SHELL

You give me hope, girl You give me joy Let me say something (something) That you should know, girl (Coupe) Oh, baby Oh, baby They never showed me a black God, only a trap God Wanted some zapp, so after my last job I started to crack cards I can adapt, dawg, I can dodge an attack, I attach parts Good kid in the city but raised in the mad parts My blood on the asphalt, my brudda was half out I told 'em what happened he ready crash out My mama had passed out, yeah Too woke to know what awake meant I made it outta the basement Too broke to know what a break meant But not enough to do a break in Still I don't take shit 'Cause sometimes it was nigga with glistening golds That I seen out here kickin' in doors That I seen out here risking they soul Is it Earth or Hell? I can't tell My niggas loading up K shells Thinking of holding a shell I know that idea won't age well Not good at acting my age well From age twelve up to grade twelve Every reason to hate 12 Came apparent to me like a daycare Bitch, I'm original 9 gang You can tell by the 9 chain Who gon' be here when my mind change? Who gon' be here when the times change? You give me hope, girl You give me joy Let me say something (something) That you should know, girl Oh, baby Oh, baby They want me to pray to the Most High To me that's a crackhead in a city with closed eyes A city with no God, impending a nosedive Spinning the block and spending a long time Pretending I don't cry I'd be tellin' a lie the day that I tell ya I don't lie My mom on the phone line Remind me to tell you when I make it home now I'm reaching my goals now The notes in my phone resemble a gold mine I'm here on my own now I thought a few GOATs would reach out and show how To maneuver the game But it feel they like goal is keeping us closed out Keep it on me for sure It ain't for show, it show It's gon' be the last shit you see before A side of me they never seen before Keep the heat in the heat, the cold The rain, the sleet, the snow Delete a foe, impose defeat and fold 'em He never been on the street before Chew before I swallow fruitful knowledge that I seek Shooter by the car door, he like Cardo giving wings Put that gun on you like bar codes if his card get low on cream Nigga we all gone go out one day, make no difference if it's today I know my dawg been steppin' on shit If he don't get caught he never gon' quit I know that fire been wetting up shit Dem boys won't try, they catching on quick Them hoes gon' slime, they settin' up licks I know they fine, they settin' up hits I know my mind been setting up tricks, yeah I been practicing pushin' my brain You start changing the way that you look at shit Then the shit you start lookin' at change Now you looking at change I'm forever original 9 gang You can tell by the 9 chain Who gon' be here when the times change? Who gon' be here when my mind change? Oh, baby Oh, baby