How Did You Get Here

How did you get How did you get, get How did you get How did you get here? Ooh How did you get How did you get, get How did you get How did you get here? Ooh How the hell did I get here? Sometimes I sit and I wonder I'm the version of me I always imagined when I was younger All the doubt I had thrown at me, all the time I invested I sit and read my old lyric books like, "Damn, it must've been destined" Stuck to it, I improvised my way here, no rules Back when it was serious, handing mixtapes out in my school All I had was my brain and my hunger, had to use that as tools Amount of people that told me, "No" and I turned that into my fuel Slacking in my school work, didn't care much Sisters are getting on to me But trust me, this music ting is my prophecy I didn't need to convince them 'cause they saw it all from just watching me Now I got them on side, confidence rises, there ain't no stopping me I'm unstoppable Got a strong head on my shoulders And being good-hearted don't cost at all Times I thought I had lost it all When I didn't even have shit to my name Studio runs on foot, trekking through the rain Made me into what I became All I wanted to be around was like-minded people on the same page And I found that in space age Back then we never made a penny, but it didn't matter to us Because our soul was nourished Shooting music videos in Chucks' garden with no budget Came up with some real ones All the talent we had to harvest We didn't always see eye to eye But they always had my back regardless, that was a pivotal time Breaks my heart it didn't work, but we tried Still I never aborted the mission All that I've taken is all God has given When Tola's speaking to me, then I listen Told to follow my own intuition Go at the pace I set for myself I don't need drums to follow the rhythm Couldn't have planned this, it was just written Many dreams I'm sitting on I'm made up of the same stars that I wish upon Times I thought my prayers weren't getting answered But, boy, was I wrong All it took is me knowing I'm meant to be here It's where I belong, it's where I belong, yeah (How did you get) And sometimes I forget (how did you get, get) (How did you get) (How did you get here?) But I have to think back and remind myself of the journey It's been a beautiful one, jheeze Sometimes I sit and I wonder I'm the version of me I always imagined when I was younger All albums I studied, learning 'bout flow and cadence I sit and listen to my old shit like, "Damn, all it took was patience" Story over the glory, other paths that weren't for me Wasn't much of an academic or road-invested or sporty Made the most with all I blessed with of the tools in my inventory Things the teachers don't teach you And now the student might lead you If you wanna leave the class, then you're free to Everything here's subjective If you stand where we're standing, you might understand the perspective How the hell did you get far? You ain't get no head start All decisions we made was based on our circumstance, we hoped to surpass It took most of our lifetime to wake up Smell the roses, realize that the world is ours Us and them, but we worlds apart Nothing in life comes easy And you work twice as hard 'cause you black Used to think mum exaggerated 'Til the world showed me it's fact Still, it's mine for the taking Lock the doors when we break in Still got love for them non-believers Yeah, the ones that said we won't make it Everything you want is out there waiting for you to take it The key is to have faith in your dreams and never stop chasing And you'll make it, trust (How did you get) All it was, was perseverance (how did you get, get) (How did you get) pushing, never giving up (How did you get here?) They built them walls so high up and we tore 'em down They told us, "No", we said "Yes" It's okay Some get it, some don't (It didn't take you long to get here) Hope we keep pushing on (How did you believe you would get here?) And in times of doubt (You didn't sell your soul, but you held on) Always (It didn't take you long to get here) And here we are It's the story of never ending It's been a long road Feel good, don't it? Yeah (It didn't take you long to get here) tell your kids to play this (How did you believe you would get here?) Simz