Live By The Code

[Verse 1] Yo, I was still working a nine-to-five Times when I was attracted to thugs and flyest guys Back when my occupation was being his ride-or-die But now we're autistic 'cause it's hard to see eye-to-eye Look, I'm on a different type of time Ain't ready to be his housewife or bride Was around five or nine, felt my purpose to my whole life defined But I had no intentions to fill they shoes, I'd rather go find my size Never understood when rappers get a nice hand of stacks Then they spend it all on clothes and nice fancy bags Keys told me, "Save your money, you can buy land with that But if you go broke, don't and blame the white man for that." They use our face as a token and show blacks get support We play dumb but we know what it's actually for But in order to beat the system, you gon' have to conform Be a wolf in sheep clothes, The Spook Who Sat by the Door [Chorus] Live by the code, drive by the foes Hide by a chrome, get advice from the pros I'ma do it until God says it's time to go Took a pen, told my thoughts to a pot of gold Live by the code, drive by the foes Hide by a chrome, get advice from the pros I'ma do it until God says it's time to go Took a pen, told my thoughts to a pot of gold [Verse 2] Look, tote 'cause I had to, turn them stones that they threw to the statue Words that I spit came from the heart that I wrotes like a tattoo I'm reminiscin' on them days I was broke, it was past due With no heat, I wore a coat just to go to the bathroom Flowin' right past your ten toes when I pass through I used to tell jokes in the classroom to cope with a bad mood My ex told me "Stay alert 'cause popo gonna rash you They ull in for questions keep your mouth closed when they ask you" Bitch, I made it out Standing tall with my right hand guarding the neighborhood Block drug dealers was our Santa Claus Freedom is a privilege that you only get when you train your thoughts Wisdom is the key to unlock the cuffs when they chain your arms Yo, you only get what you give Food for thought never spoils if it's been in the fridge Niggas talk about money they used to get as a kid But that type of shit don't matter if you can't get it again Facts [Chorus] Live by the code, drive by the foes Hide by a chrome, get advice from the pros I'ma do it until God says it's time to go Took a pen, told my thoughts to a pot of gold Live by the code, drive by the foes Hide by a chrome, get advice from the pros I'ma do it until God says it's time to go Took a pen, told my thoughts to a pot of gold