I Know

[Verse 1]
The clean heart's gonna win, I know karma's real
Half a brick to half a mill, I find it hard to chill
Thirteen years since I've spoken to my father still
Hard brothers, scars covered in Versace silk
I'm a hustler, it ain't hard to tell
Box of magic but I never cast a spell
From young I got established on the block with addicts
Problematic, on point, sharp as nails
Paro in this yard as well, missed call from my darg in jail
I need a holiday, ain't seen half the world
Good woman turned nasty girl after twelve
Bro got twenty-three, thought he'd be home after twelve
Can't change the cards you're dealt, just how you play your hand
Money doеsn't make a man but mummy didn't raise a tramp
Don't go broke tryna keep up and brеak the bank
Blood, sweat and tears took me years to create this plan

[Hook]
It's real life, deeper than bars or flows
There's still light at the end of the darkest roads
It ain't right but I try, it's the path I chose
And there's a reason why my heart is cold
And it's hard when you're scarred
From your past, we live fast
And you keep your feelings masked
But some things we can't control

[Verse 2]
Let me tell you bout a hustler's thoughts
Now a brother's matured, you see this money it talks
She fell in love with the sauce, I've got hunger for more
Soon driving round the country on tour, real ones in the door
See these pretty women on the Gram, I don't like their pics
DM's I've been sliding in, next week I'm piping it
Was running round the hill back in '96
With some violent kids before cats were tryna find their fix
When all I wanted was some trainers with the Nike tick
Before the designer drip, before I got my diamonds lit
Driving the flyest whips, prioritise a bit
I had a icy wrist before I started buying cribs
Can't be dwelling, moaning bout the past
Prepare for the future but I appreciate this moment while it lasts
Paint a picture with my words, this is spoken for my art
Glowing in the dark, told 'em I'm a star

[Hook]
It's real life, deeper than bars or flows
There's still light at the end of the darkest roads
It ain't right but I try, it's the path I chose
And there's a reason why my heart is cold
And it's hard when you're scarred
From your past, we live fast
And you keep your feelings masked
But some things we can't control