Ricky

[Intro: Hit-Boy] Yeah-yeah-yeah, yeah Shit sound like a magician playin', yo [Chorus: Hit-Boy] Two-parent household, yeah, for us that's a fantasy Watchin' Boyz N The Hood, I relate to the agony Like stealin' from the store, coming from broken families When Ricky get popped at the end, that scene still be sad to me [Verse 1: Hit-Boy] I was on La Venisia with Diamond and Anthony Up in Altadena watching gangsta Crips and dope boys Hoppin' up outta beamers, they shot at Westside That's when he had to drop a heater, fresh outta church on Easter I'm in my Sunday best, praying I could onе day rest This shit be tiring, we wеren't even sharin' beds We had Palace on the floor, I swear them was the days Back in the A, I met a nigga named Earl Hayes These hoes will make you crash out, fuck what the world say A random Thursday, it could turn to your worst day Found out a nigga fucked my bitch, I swear that shit was hell Damn near took me four months to get back to myself I'm just tryna do my shit and pay my bills with this music Go to Bentley from Buick, studied it, still was confusing These rappers cannot get the files 'tll I see a wire These niggas busters and they burnt out like the Eaton fires Movin' too casual, you could end up a casualty, dawg The pain, grief and perseverance, yeah, I mastered 'em all Went and disconnected the terminal, the battery off Ain't gotta prove the lights is working 'cause I'm actually on I'm breaking out from this emotional incarceration This run is personal, this verse right here is confirmation I tailored my life, went through so many alterations I'm just tryna provide my seed with a solid foundation [Chorus: Hit-Boy] Two-parent household, yeah, for us that's a fantasy Watchin' Boyz N The Hood, I relate to the agony Like stealin' from the store, coming from broken families When Ricky get popped at the end, that scene still be sad to me [Verse 2: The Alchemist] Two-parent household, yeah, that's all that I ever knew Mother kept the house together, pops collected the revenue Not ever what it seems, through every season a legend grew My vision skewed, imagine livin' in hell with a heaven view Of California palm trees and beaches On the exterior, everything appears cream and peaches Hide my molar in the bed, wait for the tooth fairy that never came But in the mornin', it was gone And there was money under the pillow; I had to accept it even though it seemed suspicious Innocence, still believe in Santa Claus and Christmas Everything I thought was true was a war façade Reality's ugly, they say it isn't good for God Ear to the wall, I'm hearin' fights in the living room Bits and pieces of info I wasn't privy to Weight on my shoulders made my back fold Beneath my feet my world crumbled, and I fell inside a black hole Findin' out somethin' isn't what you thought as a youth is tragic The magician revealed his trick, now you see through the magic So many layers for me to peel back, I kept removin' plastic Kept a big smile on my face is what I'd do to mask it Losin' my cool, the engine overheated, I blew the gasket Runnin' on fumes, became a rebel, wanted to break every rule Across the chessboard, I made every move Uh, yeah, tsk Two-parent household, the only thing me and my brothers know Solid as a rock, but still my pop was a tumblin' stone When thrown once in the wash, might get lost in the bubble foam Dap me up with a closed fist, contact with the knucklebone Matter fact that's too much, don't even touch me [Outro] The, the way that these samples would be chopped It was nothin' like it to me, y'know I'm sayin, it was straight-up magic And every time I would hear the beats it was like