West To North West

[Intro]

Ayy

[Verse]

From West  to North West, how I grew up weren't the best (Boom, bah-bah)

But I miss the days when I was young and never felt stress

Spiff TV kept me updated with the mess (Bah, bah)

I was young, watchin' Fresh, Samuel Jackson playin' chess (Bah, bah)

I was nine, but I would never snitch if they hold man (Bah, bah)

That's when King Coke dropped, are you alone, fam'? (Bah, bah)

Remember when listenin' to Johnny Guns was cool?

I was runnin' 'round, screamin' out, "La-la-la," in school

Remember it was Cowboy and not C Biz?

Lookin' at the blocks behind my yard I'm seein' in these vids

Like, these niggas look rich, I'm tryna be that when I'm grown

Then I grew up, made millions of pounds, and owned homes

It's funny how things change (Funny how things change)

There ain't a street nigga man's age that's ever made man's wage (No, no)

This shit feel strange (Shit feels kinda strange)

When you're the bad energy, there's no point burnin' sage

I burnt weed, burnt skin, burnt clothes and burnt cars (Bap, bap, bap, bap)

Fireworks and ****, that's the heart of the **** (Bah, bah)

I'm charged, you ain't gotta push me to start

He overcharged, I'm robbin' him, this plug's gettin' sparked

My jumper was Duffer, SuperDry puffer (Bah, bah)

Fuck that, I wanted Frank and Marshy for the summer

I'm a boss now, but once upon a time, I was a runner

I built my own line, I swear to God, that was my come-up

Shit, it just hit, there's young niggas lookin' up to me

Gotta be careful when I'm preachin' all this fuckery

Screamin', "Free my niggas," I ain't glorifyin' custody

But I'm still young, think 'bout that before judgin' me

You ain't blamin' Warzone and you ain't blamin' GTA

But you blame drill 'cause you feel like that's the easy way

I'm gonna get there one day, I just don't know the ETA

But when I do change, remember me for fuckin' up the game (Fuckin' up the game)

[Outro]

Yeah, I do wanna change

But I'll probably remain the same

Like, come on man, Digga D, that's an established name

But I don't wanna just, like, glorify the high life, I wanna let the younger niggas know about the pain

Whether you lose someone or you actually get hurt yourself

Always remember, it's health over wealth

And I can tell you 'cause I've sat in like thirty different cells

And I've got niggas that's probably in Hell

You lot gotta understand, I'm still young and learnin' on this journey

There's people out there, their life's just startin' at thirty

That's not an excuse to keep makin' mistakes

'Cause I'm a man, I put my hand up when I'm in the wrong, that's how I was raised

But I feel like the reason I stand out is 'cause you put real in a crowd full of fakes

Don't get it twisted, I'm grateful for where I am today and I appreciate

But like, man didn't ask to have people in the comments talkin' about, "You got a platform, so spread the right message"

I can only tell you about my life and if my life revolves around weapons

That's what I'm gonna do

2023, don't worry about me, worry about you