Smile

[Verse 1: Qualls]
It’s been a little hard to smile lately
Clocking 40s I’ve been on my hundredth mile lately
I been pushing, life been whooping, on my ass
With proper footing
How I’m looking, thoughts of reaching for that towel lately
I ain’t been feeling all that proud lately
Numbers growing, shit but cycle through these doubts daily
So optimism quite clouded and shit the more I kick out of it
Need suggestion, direction out of this drought, safety
They say a sermon help, still going through a lot
They tell me love ain’t wealth, I’m looking at the crib that my momma still ain’t got
I’m stuck up in this box
Of shit I wish I didn’t have to jot
I’m running out of clock
I’m lining up for slot
Do tell me that the feelings same when I make this drop
As when I cop some rings, some chains, and convertible top
Or when this name reach heights in shops of Kenny’s and Pac
I been lost between a rock and the thought of what I’m not

[Chorus: Marlinda]
Trying to float so far
When you go so hard
When you know what you want and
It’s so hard
It’s all in your heart but
Your mind tears apart til
It’s part of who you are
Do go hard

[Verse 2: Qualls]
Swinging for the fences
Agendas I can sense it
Feeling just a little bit defenseless
Tell me what’s a mention
Forgiatoes, ocean view that’s rented
A 40 piece, the gwualla when you winless
Peak into these lenses
Feelings getting little bit relentless
Fuck it I need dollar plus the interest
Some commas when I finish
Feelings getting too real to condense it
Rinse it, only way is put it in the motherfucking pen
I think the saying go we supposed break and never bend
Cause I been 8 below, the pavement low holding these ends
Stressing I ain’t dropped since what before this past Decem
Lessons, needed blessings I been working on these gems
And how I can exceed your definition of a 10
Flip it for a dub to smoke a rapper for the trend
That’s Nostalgia, sitting in Ms. Wheelers class again
Back when I didn’t have to settle for a grin

[Chorus: Marlinda]
Trying to float so far
When you go so hard
When you know what you want and
It’s so hard
It’s all in your heart but
Your mind tears apart til
It’s part of who you are
Do go hard