Ring the Alarm

[Verse 1: Avelino] I payed my dues with effort I still lose count counting my blessings Sold dubs at my gigs, pain is the essence Now I'm making hits, taking them hits made me a weapon Uh, I never had a pot to piss in Now I piss in a pot of gold and watch it glisten In a race with my own race, that's not the mission That's why I'd rather link WSTRN than cop a Smith & Every time that top was missing, I went missing Came back and left the old me, my friends miss him How am I gonna stay the same tryna make a difference? Tryna make a living, then make a killing and live killing shit I mind my business cuh my mind's on my businesses Kicked out of business studies, studied my businesses It's kind of crucial what Ms. Simmons did I've got away with words, a way with words cause I'm a lyricist Mumma needs a new stove so I do stove Could have got sectioned, I had to do road And now I've got some new dough off a new flow Couple diamonds, I can kill one bird with two stones [Pre-Hook: Tiggs Da Author] I used to wake up in the AM, cold showers While I hear my Nana praying, amen Counting money, watching Boondocks Then I put it in my shoebox, still tryna put my crew on [Hook: Tiggs Da Author] Ring the alarm, ring the alarm Everybody run when the po po come All I see is a smoking gun Whoa, yeah Ring the alarm, ring the alarm Everybody wanna be all in, so I'mma stay up till the morning comes Whoa, yeah [Verse 2: Avelino] How am I going to sign a deal with ya, even deal with ya? If you don't deal with me properly, what's the deal with ya? I was taught to be real with ya, so I'm real with ya Though I'm in Tommy Hilfiger, still a real nigga Yeah, my plan A was my plan B I only planned my A levels for my family And now I'm with a bad bitch and some bad breed youts Even though I can't change them, I can teach The things we used to do for figures Now I do a one show and that's a new four figures I can go forever and a few more minutes I'm just tryna paint pictures, I don't do this for the image I do this for the broke niggas Not the 'lose a little hope and it's over', they're some joke niggas I don't dodge my old women Cause there's nothing wrong with gold diggers When you dig for gold with your own niggas Shining, from the ground up, we was grinding Told the mandem watch cause it's timing The top is like a DM, I'mma slide in And bring my people through, I've got pride in my lions [Pre-Hook: Tiggs Da Author] I used to wake up in the AM, cold showers While I hear my Nana praying, amen Counting money, watching Boondocks Then I put it in my shoebox, still tryna put my crew on [Hook: Tiggs Da Author] Ring the alarm, ring the alarm Everybody run when the po po come All I see is a smoking gun Whoa, yeah Ring the alarm, ring the alarm Everybody wanna be all in, so I'mma stay up till the morning comes Whoa, yeah [Bridge: Avelino] Don't tell me about no hard knock life When you've had a good dream, the alarm's not nice Heart on my sleeve but my garms weren't nice I would talk to myself and ask for advice Like, how am I gonna get this dough? And was it really worth my time? Do I say yes or no? Do I let shit slide or do I get involved? And everything changed when I went with the flow, yeah [Pre-Hook: Tiggs Da Author] I used to wake up in the AM, cold showers While I hear my Nana praying, amen Counting money, watching Boondocks Then I put it in my shoebox, still tryna put my crew on [Hook: Tiggs Da Author] Ring the alarm, ring the alarm Everybody run when the po po come All I see is a smoking gun Whoa, yeah