Life Story

Let me give you a little bit of
Insight
To the road your boy had to travel so far

[Verse 1]
Whoa, it all started on a Wednesday
Labor pains, hospital room then K
My grandmother named me, I was with it then
They wrapped me up and brought me home to the dead end
We growed up with love, neighborhood was fast, man
Mama made sure her son always had things
Daddy was a hustler, he did it all his life
Playing pool, poker, making bets and shooting dice
He didn’t live with us but he wasn’t far from me
First time in my life seeing large money
Kept my pockets full, fifty bucks was great then
Chillin’ in the pool hall at the age of ten
By now we in the village, I’m a overachiever
I played a little ball, coulda been a wide receiver
Life was pretty good, and every day was new
But things took a bad turn in 1982

[Chorus]
This is just a few parts of my life story
I know I did a few things that wasn’t right for me
This is just a few parts of my life story
I know I did a few things that wasn’t right for me, I’m still learning though

[Verse 2]
I lost my grandmother, mama’s married, now it’s on
You know the drill, me and step-daddy don’t get along
Felt like a third wheel, too young to understand
Trippin’ ‘cause I’m the only child but that’s my mama’s man
But then he went to jail, pain she tried to keep it in
By then we living on Salinsky, two deep again
I met some new friends, and day and night we ran
Around eighth grade is when my rap life began
Boys would battle rap, I never heard of that
Went home and wrote a few, came back and murdered cats
Figured I must be good, wanted to prove it though
My daddy broke some bread and threw us in the studio
I’m seventeen now, first rap record made
Travelin’ and talkin’ major deals in the eleventh grade
A few mistakes were made, I went from group to group
A few years later still never seen no loot

[Chorus]
This is just a few parts of my life story
I know I did a few things that wasn’t right for me
This is just a few parts of my life story
I know I did a few things that wasn’t right for me, I’m still learning though

[Verse 3]
I’m outta school now, still at my mama’s house
A grown man now, stepfather finally out
Music was in my blood, to them a wasted scene
They said go get a job, I’m tryna chase a dream
Although I love ‘em both, I knew I had to go
I asked my dad, “Can we try again?” He said, “Fa sho”
This time we movin’ units
So now we making chips
I’m living life rapping, struggling with relationships
Around that same time, I dropped another bomb
I visited The Nation, converted to Islam
The truth was uncovered, they snatched the tablecloth
My content changed, started scaring labels off
Went through some ups and downs, no longer concerned with fame
The hard road I traveled just helped me learn the game
And this is just a short passage to capture my life
Parts of my past but I still got some chapters to write

[Chorus]
This is just a few parts of my life story
I know I did a few things that wasn’t right for me
This is just a few parts of my life story
I know I did a few things that wasn’t right for me, I’m still learning though