Signs

[Verse] I asked the Lord to send me a sign I thought that I was blind 'Cause I ain't ever see the sign but the sign showed after time And when I finally realized, it was too late to rewind Guess I was just waiting on that sign So I got up and went out on my grind 'Cause I used to cry 'cause ain't no food in the house Seein' all the older niggas, man, they used to shine Used to have the pretty girls and I just hoped that they was mine (Mm-mm) Hypnotized, I was just nine Black boy robbed a nigga right in front of my eyes Rapping killed time, the years flew by 'Til I got old enough to run up on you with the .9 The light man, we became friends I see him so much, he cuttin' off the light again? (Mm-mm) I know his name, co-workers and his kid He ain't comin' in the work truck, he comin' in his van The more my stomach growled, the more I wanna lay a nigga down Take yo' shit and make 'em cry Mama got robbed in July, I watched her cry So I don't care about yours 'cause they ain't care about mine But look at me now, they told me, "Settle down" PBL charges got me waiting on trial (Mm-mm) Oh, so you know now? The sign read "Never know until you find out" The things I found out But they don't understand what goes on in my house Ain't no love if you broke 'Cause if you're broke, they treat you like a bad joke They don't even wanna laugh wit' you When you shittin' on 'em, you can make 'em do anything They'll even wipe your ass for you In this world full of fame and pretty girls It can make your mind swirl But you just gotta think, the devil, he gon' play Get in your brain, have you runnin' in them banks But now, I just want the world to scream my name Don't even club, I'm the reason why they came (Mm-mm) Takin' people shit, I'm the reason for they pain Baker Act, I'm all the way insane Poking houses, goin' crazy 'bout them chains Them Cuban links and them rings It's deep, the sign, I couldn't see Man, look at me now, I'm gettin' weak Damn, look at me now, I can't sleep Oh, look at your boy, I can't eat I'on think, ain't never think All for some money, I might blow it all in a week (Mm-mm) But it's Kodak, you niggas know that I'm 'bout whatever and I'll hit a nigga like a road rat But fuck that, right now, I'm chilling Slow money 'cause fast money will get me sentenced I was in it, they say I'm a menace Say I'm sleepin', and when I wake up I'll be in prison (mm-mm) I'm chilling, this how I'm feeling Give me a deal, give me mill' so I'm finished Forget it, I'm still willing To mask up and hit yo' granny for a penny They say I'm stupid, say I'm foolish Kamikaze, Baker Act, but I know what I'm doing Fuck school, everybody on the campus I did it so I'm ready for all of the consequences Hard to trust a nigga, do I know you? They hate lil' Kolyon, so paranoid, might have to blow you Fuck a friend, family too, I'on know you Bastard child, hey daddy, I'on know you (Mm-mm) [Outro] Mm-mm (Mm-mm), mm-mm It's gon' change, gon' change It's gon' rain, gon' rain I feel pain, feel pain Just got to maintain, maintain (Mm-mm) It's gon' change, gon' change It's gon' rain, gon' rain I feel pain, feel pain Just got to maintain, maintain It's gon' change, gon' change It's gon' rain, gon' rain I feel pain, feel pain Just got to maintain, maintain (Mm-mm)