Eat or Starve

[Intro: Ché Noir] Yeah Uh, yeah Uh-huh, uh-huh Yeah Look [Verse 1: Ché Noir] As a kid, was wise Could be poor with the richest mind They say penny for your thoughts, but I'm giving nickels and dimes Wisdom bold when you old, but it sold for the Fisher-Price They can't tell if it's off the dome, if I'm using a pen or type Witness crime, she gon' steal from a baby to get a high Fiends on cloud nine like crack was in the sky Rest in peace to my brother and all of my friends who died They talk to me in my sleep, only time that I get advice Fuck peace, when it's time to survive, I'm with a knife If it's war, then it's eye for an eye, I went in blind Got enough bars for bitter bitches, I'll end your life Misery loves company, nigga, come spend the night Taking medication, it's hard controlling my thoughts It's written poems in my heart Niggas ain't know I was smart Took a pencil and every word that I wrote was a bar And these rappers couldn't see me if I glowed in the dark, nigga [Chorus: Ché Noir] Uh, never had it easy, it was hard We started with less, grinding, selling CDs from the car Niggas thought I was yawning 'til they see me with the sharks You small-minded 'cause they never think we getting large, yeah Five exes, from Pyrexes to sky dwellers Trust, I live and stand by them five letters Five exes, from Pyrexes to sky dwellers Trust, I live and stand by them five letters [Verse 2: Jynx716] I'm a motherfuckin' hustler and I knew the rules when I chose to be one Times, it can be fun Still can make a call if I need one 2018, caught that felony, my first time was a D1 Still on paper, but my PO know a good guy when she see one Happy to be here, you know I just wanna compete Slide through the city, they lookin', I know it's somethin' to see Honest with hoes, I just tell 'em, "You don't want nothin' with me" My side bitch get it, be asking me 'bout what number is she I see the way y'all move and can't help but think that it's ass-backwards Different levels of trolling, you niggas got mad tactics Know they short 'cause everywhere I look it be mad rappers Got every excuse in the book and the book is like mad chapters I think I did this all by myself, but it took a team We gon' come up off of hustle or niggas might gotta scheme I'm from Niagara Falls where I hope they don't give up on the dream I might get the key to the city and give it to a fiend At some point [Chorus: Ché Noir] Uh, never had it easy, it was hard We started with less, grinding, selling CDs from the car Niggas thought I was yawning 'til they see me with the sharks You small-minded 'cause they never think we getting large, yeah Five exes, from Pyrexes to sky dwellers Trust, I live and stand by them five letters Five exes, from Pyrexes to sky dwellers Trust, I live and stand by them five letters [Outro: Ché Noir] Yeah Poetic Thoughts Poetic movement Yeah Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Rochester, what's up? Yeah Upstate New York shit Poetic Thoughts ain't just a label, you know? It's a— It's a way of thinking It's your mindset, you know Be honest, some of these niggas— Just off the way they think, man Some of these niggas don't even need to be in my presence Just off your mindset, you know? Poetic Thoughts is— It's all about mental elevation, you know? We all about elevating Some of the way these niggas thinks, man, don't wanna coincide with them