[Verse: Shiloh Young & Cordae]
Alright, look, I said, I said
When I was nine, that's my first time I held a 9
Put it on God, man, that must've been a sign
[Verse: Shiloh Young & Cordae]
Alright, look, I said, I said
When I was nine, that's my first time I held a 9
Put it on God, man, that must've been a sign
Cause my mother, she was strippin', she was always on his mind
While her boyfriend, he was pimpin', he ain't have a lot of time
So he showed me where it was and showed me how to work it
Just in case a nigga run up in this bitch, gotta murk him
Thirteen, I was servin', nigga, fifteen persons
Nigga, tryna be a cocaine cowboy, Michael Irvin
Nigga, sixteen, I was deep up in the trenches, hoppin' fences
Round that time they gave my boy a life sentence
But I still ain't learn, nigga, I was tryna burn niggas
Tryna put somebody in the grave or a urn, nigga
Seventeen, police whooped my ass just for bein' Black
No talkin' silent, guys give up, where's the free in at?
Seen my uncle in the prison, shit, now it's me and that
Couldn't break the cycle, like recycle, they wan' see us back
Eighteen, lions, tigers, bears, I was livin' with 'em (Mm)
Went to prison with 'em, doin' business with 'em
I'm twenty-one, my cellmate been down for thirty-five
He just tryna see the sun before he gotta die
So why would I go and cry? Got another passion (Bitch)
You don't know the struggle, so you wouldn't understand
Cause in my book, my mama raised a man
Cause I could've snitched on the beat to get me out the can
But I could tell you what I seen or what I lived, it's up to you
Or let my brother tell the story from a bird's-eye view
[Ayat: Shiloh Young & Cordae]
Baiklah, lihat, kataku, kataku
Ketika saya berusia sembilan tahun, itu pertama kalinya saya memegang 9
Letakkan di atas Tuhan, manusia, itu pasti pertanda
Karena ibuku, dia strippin ', dia selalu ada di benaknya
Sementara pacarnya, dia pimpin ', dia tidak punya banyak waktu
Jadi dia menunjukkan padaku di mana itu dan menunjukkan kepada saya bagaimana cara mengatasinya
Kalau-kalau nigga berlari dalam pelacur ini, harus Murk dia
Tiga belas, saya servin ', nigga, lima belas orang
Nigga, tryna menjadi koboi kokain, Michael Irvin
Nigga, enam belas, aku sedang dalam-dalam di parit, pagar hoppin
Sepanjang waktu mereka memberi anak laki-laki saya hukuman seumur hidup
Tapi saya masih belum belajar, Nigga, saya tryna membakar nigga
Tryna menempatkan seseorang di kuburan atau guci, nigga
Tujuh belas, polisi mengibaskan pantatku hanya untuk menjadi hitam
Tidak ada pembicaraan, cowok menyerah, di mana gratis di?
Melihat paman saya di penjara, sial, sekarang saya dan itu
Tidak bisa memutus siklus, seperti daur ulang, mereka ingin kita kembali
Delapan belas, singa, harimau, beruang, aku hidup dengan mereka (mm)
Pergi ke penjara dengan mereka, melakukan bisnis dengan mereka
Saya dua puluh satu, teman sel saya turun selama tiga puluh lima
Dia hanya mencoba melihat matahari sebelum dia mati
Jadi mengapa saya pergi dan menangis? Mendapat gairah lain (jalang)
Anda tidak tahu perjuangan, jadi Anda tidak akan mengerti
Penyebab dalam buku saya, mama saya mengangkat seorang pria
Karena aku bisa menyengat dengan irama untuk mengeluarkanku
Tapi aku bisa memberitahumu apa yang aku lihat atau apa yang aku hidup, terserah kamu
Atau biarkan saudara saya menceritakan kisah itu dari pemandangan mata burung