MAYNARD VIGNETTE

[Intro: Jacquees] Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh, oh-oh, oh Yeah Jacquees said, yeah, yeah [Verse 1: Killer Mike] I'm a young, Black Maynard, mama gospel singer Daddy dope slanger, born from the anger Tryna work a angle, get up out of danger Hand on the pistol, the trigger hold the finger Movin' like a surgeon, got life and death in hand 'Cause I done seen the serpents put a hit on they best friend But ain't that the way it go? Either that or a raggedy ho Or a rat-ass nigga with a rat-ass wife, workin' for them rat-ass folk Repent, the end is near, the Bible says it clear My mama says it's right, but shе think Jesus white She workin' likе a slave, her preacher stupid paid I'm tryna get stupid rich, tryna do stupid shit Try and ball, bitch, forever, whenever, however Old pride country nigga, campaign presidential My goal is to be a winner, I'm grindin' through the winter 'Cause ain't no Rolex ever gettin' bought with the word "I might" or "finna" [Chorus: Jacquees] If you know what it took, all these risks, all these chances Streets helped me, raised to go and change my circumstances Straight from the city, we done took it 'cross the planet I'm guessin' that's how God works, no way we could've planned it, no Mama, look at me now Your baby boy is more than just a problem child No, I can't slow down, no (No, I can't slow down) [Verse 2: T.I.] Yeah, we the leaders, they just follow Came in on some pop my collar, talk a lot of shit I'm confident that I could run the table if I never gave the world the politics In the eighties, who would've ever thought I'd do it big as my father did? Raised on some "stay solid" shit, used to make plays by the colleges James P. Brawley, Mayson Turner, on Simpson Road, I was a major earner Nigga, my life full of highlights, if it was a book, it'd be a page-turner (Shee) Grew up in the age of the dope boy Don't be tryna kept me down, we don't go for it Ain't gonna tolerate no ho shit Don't give a damn where you from, nigga, go back I can still remember buyin' that Cutlass Bumpin' Al Green, Bobby Womack And when it broke down, find a way to ride still And all it cost a nigga was a dub sack Got a problem, Glock pressin' on your mustache Bet you get bust at like a bus pass I'm from the town where before you drown, you get a hundred bags cheap and put it down, king [Chorus: Jacquees] If you know what it took, all these risks, all these chances Streets helped me, raised to go and change my circumstances Straight from the city, we done took it 'cross the planet I'm guessin' that's how God works, no way we could've planned it, no Mama, look at me now Your baby boy is more than just a problem child No, I can't slow down, no (No, I can't slow down) [Post-Chorus: Jacquees & JID] They know the campaign strong, they know the campaign strong They know the campaign strong, they know this campaign strong Uh, look [Verse 3: JID] We ain't never had it all, my daddy ain't ever have a steady job Ex-felon while he still in fall, he got out in '83 or '84 Left them crackers tellin' every nigga born should be in a cell 'Cause they sellin' somethin' or they shootin' shells Stealin' somethin' 'cause he tryna give, killin' somethin' 'cause he tryna live Mama feedin', save the kids, auntie Donna daughter would babysit Maybe shit'll be better, we build up the ghetto Put together cheddar and make it legit Who gon' wanna live a day in this shit when it's people dyin' every day in this bitch? Now I see what you was sayin', it, "bum-bum-bum-bum" with the K in the 6 Growin' pain, pourin' rain on my wrist Offer more, then boy, you more than a lick Feel like I'm watchin' a movie, but love it in real time, Toni Morrison shit Tell me more about the war, the wins, I know the stories of the horrors we in Now we goin' for the glory, I'm on a victorious binge Follow me until the end [Chorus: Jacquees] If you know what it took, all these risks, all these chances Streets helped me, raised to go and change my circumstances Straight from the city, we done took it 'cross the planet I'm guessin' that's how God works, no way we could've planned it, no Mama, look at me now Your baby boy is more than just a problem child (Way more) No, I can't slow down, no (No, I can't slow down) [Post-Chorus: Jacquees] They know the campaign strong, they know the campaign strong They know the campaign strong, they know this campaign strong