[Intro]
I know deep down in my heart I'm made for the great things and I'm gonna win, no matter what I do because there's evidence there. I've been at the bottom, when you at the bottom, you can't go nowhere but up... you know what I'm sayin'?
[Verse 1: Nems]
I wanna tell you that you worth it, right there where you are
Everything that's in your path don't define who you are
It's a new day, and you can choose to do whatever you want
'Cause the Devil is a liar with the cleverest fronts
You gotta make it happеn, so people know what your life mеant
You don't wanna be 60 wondering where your life went
Homie, you gotta make a plan and then [bubble? bump it?]
'Cause there's nobody that's gonna hold your hand when you struggle (nobody)
I put my big boy clothes on, got out there and hustled (hustle)
If we can't get money together, then fuck you (braaat)
Fuck your lifestyle and everything in it (bong)
If there's a bag to be gotten, I'm a get it, every minute (yuh)
Everything they taught us was garbage
But what's done is done
Now it's on me to do the knowledge (it's on me)
Enjoy life and get dollars (yup!)
This the type of hustle they don't teach you in college (gorilla)
[Interlude]
You gotta have something to live for
You gotta have something that you want
The thing that I see, that people are okay with being regular
Me? I'm not okay with that. I want more for myself. I want more for my family. I want more for the people around me. If I've got a rolly, I want my man to have a fuckin' rolly. I don't want to be the only one. I want, I want better for everybody, but if you don't want better for yourself, I can't help, I can show you how to fish, I can't feed it to you
[Verse 2]
I visualize my goals, went and set myself up properly (properly)
And I'm not willing to give up, this shit do mean a lot to me (facts!)
Put down the drink and drugs, told myself this what it's got to be
I'm gonna buy one more chain, and after that more property (mad property)
We came from nothing, it was sell drugs and big guns (brraaat)
But that mentality is over, man that shit done (that shit done)
There's wild money out here, you better get some
You're around four broke dudes? You bound to be the fifth one (shit)
Burden to your family, out here useless (useless)
Getting high all day and never really do shit (never)
Them get rich quick schemes don't really produce shit (nope)
You know what you got to do, just stop making excuses
And do it now, cause tomorrow never comes (never)
Or down the line you gon have to borrow from the bums
In Coney Island, it was sorrow in the slums
Put myself up on my feet, now I'm the hardest where I'm from (Coney Island!)
And nowadays all these artists getting crumbs (yeah)
Fuck that, sign yourself, show commitment
Everybody takes a loss, just keep being consistent
Let your nuts hang and talk big shit
You know the vibes
[Outro]
No deal, no nothing, we living the rapper's life, you know what I'm saying? When people say, "Yo, Nems, you don't wanna sign?" Why in the fuck would I sign? I own everything I do, I do what I want, I drop when I want, all the chains a rapper buys when he first signs a deal, the rolexes, the houses for they moms, I did all that by myself, fuck your life
[Verse 2: Nems]