Selfish Ways

[Intro]
Like, you know
I'm starting to feel, you know, selfish
Shit, I know how it feel at the bottom, nigga
Mm-mm, ayy

[Chorus]
I can rap 'bout a whole lot of shit, but I'ma keep it this way 'cause they need me to preach
Moved up from the spot that I was, but I tap back in 'cause I know how it be
Faith really got me a long way, gotta feed them hope when their stomach on E
One of my niggas just got locked up, last thing he asked for was some unreleased, and I forgot to hit him back
On a road that nobody never took, ain't no tellin' where my mind was at
Had a court date and he ain't even tell me, I think it's my fault I ain't know
You can tell that I got a lot of shit goin' on, nigga, you should've left me a note
Now I feel fuckеd up, probably would've made his day just to hear this shit that I wrotе

[Verse 1]
As the day go by, I be thinkin', "Why struggle don't perish?"
Then again, it's a part of my life, now the shit coincide like pirates and parrots
Still the same nigga that slept on that floor and I swear I was never embarrassed
I knew that my hustle was nearest, but now I feel guilty 'cause you probably think that I'm careless
New position, but the feeling remain, I can't explain
PB&Js not tastin' the same, probably 'cause it remind me of my pain
Probably 'cause it remind me 'bout the time I was broke, in the drawer, I was diggin' for change
Go ask my mama, I promise she know, carryin' nickels and dimes in the store
I can feel my candles burn
Take time for the ones you love, that's some' I gotta learn
I tend to get lost on the road to riches, I hope you can read between the lines
I'm searchin' for somethin' that I might not ever find, uh

[Chorus]
I can rap 'bout a whole lot of shit, but I'ma keep it this way 'cause they need me to preach
Moved up from the spot that I was, but I tap back in 'cause I know how it be
Faith really got me a long way, gotta feed them hope when their stomach on E
One of my niggas just got locked up, last thing he asked for was some unreleased, and I forgot to hit him back
On a road that nobody never took, ain't no tellin' where my mind was at
Had a court date and he ain't even tell me, I think it's my fault I ain't know
You can tell that I got a lot of shit goin' on, nigga, you should've left me a note
Now I feel fucked up, probably would've made his day just to hear this shit that I wrote

[Verse 2]
Twenty K on my neck and I still ain't make it
Hard work pays off, I'm the proof, still ain't got a hit, but I'm far from the basement
Get that dream out your head and go chase it, court dates got your arteries racin'
Gotta realize they don't wanna see you win, won't support your dream, but help you fight cases
I don't smoke no weed and don't drink no liquor, but I might reconsider
How the fuck could I feel like a winner, but I'm ashamed of that man in the mirror?
And I know you'll learn ain't nobody comin' down from the sky to come get you
Jailtime only time when I hit you, makes me sick, but free you, nigga