[Intro: Black Milk]
Spare
[Verse 1: Black Milk]
Saw pain and had to pass 'til I saw change
My main focus is passin' fortune to offspring
I seen uncles that caught games that couldn't last
Brown swag, sippin' they brown out of that brown bag
They never was lucky as them cards dealt
It was more like all or nothin', that's how they all felt
I learned to drive to the future without lookin' in my rearview
Where days was in a phase of doin' what my peers do
But we was all lookin' for that sunshine
It's out them gray clouds and red and blue sirens from one time
That "woop woop," a sound that always would sound too familiar
The sound of who could kill you
From hoops to hittin' booths with hopes of tryna move a million
Different day, same story
You heard it all before
Black kid, fame, glory
[Chorus: Keyon Harrold]
Everyone in here has a story
You have a story, you have a story, you have a story
All I seen through all my life
It's all about how you tell it
Dreams and hopes that never die
Talk your truth, talk your truth
All I know is it takes time
Don't let nobody tell you otherwise, talk your truth
Gotta break the mold, gotta be a light, gotta let it shine
[Verse 2: Stro]
Yo, my story is one they gotta respect
Familiar face in the jungle while livin' from check to check
The paranoia, are they lookin' 'cause they hate or enjoy you?
When Brooklyn in the house, niggas stare like a foyer
Elevate, they tryna floor you
Gettin' a deal is like a date with the girl of my dreams, hope I enjoy you
Failed, gotta ignore you, too much on the line
I see men tryna predict how I'm comin' this time, pause
Ain't nothin' expected, live or leave it through lectures
On the stage, rep my city like The Game picked the setlist
I stay patient, and my whole family Jamaican
Now we lookin' for papers like we immigration
So fuck the chain, I'm from where ice get you taken
Straight out the ghetto, I give the call and more like Othello
Hello, celebration, I'm droppin' like confetti
Plus you could look a G in the eyes and see I'm ready, yeah
[Chorus: Keyon Harrold]
All I seen through all my life
I'm ready
Dreams and hopes that never die
I was born ready
All I know is it takes time
I'm ready, you ready?
Gotta break the mold, gotta be a light, gotta let it shine
You ready?
[Verse 3: Cantrell]
I'm sick and tired of bein' sick and tired
Feelin' tied up in this world of ours
I been livin' in a dragon belly
With a devil face and a golden eyes
Times hard like it's Dolomite
Make a move like a poltergeist
Or end up stuck or maybe dead in jail
I know this shit get muddy but this culture ours
What it is? What you know about it?
Like PD and Django, they can move in silence
Find it funny how it's so ironic
We drop out of school to fuck up some commas
Fuck with me, already
Rock with buddy, man, lil' homie solid
What you know good, I can't call it
Let me hold somethin', man, I know you got it
This what the greetin' like in the small city of the good life
I would never change a thing
If I had to do it again I would do it twice
Drop a nigga by the store, let me hold the whip
You know I'll bring it right back
Dropped a nigga at the store, the flash took his life
But he'll never get it back, it ain't all bad
Different day, same story
Box Chevys on the twenty-fours
Never had it, always wanted more, wanted more
[Outro]
I never grew up with everything
I had to work for this
When I told 'em my dreams, they laughed in my face
Where they at now?
I don't see 'em around
Do you see 'em around?
I don't see 'em, I don't see 'em
And my vision is clear
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