[Intro: Elcamino]
They hate me
Everybody hate me
That's how l've been feelin' lately
Fuck 'em
I'm just so full of love and shit, like, fuck 'em
I feel like I'm cool, l'm cool, I'm cool, right? (Fuck dem)
I'm cool
Yeah, uh
[Verse: Elcamino]
They so ahead of themselves, I give 'em the game and hope that they better themselves (Hope that they better themselves)
But who am I to judge, I been biting my nails just hoping my records will sell
I got a family to feed, so follow my lead 'cause, mama, yeah, we've been through hell
When I'm in Nile, l'ma need to go win a award then you can sit next to Adele (Then you can sit next to Adele)
I do not mix with niggas, I'm good on my own 'cause niggas like me are just rare (Niggas like me are just rare)
I done got rich with niggas I met on the phone just putting them shits in the air (Just puttin' them shits in the air)
I done hit licks with niggas that broke in my home in the moments that I wasn't there (When I wasn't there)
They done shared shoes from me, shirt off my back (phew) when I would've just gave 'em a pair (Would've just gave 'em a pair)
I do not blend with niggas, I'm good by myself, I cannot pretend with niggas (Cannot pretend with niggas)
They get so ahead of themselves, you finally up here in the spot where I've been, my nigga (Come on)
Sometimes I just credit myself
This is too down to their level and pain with niggas (Come on)
I'm taking a knee on these boys
I'm 'bout to go on a spree on these boys (Uh-huh)
Tell me how could I compete with these boys? (Come on)
Listen to me, l be teachin' these boys (What's good?)
Looking for me when I'm far off the way (Yeah)
You should stay right up the street from these boys (Come on)
I would just give 'em the game
Now when I see 'em, l don't even speak to them boys (I don't)
Used to hop out and show love, when I cut through but now I just creep on them boys
But, fuck it, that's just how it be
[Chorus: Elcamino]
Fuck it, that's just how it be, fuck it, that's just how it be (Just how it be)
Fuck it, that's just how it be, fuck it, that's just how it be (Just how it be)
Fuck it, that's just how it be, fuck it, that's just how it be (How it is)
Fuck it, that's just how it be, fuck it, that's just how it be (You know, how that shit be)
Fuck it, that's just how it be, fuck it, that's just how it be (I ain't did nothing ever to nobody but show love)
Fuck it, that's just how it be, fuck it, that's just how it be
Fuck it, that's just how it be, fuck it, that's just how it be
[Verse 2: Elcamino]
I done got used to just working with less
Started out cool now, I'm one of the best (The best)
This is my story can go either way (Come on)
How it was written I dont know what's next (Phew)
I can get rich or hit with a stray (I'm good)
My lil' baby sister got hit in the chest
This ain't the shit you gon' see every day
This ain't the love they gon' show you at all (That's love)
I feel the pain that you got in your heart
My nigga, you are not buggin' at all
Back when I was broke as a bitch
But we made it look like we didn't struggle at all (We was good)
I went through horrible shit
They couldn't figure out how I was pullin' it off
I want some more of this shit (I want some more of this shit)
They know as soon as I'm on, ain't no shuttin' me off
If I'm going on tour with this shit (I'm on tour with this shit)
Trips out to Bora Bora and shit
Bitches running butt naked and shit (Phew)
They see me, they gone have to pay for this shit
When I came up, they hated it
The crib, you know I gated it
The bad bitch, you know I dated it (Dated it)
I hit but I couldn't stay with it (I couldn't)
She bad but i couldn't lay with it (I couldn't)
The cab leavin', now she bae in it (She gone)
Your ass beat, they sayin' they did it
Your ass beat, they sayin' they did it
We did (We did)
[Chorus: Elcamino]
Fuck it, that's just how it be, fuck it, that's just how it be (Just how it be)
Fuck it, that's just how it be, fuck it, that's just how it be (Just how it be)
Fuck it, that's just how it be, fuck it, that's just how it be (How it is)
Fuck it, that's just how it be, fuck it, that's just how it be (Definitely)
Fuck it, that's just how it be, fuck it, that's just how it be (Yeah)
Fuck it, that's just how it be, fuck it, that's just how it be
Fuck it, that's just how it be, fuck it, that's just how it be (Definitely, definitely)
Ahead of Themselves was written by ElCamino & ILL Tone Beats.
Ahead of Themselves was produced by ILL Tone Beats.
ElCamino released Ahead of Themselves on Thu Oct 02 2025.