Ever since I was in elementary We already knew I´d be in penitentiary, yeah A thug life, you know, the one I´m livin´ We already knew that I´d be goin´ to prison, yeah Ain´t seen my nigga Fee in a lil´ minute Thinkin´ how we used to be off in the trenches, yeah Reminiscin´ on them days when I was stealin´ Swapped out the cash for gold, money for millions, uh I bossed up, this shit a wonderful feeling They should´ve never let me in this business, yeah I growed up, this shit a wonderful feeling Was playin´ with BB guns, now we killin´, yeah If I had that money back then, it´ve been way different Could´ve bought my grandmama a new kidney, huh
If I had that money back then, it´ve been way different I probably never would´ve had to be a menace, yeah I got this money, but I already adjusted This shit just upgraded my whole thuggin´, yeah Lost some of my day-one niggas just because it But I ain´t trippin´, ´cause they know how I´m comin´, mm We already knew my future since a youngin We already knew that I´d be chopper bustin´, yeah I got this money, but I already adjusted This shit just upgraded my whole thuggin´, yeah We already knew my future since a youngin We already knew that I´d be servin´ junkies, uh I was just a shawty, I was road runnin´ A basehead hit me for a whole onion
Is there a heaven for a gangster? Gave me life twice, fuck it Murder Man, Kodak, you heard me? Is there a heaven for a gangster? Check it out (Oh)
If I die alone in prison, tell my children that I was a living legend (Yeah) Reppin´ 187, dead bodies, yup, I smell ´em (I smell ´em) Might never see heaven, but fuck it, my brother dead Rest in peace to Big Kevin, you a legend Real niggas, I feel ´em (I feel ´em), but sometimes, they rat (Yeah) They have a weak moment, gotta get the gat and then I kill ´em (Dead)
And the drugs, I deal ´em (Deal ´em), I come up in the Calliope Now where my dog at? Free my nigga Marlo (You a dog) I run the streets, cardio, my life is hard, though (Hard, though) So they gave me life, they always charged To cut bars, nigga, fuck sarge (Fuck the world) I´m in the cell blowin´ with goonies (Good goonies) Me and Joey Crack, it´s loony (Yeah) I´m on the west, y´all, my nigga Poonie (West 7th) Snort a powder bag, I´m zonin´ and I´m like fuck the world Fuck my girl, and then I look at her picture and I wanna fuck my girl (Fuck her) You see, my mind playin´ tricks behind this fence
So I commence to vent and act like I ain´t got motherfuckin´ sense I´m in the pen´
One thing I´ma tell you, bruh, you heard me? You gotta keep it real with your, with your people when they locked up, dog, don´t forget about ´em Don´t handle ´em bad, you heard me? Bro, you gotta, you know what I mean? You know, a real nigga, you gotta Real nigga gotta get love, you heard me? From the hood, from the streets, from his fam, everything, bruh, you know? Joce your dog Don´t forget that, joce your dog, ´cause when you go, your dog gon´ joce you
That´s what it, keepin´ it true mean, you heard me? Yeah, and I stamp these rules and I stand by these rules ´til I die, you understand me? Real talk Better ask somebody ´bout me That´s how I´m comin´, you understand?