How I Did It

[Intro]
Where would I be (Hey, ayy)
Without you by my side?
Without you by my side (Mm-hmm)
Oh, yeah, yeah-yeah
Where would I be (Ayy, yeah, mm)
Without you by my side? (Yeah, yeah, mm)
Without you by my side (Yeah)

[Chorus]
Don't know how I made it through but I'm so happy I did it
If I listened to my oppas then right now I'd be finished
I got crossed so many times that I forgot I was Christian
Only thing this money change is how I'm livin'
Oh, yeah, it's a lifestyle
People wanna be with me just 'cause my lifestyle
I gotta pray up on my knees or lay my life down
The day I got up out the streets, I changed my lifеstyle, yeah

[Verse 1]
Look
Seen a hundred diffеrent reasons why I shouldn't be breathin' (Ooh)
But I lived to see another for a certain reason (Ooh)
I pray to God to cut the grass because the serpents creepin' (Yeah)
I beat the odds and did some numbers, made it even, gotta respect that
Don't send your mans 'cause he won't get back (Mm)
Live to see like twenty in my hood some kids ain't felt that (Mm)
System make it worse, plus these oppas is like a death trap (Yeah, yeah)
My foot is on they necks and they waitin' for me to step back
I won't and I promise you
Took my label money and invested in some stock and now my bread is like a comma group (Yeah, yeah)
Pull up to my hood with the ceilin' on astronomical (Ooh)
Gotta send a check if I acknowledge you (Yeah)
Ain't no givin' up or givin' passes
My teachers used to tell me ain't no future in your path if you keep skippin' all these classes (Ayy)
Now whatever they just made in a year, I pay in taxes (Ooh)
I risked it, tryna elevate my bracket, no cap

[Chorus]
Don't know how I made it through but I'm so happy I did it
If I listened to my oppas then right now I'd be finished
I got crossed so many times that I forgot I was Christian
Only thing this money change is how I'm livin'
Oh, yeah, it's a lifestyle
People wanna be with me just 'cause my lifestyle
I gotta pray up on my knees or lay my life down
The day I got up out the streets, I changed my lifestyle, yeah

[Verse 2]
Never have I been a victim of no beef
And, never will I ever be a victim to these streets
'Cause my nana gettin' sicker, Malachi, he gotta eat
And all these things I had to do to make it out, it shouldn't teached
It's like, I'm at a point of elevation but my lowest
When Lil' Tina died, it left me hopeless
I know that I was chosen out the bunch but at times, I'm losin' focus
It almost stop me but I was so goated
Everybody got opinions and confusion to my life and how I'm movin'
I ain't never get these calls before I got myself a Cuban
Started breakin' down the walls that's from my past and walkin' through 'em
Even if the weather change, I'll never fall because I do this
I'm a big dawg, I thought I told you that the last song
Shawty made a diss and promise it'll be her last song
Hangin' with the people you steady dreamin' to rap for
Made it from the muscle 'cause I'm that strong, no cap

[Bridge]
Mm, it ain't easy
If I let you see my mind, would you still be me?
And every day I pray to God that He would heal me
I know, in due time, it'll be easy, yeah, yeah
My lifestyle in a rush
Don't know when I'll be comin' home but I'll make it up
Just hit me when you ready
'Cause baby, I'll be ready
To let out all this anger but let's keep it slow and steady
I don't know how (Yeah)

[Chorus]
Don't know how I made it through but I'm so happy I did it (Yeah, yeah)
If I listened to my oppas then right now I'd be finished (Ooh, no, yeah)
I got crossed so many times that I forgot I was Christian
Only thing this money change is how I'm livin'
Oh, yeah, it's a lifestyle (Oh, yeah)
People wanna be with me just 'cause my lifestyle (Oh, oh)
I gotta pray up on my knees or lay my life down (Oh, oh, oh, yeah)
The day I got up out the streets, I changed my lifestyle, yeah

[Outro]
Where would I be
Without you by my side?
Ooh, na, na-na, yeah (Without you by my side)
Where would I be
Without you by my side?
Without you by my side