Ah  what's up man  What up Ali
Ah  you still standing on this motherf**kin corner
Shit ain't you 30 years old  motherf**ker
Ah  so when I pick up the microphone
I know what I'm saying
Wasn't long ago was facing the same situation
Carpet got ripped from me pacing
The rent's a month late
Ain't shit on the way I'm straight praying
Ends don't meet unless you make 'em
The people don't eat unless you scrape
And you see they ain't playing
Corner store credit is way thing
The World got it's way of
Weighing on your shoulders  it's degrading
It's like we got frowns tattooed on our faces
The school's ain't saving our new generation
Stare at our kids  they need a paradigm shift
The paradox is that parents aren't shit
Why you got cable  Your life is not stable
Lights not paid for  Nikes on layaway though
It's like we wanna look good while we drowning
Should grab a paddle and scrap our way out
Life's not a good when you living it like this
Leave your lane for a minute  you might flip
It's like chains on your neck with a tight grip
Use your brain in this shit and you might live
Life's not a good when you living it like this
Leave your lane for a minute  you might flip
It's like chains on your neck with a tight grip
Use your brain in this shit and you might live
While you in the drug game  my hustle got another name
You dying  making somebody rich  it's the f**king same
So quick to call a square job  Brother lame
Truth be told  you might wanna choose another lane
Yeah I'm bussing 'til my bitch ass drop
You on the corner  pushing them bitch ass rocks
And yes I'm getting sweated by my bitch ass boss
Your ass steady running from them bitch ass cops
This shit don't stop  the game ain't new
The pen's full of dudes who thought the same shit too
That city is a blind fold  here to keep your eyes closed
Sell your crack and it's all dough and fly clothes
Shit ain't nothing like "The Sopranos"
Real talk  you're probably better off at McDonald's
Rappers all say they went from hustling to rhymin
But look  everybody say the other one's a liar
Life's not a good when you living it like this
Leave your lane for a minute  you might flip
It's like chains on your neck with a tight grip
Use your brain in this shit and you might live
Life's not a good when you living it like this
Leave your lane for a minute  you might flip
It's like chains on your neck with a tight grip
Use your brain in this shit and you might live

Man  f**k you Brother Ali
You always runnin your mouth
Just 'cause you got that rap shit cool
Man we on these streets motherf**ker
Get out here and see how it is
It don't matter about me rapping
My ass is still scratching
Some day  I'm a be the "yo  remember back when "
While I'm hear I got to really make it happen
Try to have emergency landing  instead of crashing
F**k saying I've been here  brother I am here
Might not live here this year but I still care
Not talking down to you  straight to you
No player hater my dude  it's plain true
Gotta live like don't nobody love you but you
As long as your blood move  tragedy could touch you
Struggle ain't nothin new
Cards ain't gonna always land how you want 'em too
F**k it though  thug it through
Can't give up  as much as you'd love to
There's certain shit as a man we must do
You God damn right they made it like this
But I ain't trying to wait for the day they might fix
Life's not a good when you living it like this
Leave your lane for a minute  you might flip
It's like chains on your neck with a tight grip
Use your brain in this shit and you might live
Life's not a good when you living it like this
Leave your lane for a minute  you might flip
It's like chains on your neck with a tight grip
Use your brain in this shit and you might live