Hard Life

[Verse 1]
A lifetime, it's a long stretch
But it's not when you put it into context
It can get kind of hard sometimes, yes
Blood, sweat, tears and you wonder why my eyes wet (Man)
All these rappers tryna climb heights
Meanwhile lately, I've been tryna find depth (Yup)
And all this pressure on my minds got me
Tryna stay calm like respondin' to a bomb threat (Woo)
Dream big, and they gon' tell you that it's far fetched (Haha)
I tell my story like I'm Forrest on a park bench (Ooh)
Boy, I took the narrow path, now I'm dedicated
To thе journey like it's Star Trek
Yеah, I'm 'bout to build the enterprise, no car rent (Sheesh)
See the progress and we ain't even start yet (Nope)
God said, "You ready for the heart check, son?"
"Before the process start, you can't avoid this"
(Ooh, woo)
And now I'ma never let up like I'm callin' 'bout a debt, I'm
Gonna have you all fed up with the cause like I'm Gretta
Tell you 'bout it 'til I'm red up in the face and won't regret it
Heard it from the heavens, so I said it (Yeah)
Made it through the wreck, now I'm indebted
My condition was pathetic, God told me, "You a temple"
Had to clean the inside, wasn't feelin' the aesthetics

[Chorus]
You say it's a hard life (Hard life)
But really it's a gift, though (Gift, though)
All these people try to tell you how to live it by the minute
Told 'em, "Thank you for the info" (Thanks, bro)
I heard you got offended by the message
Well, I'm sorry, dawg, I don't tip-toe (Tip-toe)
And we've been through some things as Christians (Yeah)
But I'ma always have love for the kinfolk (Woo)

[Verse 2]
I'ma always have love for the kinfolk
Never took a loss in my life, turn a L to a dub, saw the wins grow (Yeah)
Been cold with the flow, I was ten, look at what my pen wrote
Driven, never rode with the wind, nope (Woo)
Used to do it for the Venmo's (Venmo's)
And the benj-rolls, couldn't pay the rent, though
Gave a tenth, got tenfold
Now these blessings rain down on me so bad, homie, I'ma need a trenchcoat
(Favor ain't fair, what you want me to say?)
I'm out here practicing my skills, gon' attract 'em with the quill
For the King, while they out here tryna stack a couple bills
Yeah, these rappers give you chills, but my raps'll get you healed (Woo)
Boy, I'm out here livin' by the Spirit
But you a slave, gotta act on how you feel (Yeah)
You only livin' for yourself and your wealth
That's why you ain't got no traction in the field
Ooh

[Chorus]
You say it's a-You say it's a hard life (Hard life)
But really it's a gift, though (Gift, though)
All these people try to tell you how to live it by the minute
Told 'em, "Thank you for the info" (Thanks, bro)
I heard you got offended by the message
Well, I'm sorry, dawg, I don't tip-toe (Tip-toe)
And we've been through some things as Christians (Yeah)
But I'ma always have love for the kinfolk (Woo)