[Part I]
[Intro]
This is the story of rap, riches and glory
I came from nothing, I never knew winning was for me until
[Verse 1: Avelino]
Never had love but I had heart
We still did it from the damn start
When you're living in hell, need a gas mask
Just to exhale all the fumes of your bad past
Yeah, they want me dead I'm so alive
Ironic how death's got me feeling so alive
I kinda had to be Muhammad on the mic
'Cause when reality hits, it's like Tyson in his prime
I want Mayweather money, I want Mayweather money
'Cause we spent days in the gully
Cars are full of youts and cartels
I was raised in fuckery, and now I get paid for the fuckery (Mm)
My cousin he just phoned me up for five bills
And even though the rent's more than five bills
I can still go and lend him the five bills
'Cause I make money off ideas, that's ideal
Yeah
[Pre-Chorus: Avelino]
But for the youts them though, we don't wanna lose no hope
Oh no, no, no
They say knowledge is power, you don't wanna know
What we had to go through, did it for the dough
Make money, take money
Ballin' on a budget why you tryna fake money
Popcaan in the party, tryna get this Drake money
And patience is a virtue, they don't wanna wait for me though
[Chorus: Avelino]
You can stan' up, you can stan' up
No matter what they tell you, you can stan' up
I'ma turn up on you, you ain't tun' up
Gun fingers in the air 'cah the youts them are gunners
You can stan' up, you can stan' up
No matter what they tell you, you can stan' up
I'ma turn up on you, you ain't tun' up
Gun fingers in the air 'cah the youts them are gunners
[Verse 2: Avelino]
I don't promote that
New song, I tell my PR "promote that"
'Cause I ain't under control, I'm remote, fam
Even though I'm on telly, I just wish I could show my old man
Yeah, I show my momma though
And she don't love my songs, but I love her though, yeah
Rap God, I think I'm one of those
Blacks and whites fall for me like it's dominoes, yeah-yeah
Been places, I didn't wanna go
From late nights in the fifteen, I've been on a roll
And now they wanna roll with me
When I'm going in, they don't wanna go with me
Never crack under pressure, though I know nitty
Made dirty money with some bad boys, no Diddy
Stop phonin' me, I'm tryna answer my callin'
I stay woke I don't know what the mornin' is
Yeah
[Pre-Chorus: Avelino]
But for the youts them though, we don't wanna lose no hope
Oh no, no, no
They say knowledge is power, you don't wanna know
What we had to go through, did it for the dough
Make money, take money
Ballin' on a budget why you tryna fake money
Popcaan in the party, tryna get this Drake money
And patience is a virtue, they don't wanna wait for me though
[Chorus: Avelino]
You can stan' up, you can stan' up
No matter what they tell you, you can stan' up
I'ma turn up on you, you ain't tun' up
Gun fingers in the air 'cah the youts them are gunners
You can stan' up, you can stan' up
No matter what they tell you, you can stan' up
I'ma turn up on you, you ain't tun' up
Gun fingers in the air 'cah the youts them are gunners
[Verse 3: Dave, Avelino]
The hustle comes separately, it's not provided
It's probably why them kids can't stop the violence
We both got dots on either side of this line
'Cause it's real hard time when your block's divided
We got bills to be paid and beef on our estates
Every other day, we got police on our case
So, if a chance comes you better seize the opportunity
'Cause most of us grew up in a planet full of apes
Call that cannon Jahannam, tryna send a boy to space
Or hell, take him outta this world
When you're writing your will
Are you tryna leave that buss down car here for your girl?
What the fuck is the deal?
Invest it into yourself, have faith in your craft
'Cause we're the same kids that made change off of plant
The struggle's in our nature
We just gotta learn to use the rules that they gave us
And know when to break them
[Verse 4: Avelino]
None of the youts them are runners
All of them are their own bosses, they've got runners
You can't tell me about no losses, I've lost loved ones
Couldn't count on nobody, now I do numbers
Now, I do numbers, I'll do numbers till I'm humongous
Big enough to help the notorious, they just hustling
I ain't ready to die for no reason
If you kill me, I'll die, but that's treason, no way
[Chorus: Avelino]
You can stan' up, you can stan' up
No matter what they tell you, you can stan' up
I'ma turn up on you, you ain't tun' up
Gun fingers in the air 'cah the youts them are gunners
You can stan' up, you can stan' up
No matter what they tell you, you can stan' up
[Part II]
[Verse: Avelino]
Praise to the Most High
Room full of smoke, I'm the most high
Visionary, had to go blind
All these dope lines came up off of dope lines
They want me ridin' on my enemies
But I'm ridin' to the NME's
Jeopardiser, that's a Jeopardy
No bad energy
Man, I feel amazin'
I'm just tryna turn all this space into a spaceship
All I ever wanted was the Merc' with the face lift
Now I'm tryna go one better than greatness, yeah
In my life 'til death do us part, if you're in my life
Yeah, we're royal, royal
Yeah, we're royal, royal
Yeah, we're royal, royal
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