The Dirt (Younotus remix)

Back in the day they used to call me a criminal
Running from the police, hanging with the homies
Gun in my waist, getting high off the chemicals
I was only sixteen, kicked out on the street please

My mama told me, "If you wanna make it
You better figure out your life before they take it"
Yeah, my mama told me, "You gotta get smarter
Or you're gonna end up in a cell just like your father"

Lord knows I try so hard
Lord knows I've come so far
Each time I touch the stars
Something always brings me back to earth
And I'm back digging in the dirt

And I'm back digging in the dirt

I'm coming of age and they call it a miracle
I'm alive and breathing, there's gotta be a reason
I'm still here
So I pick up the pace, tryna make me some money or
Come up with a scheme, a dirtier and cleaner

'Cause my mama tells me, "You better make it
If not for yourself then you should do it for your lady"
Yeah, my mama tells me, "You gotta get smarter
You got a son and in a month you'll have a daughter"

Lord knows I try so hard
Lord knows I've come so far
Each time I touch the stars
Something always brings me back to earth
And I'm back digging in the dirt

And I'm back digging in the dirt