My Life

[Hook]

Hustling trying to get that dough

Another day, it's another struggle

This is my life

(My life, my life, my life, my life!)

[Verse 1]

You can take a kid out the slums, but never vice versa

Across the street from dope, two lights from murder

Ain't too many ways for me and pies to merger

Now that mickey d's just slinging fries & burgers

Had dreams of nice clothes, rolling in cars

I had never seen working at that golden arch

You see, I couldn't dribble much, jumpshot wasn't water

I started with weed, then flooded blocks with water

My pops not around, moms saying I'm hell bent

Hell sent, just tried to help with the rent

I'm paying bills at 16, you Gotta' love it

Offered mom the bread, she ain't wanna touch it

Said If I can't follow the rules, I gotta move

Find a new hangout, then "Juice" came out

Then tools came out, and I was feeling like Bishop

Might as well go all out, you got one life so live it

[Hook]

Hustling trying to get that dough

Another day, It's another struggle

This is my life

(My life, my life, my life, my life!)

So what if my pants sag low?

Just sit back and inhale that smoke

This is my life

(My life, my life, my life, my life!)

[Verse 2]

Look, It's not an album

Dropouts get drunk, smoke dust

Till you start feeling like you a falcon

Contemplating jumping while you standing on the balco-ny

Mix a little weed and this'll be the outcome

More haze I puff made me feel like I was brave enough to Bust

And ten grades was enough

Tried to scare me straight, took my kicks and threw 'em

Transparent lifers, I seen right through 'em

They couldn't get to 'em, my money still flowing in

Girls is watching, they now noticing

Like here we go again, oh! Po-Po again

On they walkie talkies saying "We got Joe again"

Move at my own process, cool with every C.O

Just skipped getting processed, thats what I call progress

Digest us being America's Nightmare

Young, black and trying to get rich, we ain't quite there

[Hook]

Hustling trying to get that dough

Another day, It's another struggle

This is my life

(My life, my life, my life, my life!)

So what if my pants sag low?

Just sit back and inhale that smoke

This is my life

(My life, my life, my life, my life!)

[Verse 3]

I love Hip Hop culture, helps me get through my fans

We buy clothes too big, it made us feel little for years

Yeah, they tried to underhand us, we speak in our own slang

So only our niggas can understand us

And nah, I ain't pulling my pants up

Don't cross the street when you see me, nigga, man up

We trying to do everything they said we couldn't

Wear my hat to the side cause society say I shouldn't

I'm far from ashamed, I remember being yay' high watching "Purple Rain"

The club owner sayin' "They ain't understanding ya' music, things change"

How you tell Prince he wouldn't last in the game?

And we feeling the same, thats sort of like what they told us

Cause shits on our shoulders

We keep chipping at it as we get older

The temps dropping and shits getting colder

Throw my hood and boots on, going out like a soldier

[Hook]

Hustling trying to get that dough

Another day, It's another struggle

This is my life

(My life, my life, my life, my life!)

So what if my pants sag low?

Just sit back and inhale that smoke

This is my life

(My life, my life, my life, my life!)