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[Verse] Twenty-three and livin' free I'm still thankful to the lord that I live and breathe Happy I ain't lost my life to the little beef Ask Malcolm, he was there when I had little p's When man had to chip in just to make piece But now we all peaced up and we wanna chip Cau' we grew in a place we don't wanna live Stoke's sick, but the man here toxic If I'm honest, it's a place I don't want my kids I remember when a friend tried to call for help He told me he tried to end the war in himself I can't lie fam, I still pray for him I bet he didn't know that I relate to him At the same time, my patience was paper thin I still spent all my time out aiding him I thank god I didn't break on him And we don't speak anymore, which is mad And it shows how time's always changing things All the ones that came and went just made me think At twenty-two I had a failed marriage Ever since your heart is broken it'll stay damaged I had to learn, had to keep myself to myself To watch out for my health like a straight jacket Uh, I got some bait habits I need a therapist I need a range rover I need a AP iced like a beverage I need some friends who don't play and will never switch On God fam, I'll never snitch Never talk on my darkest moments Chat shit, get caught by my dogs in motion Splash you like the ocean Picking at your corpse like vultures I know my rap clash with culture And trust me, I can feel the pressure People don't rate it when you're putting in the effort But when effort gets paid, then they're putting in the effort Stoke's so bait that I'm walking with a weapon I remember being fourteen walking home from a lesson Being threatened by a guy nearly twice my age Told me he wanna wipe my fate, cause he don't like my skin Wallahi fam, I'm used to it That weren't the first time I was abused to it But it was the first time man tried to take my life And ever since that night I've felt so alive I fell asleep through the coldest nights So if I take an L, just know I tried Just know I tried If I take an L, just know I tried Just know I tried If they call for favours, I don't reply If they're being weird, the so should I I would rather be alone than socialize Just know I tried I tried to build a bridge, but they won't comply If they're being weird, the so should I I'd rather be alone than socialize [Outro] Uh, I'd rather be alone than socialize Yeah, I'd rather be alone than socialize Fuckin' hell