Down and Out

[Verse 1]
Yeah, I been lookin' at all the people 'round me
Lately, and somethin' seem different
When I was down and out they didn't crowd around
But these days it ain't the same distance
They been checkin' up, like we the best of friends
Could it be 'cause lately I'm winning?
Sometimes I wonder how they would twist it
If they was in my position
2Pac, but ain't no one listenin'
They ridin' with no ambition
They blind but hardly know vision
Further away they know I been driftin'
Got haters all in my mentions
That's new to me, I ain't dissin'
That scrutiny is constricting
You gotta release all of that tension, uh
Vibin' out like I'm dazed
All that hatin' shit, it don't faze me
They smile when all in my face
Then double cross, I'm lookin' both ways
So I wrote just enough to get plays
Yeah I'm high as fuck but I'm wavy
I'm wise enough for my age
So I know how to deal with those fakes, uh
Yes sir, I've been changin' up
Way back when they hated us
Low like how they painted us
Look how far we made it up
'Tention I don't pay to ya
She said, "I'ma favor ya"
This shit gon' see stadiums
Hit lists on yo' radio

[Chorus]
They wasn't feelin' me
When I was down and out
Yeah, now they tryna steal my energy
While I'm vibin' out
Yeah, yeah
Always do the most
Drunk they see when they wilin' out
No matter what they say to ya
Let 'em hate on ya, ride it out

[Verse 2]
Yeah, check, check, uh, yeah, uh
They reply don't get the time of day
I might just flip what I'ma say
It's off the script
I take a hit of the zip and fly away
Get instant trip, I'm out of state
It's off the rip
I'm on a frequency that I vibrate
I can take ya mind a higher place
Put you on a vibe to make you modulate
So if you wanna ride then fine, we'll sign the leg
And all that hate can take a back seat
Let it pack in, don't speak, never happy
Always yappin'
I sleep in a place of peace
And never taste defeat
On my state, my competitors beat it
Irate, I'm a veteran, better than any these niggas sendin' him
In other words, I'm ahead of the league
And every piece of my press, yeah
It better be clean
A kosher culture
I'm indebted to feed
I be surrounded by friends but don't act right
Ain't never had a role model to act like
They interrupt our conversation, they two cents
They always tryna drop in, like a half-pipe
So I skate away to make change
Both in a book, but ain't the same page
Show off for attention ain't how I was raised
Both get a look but ain't the same gaze
I'm talkin' peace to the best
Northside, Southside, East to the West
Everybody gone hope they peacefully rest
Playin' this song, let it beat in ya chest
Yeah Keyz, he the best, easy to test
Me and my niggas take it back
For flats, I'ma ride for the squad
No gassin' me, I don't ride the facade
Now every other nigga get a vibe with a guy like

[Chorus]
They wasn't feelin' me
When I was down and out
Yeah, now they tryna steal my energy
While I'm vibin' out
Yeah, yeah
Always do the most
Drunk they see when they wilin' out
No matter what they say to ya
Let 'em hate on ya, ride it out