Roll up One

I wake up every day
And I start chasin' a dream
But understandin' reality
Always ain't what it seems
You can look me in my eyes
And you can take it from me
It wasn't long ago
That I was out there chasin' a fiend

See, my childhood was kinda split
It was cool
Because it was just constant chaos
Like we always had a cousin
In the spare room or on the couch
My mother was real musically driven
She was a woman that
When you woke up in the mornin'
Was in the kitchen singing fuckin'
'Bout dealing emotions

It's easy for me
To go and tell a story on a beat
But sometimes I cannot see
The forest for the trees
And when I was young and dumb
They said here the trouble comes
And the way I dealt with that
Was to roll up another one
Come on

I'm dedicated to change
(To change)
I've seen the darkness
It could not pull me under
Oh, no
Some people think it's insane
(It's insane)

I'm out here 'stead of dreamin'
A voice in my head is screamin'
So I (so I) so I (so I) roll up one
Oh, yeah (I just roll up one)
So I (so I) so I (so I) roll up one
(Yeah, roll up one)
I just roll up one
(Roll up one)
I just roll up one

The whole time I was incarcerated
Every time I talked
To my girlfriend on the phone
I'd say, baby when I get home
I'm doin' music
I promise you
I'll never sell crack again
I'm doin' music
I promise you
I'm doin' music
When they rolled up one
I'm doin'

Some days I wanna give up
This shit, it gets to my head
Sometimes I struggle to even go
And get up from my bed
I promise y'all been through it all
So these people were late
Sometimes I need me a brake
I'm just in need of some space

But the hustle, it never stops
So, I just thought a plan of action
But some days it's frustratin'
Like traffic jams in Manhattan
When I was a kid
I never really planned on rappin'
Hell, I never had a plan
Didn't know how I'd make it happen

Now, I can smell success
And where there's smoke there's a fire
Some days I just need a nap
I swear to god that I'm tired
But I can't sleep
I put it all on the line
Somebody like me
Is somethin' that your not gonna find
I made my point

I'm dedicated to change
(To change)
I've seen the darkness
It could not pull me under
Oh, no
Some people think it's insane
(It's insane)

I'm out here 'stead of dreamin'
A voice in my head is screamin'
So I (so I) so I (so I) roll up one
Oh, yeah (I just roll up one)
So I (so I) so I (so I) roll up one
(Yeah, roll up one)
I just roll up one
(Roll up one)
I just roll up one