The Greatest

[Intro]
The greatest
The greatest
Uh
The greatest
Uh, uh
The greatest

[Verse]
I wanna be the greatest
I want people to see me like "Damn, he really made it"
I wanna be one of the few real ones who never faked it
I wanna be amazing, 'cause I know I'm a nigga who's never supposed to make it, shit
Man, it's crazy, I seen niggas was hating
I seen 'em hoping that I would stop it and be complacent
But I prevailed 'cause I know that cycles are meant for breaking now
Young nigga with dreams and aspirations
And people tryna bring me down hoping I don't make it
So I don't got time for shit, I tell these cats to save it
Claiming that they fuck with me but trade me like Jamaicans
Sometimes I just be thinking, "What if this got no meaning?"
"What if we live a life that has no purpose or we dreaming?"
What if I told you that I was going to war with demons
And this happy shit a front, but inside a nigga grieving
'Cause nobody checking to see how I been
And my family trippin', I ain't got no friends
I'm getting old, life moving faster than wind
My niece growing now, she learning how to count by her tens
I miss being young before we had it rough
Now such and such be up in jail and such and such on drugs
What happened to the days when all we had was love?
Because this shit is killing me, but I just need a hug
It gets colder and colder with this chip on my shoulder
My dad would always work, so we ain't bond 'til I got older
Started hanging with niggas, but they were really posers
But I ain't see that it was for nothing 'til it was over
I talked to God, but I think he ain't fucking with me
Like are you there, 'cause at this point, I don't know what to believe
I just wanna be happy and to be something, you see?
Because I know you the Creator and mean something to me
This ain't a love story, no "Young and the Restless"
Gotta watch ya back 'cause niggas dumb and they reckless
Let me say, before I go, and this is a blessing
I wanna be mentioned when they ask who the best is
The greatest