[Yung Al] So many times they tried to bring me down So many times they tried to count me out I still made it through the rain And if I lose the light that shine on me now
I wonder if they all gon´ still come around Promise to always stay the same I reminisce about them days in the field Sure they problems, but don´t ask me how I feel But they want me to keep it real How I´m supposed to keep it real? They want me to keep it real How I´m supposed to keep it real?
[Slim Thug] Still standin´ (Uh), ain´t a stain on me (Uh) Twenty years later still shittin´ on niggas hatin´ on me Used to be my homie, now you´re so phony (So phony) Kept it real, still, to this day since you known me (Right) Talkin´ down to hoes, used to call yourself my bro (Bro)
I done seen so many friends turn foe, I don´t know (I don´t know) Rather ride solo, tired of watchin´ my back (Tired of watchin´ my back) Your own family will turn on you tryna get at them racks (Huh) Hate to see a hustler shine, wanna see a hustler die (Hustler die) Twenty years, still here, yeah, what now, nigga? (What now, nigga?) Used to say I wouldn´t be shit (Nah) So don´t ask me for shit now that I´m the shit, bitch
[Yung Al] So many times they tried to bring me down So many times they tried to count me out I still made it through the rain
And if I lose the light that shine on me now I wonder if they all gon´ still come around Promise to always stay the same I reminisce about them days in the field Sure they problems, but don´t ask me how I feel But they want me to keep it real How I´m supposed to keep it real? They want me to keep it real How I´m supposed to keep it real?
[Boston George] Keep it real nowdays, make it mean somethin´ (I swear) Nigga, I done gave and gave and ain´t none of that shit done paid me Nigga lately I been on some "do me" shit (Some "do me" shit) Big Bad Boston, who the fuck done gave me shit? (Who done gave me shit?)
Nigga, I invested, half of these niggas I tempted (I swear) Soon as I don´t give a nigga somethin´, now they mad at me (Nigga fuck you) Me and my kids top priority, I´m in the field like I oughta be (Yup) Doin´ me (Me), what the fuck wrong with you? Yeah I got the same time as you (You) Time to grind or tie my shoe (I swear) Money low, I ain´t askin´ like a ho (Nah) Like they want me to (Nigga, never) They can´t wait to say a nigga done fell off (Never) I can´t wait for the day to say the shit done paid off (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) Boston
[Yung Al]
So many times they tried to bring me down So many times they tried to count me out I still made it through the rain And if I lose the light that shine on me now I wonder if they all gon´ still come around Promise to always stay the same I reminisce about them days in the field Sure they problems, but don´t ask me how I feel But they want me to keep it real How I´m supposed to keep it real? They want me to keep it real How I´m supposed to keep it real?
[Yung Al] Keep it real, how I´m supposed to do that? Turn around, knife off in your back, but you already knew that They ain´t yo´ potnas, they´ll snake you for that dollar, though
All this pain, it run deep, I´m poppin´ Tylenols But I´m still followin´ my tags, get out here, chase the bag I spent enough time on that couch just watchin´ time pass Was doin´ bad, ain´t seen none of they ass when I was down I´m on my grind, so many times they tried to count me out But they can´t count me out So many years, the yput me last behind these niggas Reached my peak and took off fast on these niggas So you know I turned, don´t care on these niggas They tellin´ folks I done got big head But how I´m supposed to act when I want big bread?
[Yung Al] So many times they tried to bring me down So many times they tried to count me out I still made it through the rain And if I lose the light that shine on me now I wonder if they all gon´ still come around Promise to always stay the same I reminisce about them days in the field Sure they problems, but don´t ask me how I feel But they want me to keep it real How I´m supposed to keep it real? They want me to keep it real How I´m supposed to keep it real?