U Can Stand Up / Royal

[Part I] [Intro] This is the story of rap, riches and glory I came from nothing, I never knew winning was for me until [Verse 1: Avelino] Never had love but I had heart We still did it from the damn start When you're living in hell, need a gas mask Just to exhale all the fumes of your bad past Yeah, they want me dead I'm so alive Ironic how death's got me feeling so alive I kinda had to be Muhammad on the mic 'Cause when reality hits, it's like Tyson in his prime I want Mayweather money, I want Mayweather money 'Cause we spent days in the gully Cars are full of youts and cartels I was raised in fuckery, and now I get paid for the fuckery (Mm) My cousin he just phoned me up for five bills And even though the rent's more than five bills I can still go and lend him the five bills 'Cause I make money off ideas, that's ideal Yeah [Pre-Chorus: Avelino] But for the youts them though, we don't wanna lose no hope Oh no, no, no They say knowledge is power, you don't wanna know What we had to go through, did it for the dough Make money, take money Ballin' on a budget why you tryna fake money Popcaan in the party, tryna get this Drake money And patience is a virtue, they don't wanna wait for me though [Chorus: Avelino] You can stan' up, you can stan' up No matter what they tell you, you can stan' up I'ma turn up on you, you ain't tun' up Gun fingers in the air 'cah the youts them are gunners You can stan' up, you can stan' up No matter what they tell you, you can stan' up I'ma turn up on you, you ain't tun' up Gun fingers in the air 'cah the youts them are gunners [Verse 2: Avelino] I don't promote that New song, I tell my PR "promote that" 'Cause I ain't under control, I'm remote, fam Even though I'm on telly, I just wish I could show my old man Yeah, I show my momma though And she don't love my songs, but I love her though, yeah Rap God, I think I'm one of those Blacks and whites fall for me like it's dominoes, yeah-yeah Been places, I didn't wanna go From late nights in the fifteen, I've been on a roll And now they wanna roll with me When I'm going in, they don't wanna go with me Never crack under pressure, though I know nitty Made dirty money with some bad boys, no Diddy Stop phonin' me, I'm tryna answer my callin' I stay woke I don't know what the mornin' is Yeah [Pre-Chorus: Avelino] But for the youts them though, we don't wanna lose no hope Oh no, no, no They say knowledge is power, you don't wanna know What we had to go through, did it for the dough Make money, take money Ballin' on a budget why you tryna fake money Popcaan in the party, tryna get this Drake money And patience is a virtue, they don't wanna wait for me though [Chorus: Avelino] You can stan' up, you can stan' up No matter what they tell you, you can stan' up I'ma turn up on you, you ain't tun' up Gun fingers in the air 'cah the youts them are gunners You can stan' up, you can stan' up No matter what they tell you, you can stan' up I'ma turn up on you, you ain't tun' up Gun fingers in the air 'cah the youts them are gunners [Verse 3: Dave, Avelino] The hustle comes separately, it's not provided It's probably why them kids can't stop the violence We both got dots on either side of this line 'Cause it's real hard time when your block's divided We got bills to be paid and beef on our estates Every other day, we got police on our case So, if a chance comes you better seize the opportunity 'Cause most of us grew up in a planet full of apes Call that cannon Jahannam, tryna send a boy to space Or hell, take him outta this world When you're writing your will Are you tryna leave that buss down car here for your girl? What the fuck is the deal? Invest it into yourself, have faith in your craft 'Cause we're the same kids that made change off of plant The struggle's in our nature We just gotta learn to use the rules that they gave us And know when to break them [Verse 4: Avelino] None of the youts them are runners All of them are their own bosses, they've got runners You can't tell me about no losses, I've lost loved ones Couldn't count on nobody, now I do numbers Now, I do numbers, I'll do numbers till I'm humongous Big enough to help the notorious, they just hustling I ain't ready to die for no reason If you kill me, I'll die, but that's treason, no way [Chorus: Avelino] You can stan' up, you can stan' up No matter what they tell you, you can stan' up I'ma turn up on you, you ain't tun' up Gun fingers in the air 'cah the youts them are gunners You can stan' up, you can stan' up No matter what they tell you, you can stan' up [Part II] [Verse: Avelino] Praise to the Most High Room full of smoke, I'm the most high Visionary, had to go blind All these dope lines came up off of dope lines They want me ridin' on my enemies But I'm ridin' to the NME's Jeopardiser, that's a Jeopardy No bad energy Man, I feel amazin' I'm just tryna turn all this space into a spaceship All I ever wanted was the Merc' with the face lift Now I'm tryna go one better than greatness, yeah In my life 'til death do us part, if you're in my life Yeah, we're royal, royal Yeah, we're royal, royal Yeah, we're royal, royal