[Verse 1] I remember asking for a dollar so that I could buy myself a Cheeto bag That was way back in the day when women I was with didn't need no bag 13 year olds wasn't bout the money so the green they had was called the CeeLo stash But I was skipping that like when DJ don't know how to make the needle drag I done seen a lot of savage shit I seen homies putting hands on chicks Obviously they ain't my homies now but that could have been me on a dramatic flip There were preteens seeing early graves chugging monster cans equal to their age 17 year olds out all night and day thinking they run the streets but becoming slaves Of thе statistics, it's a funny thing Cuz cops love to make all them numbеrs pay [Hook] You can see the fire in my eyes oh yea yeah I done seen a lot of homies die, oh yeah yeah yeah yeah Im just tryna make it out alive oh yeah yeah But thats just our, thats just our life I don't see no fire in your eyes oh yeah yeah You not gonna make it out alive yea yea yea You ain't never see no homies die oh yea yea That's just our, that's just our life [Verse 2] My homegirl by the name of Sam was victim of a wicked plan Her homie stabbed by another man, she held his body in her hands Killed him for the hell of it But now this lesson prevalent Every pain is relevant Character development Way before the time of Judas, there was always prejudice I went to a racist school with Salvys versus Mexicans Since then I was really down to fight Tom n Jerry it was hands on sight Hoods where bullets flew every night Damn Im glad I made it out alive [Hook] You can see the fire in my eyes oh yea yeah I done seen a lot of homies die, oh yeah yeah yeah yeah Im just tryna make it out alive oh yeah yeah But thats just our, thats just our life I don't see no fire in your eyes oh yeah yeah You not gonna make it out alive yea yea yea You ain't never see no homies die oh yea yea That's just our, that's just our life [Verse 3] People ask why I love the tanktops, thats all I had living on the street Homeless 2 days before senior year it was 63 minus 5 degrees Dig through the trash of the local mosque for some spoiled bread thats all I could eat Dreamin' one day I could find a job so that I can finally go buy a beat The odds against me no time to sleep No poor excuses like poverty New top 5's what I'm tryna be Em, Biggie, Nas, 2Pac and Me You wear skinny jeans and you love to gossip you not a thug you a drama queen That petty stuff don't bother me Cuz a legacy I'm tryna leave [Hook] You can see the fire in my eyes oh yea yeah I done seen a lot of homies die, oh yeah yeah yeah yeah Im just tryna make it out alive oh yeah yeah But thats just our, thats just our life I don't see no fire in your eyes oh yeah yeah You not gonna make it out alive yea yea yea You ain't never see no homies die oh yea yea That's just our, that's just our life
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