They thought that I was gon' be a local joker
(A local joker)
I used to get looked over by all promoters
(By all promoters)
Same lil' dirty Bobby from the dirty soap (The dirty soap)
I'm rapping wicked high
that's why my mood be slow (My mood be slow)
Your neighborhood poor
but I bet mine was poorer (But I bet mine was poorer)
Me and Grandma walked so much, the sticks and bushes know us
Came from underneath the bottom, had no trouble, go up
Came from underneath the bottom, had no trouble, go up

Product of a drug infested environment
Nobody in my family thinking 'bout retiring
Thirteen got a trap, who's gonna hirе me?
I was sellin' hard, nevеr wrote in a diary
(Wrote in a diary)
Junkies smoking hard, I can't lie, that inspired me
(That inspired me)
'Fore I go out like that, I have to try robbery
(I have to try robbery)
Made it to the Roc, out the Q, boy, you hit the lottery
Made it out the Q, but I do not owe no one an apology

They thought that I was gon' be a local joker
(A local joker)
I used to get looked over by all promoters
(By all promoters)
Same lil' dirty Bobby from the dirty soap (The dirty soap)
I'm rapping wicked high
that's why my mood be slow (My mood be slow)
Your neighborhood poor
but I bet mine was poorer (But I bet mine was poorer)
Me and Grandma walked so much, the sticks and bushes know us
Came from underneath the bottom, had no trouble, go up
Came from underneath the bottom, had no trouble, go up

Ayy, I'ma mix that trap and pain
call it train (Call it train)
Everybody room used to leak when it rain
I was still turnt at my show when nobody came
Still bought my jit birthday card from the chain gang
Whole time I was fucked up
I knew that it would change (Knew that it would change)
Cold bite iced tea, but my flow would never change
(My flow would never change)
Thought that I would be a local joker
HOV would know my name
Thought that I would be a local joker
now they want a chain (Now the want a chain)

They thought that I was gon' be a local joker
(A local joker)
I used to get looked over by all promoters
(By all promoters)
Same lil' dirty Bobby from the dirty soap (The dirty soap)
I'm rapping wicked high
that's why my mood be slow (My mood be slow)
Your neighborhood poor
but I bet mine was poorer (But I bet mine was poorer)
Me and Grandma walked so much, the sticks and bushes know us
Came from underneath the bottom, had no trouble, go up
Came from underneath the bottom, had no trouble, go up

They thought that I was gon' be a local joker
(By all the promoters)
Same lil' dirty Bobby
from the dirty soap (From the dirty soap)
Your neighborhood poor, but I bet mine was poorer
Came from underneath the bottom, had no trouble, go up