[Intro: DeJ Loaf]
Yeah, yeah
[Verse 1: DeJ Loaf]
I remember I was lost
I remember I was lost (Lost)
Now I'm gettin' old (Now I'm gettin' old)
I remember we was kids (Kids, yeah)
I remember everything we did, yeah
Don't play where you live, all them shots comin' in (Bah)
Yeah, daddy died, mama cried (Mama cried)
Grandma right by my side
Yeah, my grandma right by my side
Yeah, I'm still grievin' (Oh, yeah, yeah)
You broke me into pieces
Why you have to leave me?
You still been with Tranika (Why you have to leave?)
I used to hop the fences (Yeah), and all the boys still had interest
I remember when my dad, he got killed in '95
And the killer came alive (Woah)
Real gangsta, I can't help, it's in me
Dreams of Bimmers, Benz, or the Bentley
Came a long way from bein' dingy, and, nah, I ain't stingy (I ain't stingy)
Ain't scared to pass the ball to my dogs
Pass the ball, ball, ball
[Verse 2: Lil Poppa]
I remember grandma by my side, then she died
I remember mama sayin' "Let go of your pride, son"
I remember daddy sayin' nothin', that's what made me (That's what made me)
I done let them drugs almost run a nigga crazy
Gotta watch the clock when I push the rock, like I'm JAY-Z
'Cause it don't ever stop, you get one shot
Hold on, Poppa, it's either rap or back to the block
But, when they all dependin' on you, how the fuck you gon' flop?
A thousand miles from New York, I'm waitin' 'til the ball drop
Just to make sure my son shine, I'ma block the clouds
Ain't tryna go on stage until the crowd screamin' loud
Give a fuck what they all say, long as I made you proud (Yeah, yeah)
[Chorus: DeJ Loaf]
I grew up 'round real shootas
I used to think I'd be a hooper
Like assists, I woke upwith that ball on my side (Oh, oh, oh)
I grew up 'round real shootas
I used to think I'd be a hooper (Used to think I)
Like assists, I woke up (I woke up)
I woke up with that ball on my side
[Verse 3: NoCap]
I'm still screamin' free my shoota, I just hope he get a early release
I'm in the hills, I feel like [?], but I'm still thinkin' 'bout that block like Embiid
I been losin' all my company and stayin' faded
If your love come with honesty, then I'll take it
Surprise Benz for you, bae, just to see you react
You left in March, I know by May, I'll be breakin' your back
You got you a gangsta, teach me how to love
Ain't fuckin' this bond up, and who am I to judge?
Them times that I fucked up, it weighed on me a ton
But, girl, you don't know, 'cause, I'm actin' nonchalant
I been tryna balance, girl, this cash, or you
Tryna sober up before the afternoon
I be dyin' slowly in the fastest coupe
Pop another 30, tryna pass the moon
I'm livin' wise, I can't deny it, sit down and chalk about it
It's all inside, I just get quiet, don't wanna talk about
When you at the top, it make it hard for them to understand you
I wish that I could read the past just like I'm Jalen Ramsey
[Verse 4: Hunxho]
Never gave up, hope this shit get better
I done been to jail, never fold under pressure
You speak on my dead, we outside tryna stretch somethin'
You think I'm a fed, yeah, I told them niggas bet somethin'
Dead some, send a blitz, nigga head's off
Sex, money, all I see is redrum
So used to thuggin' in the cold, real soldier
Ain't no changin' my lifestyle, I'm gettin' older
Out on the block, it was me and brodie
Five hundred shots, nigga, play while I'm performin'
And I remember we was young
All outside, tryna walk somethin' down
And I remember we was young
Go and steal a ride, act like it's mines
And I remember we was young
Know nothin' but rob, still talk to God
Mama saying I'm a star
Say fuck my hoop dreams, still gon' ball
[Chorus: DeJ Loaf]
I grew up 'round real shootas
I used to think I'd be a hooper
Like assists, I woke up with that ball on my side
I grew up 'round real shootas
I used to think I'd be a hooper (Used to think I)
Like assists, I woke up (I woke up)
I woke up with that ball on my side
