily I was raised by the Adriatic That taught me how to keep my lyrics flaming crazy rapid And still maintain an 80 average Since Vegas was in a baby carriage I always knew I would never sick of that train and care shit I want to make the same impact that cocaine and crack did What can I say I guess my moms raised me backwards The streets ain't never offered me shit but a waiting casket If I run I'm scared, but if I stay I'm dead
[Hook-Ali Vegas] I'm confused Sometimes I feel like I can't lose Come back down to reality and tap the concrete with my shoes I'm confused Sometimes I feel like I can't lose And my people keep telling me "Dog, get a grip"
[Verse 2-Ali Vegas] We all awaiting Christ, others got money awaiting dice Me, I had to stick with the stage and mic My mother told me them toes that you step on today might be connected to that ass you kiss later in life So I'ma take it like... Throwing dice in great cracks, spending nights in state slacks Life's a payback I say life is a gift They say with ever thing comes a price and a risk Sleep was always nice with his fist and I was twice nice with the fifth Eyes you to swift, I always wondered why the wise didn't rip And why politicians always replace their lies with a myth My mother always handled family ties with a twist So I perfected my why's and my if's So many try but they miss When I die and I'm stiff, I want my music to be recognized more than this I put a lot of thought in this since the days of being sent to the stores with lists I decided rather poor or rich, Crisco is the closet I'm gone come to pouring Cris And my rap lines is never bordemness Just close your eyes and pick a side of the bone, I guess I got the shorter end
[Hook-Ali Vegas] I'm confused Sometimes I feel like I can't lose Come back down to reality and tap the concrete with my shoes I'm confused Sometimes I feel like I can't lose And my people keep telling me "Dog, get a grip"
[Verse 3-Ali Vegas] Ayo it's hard to live where them losers crack jokes on retarded kids And disrespectful kids get barred from the crib Other cats stacking O's, dodging feds God forbid I do something on earth that'll scar my kids Lord knows my father did, starting fights in the bar with Mike You get beat bloody with rods and pipes, just because you scar they knights My squad will strike if the odds is right Hundred killers with cars and bikes, hopped out on me and my moms one night We had to flee in the lightning and rain Now I see why Sleep smoke tress to ease and lighten the pain As long as ideas keep enlightening the brain, and I keep writing them flames Then I'ma be aiight in this game Forget fighting with dames, keep it tight and my cypha won't change Even if some judge try enditing the game Most of y'all swift with the hands, but light in the aim