Niggas been sleepin' on me all these years and I just been feelin' a way Feelin' a way Feelin' a way, feelin' a way At times nigga would just fill up with tears cause it was hard keepin' the faith Keepin' the faith Keepin' the faith, keepin' the faith I know some niggas who didn't believe me when I said that I was gonna find a way Now I'm on route to make a couple mills and all of a sudden they all want a plate They used to clown me, now they wanna be around me Nah, get the fuck out my face This is everything I ever planted, I'ma be a star and not the ones up in space Type that could take your lady if he craved her Make her take shots with me with no chaser Have her text you "baby, I see you later" Then have her call me daddy like I raised her This ain't no JV, this is major I'm applying pressure all year And I ain't quitting till my niggas livin' And they ballin' with green like they Paul Pierce Man I lost faith and I lost hope But I'm still here Still strong, still fightin' Still believing I'm the rose that grew from concrete This is for them labels that won't sign me This is for my niggas thats behind me Soon we finna blow like Kamikaze I'ma get so motherfuckin' big that they gon' think I joined Illuminati Damn I been the underdog all my life I had to stay up workin' every night I had to take a chance and roll the dice They never gave me shit, I had to fight Soon they gon' come to me for some advice Please don't be expectin' me to be polite They gon' be virgin pussies when I'm done with 'em Cause I know they gon' be hella tight I'm so war, I'm so war ready So tired of being overlooked already They gon' remember my name whenever it's all said and done Don't know if I'm ready for fame, but fuck it, I'll know it when it come I pick up the pen and write how I feel, it's helping heal from PTSD Nigga is sensitized, cause no lie, be hearin' 'bout someone dying every week Sometimes be thinkin' what if it was me? Sometimes I wake up sweating out my sleep Don't even fear dying, I just don't wanna go without ever reachin' me peak For real I need a tour bus on the road I need arenas packed up gettin' sold I need to put my momma in a Rolls I need a lot of shit for all the no's I'm at these niggas necks just like a bow I need the people who changed on me to say I changed, but they just didn't grow They was afraid of the game, afraid of the change, afraid of the pain, you know This shit ain't easy, believe me my nigga at times I would think about sellin' my soul Cause I was soo low, thinkin' bout dough Felt like world just brought me to my knees It's no wonder my homies get bent and be sprayin' for cents, just like Febreze On the block, just be duckin' the D's Think I'm the only one with a degree I graduated and said I'ma make it in rapping, accounting just wasn't for me But I'ma still use it for myself I been slowly stackin' and just buildin' wealth Man just give me time, I'll have all the shine Treat 'em all like books put 'em on the shelf Put 'em on the shelf I'm so war, I'm so war ready So tired of being overlooked already They gon' remember my name whenever it's all said and done Don't know if I'm ready for fame, but fuck it, I'll know it when it come I'm so war, I'm so war ready So tired of being overlooked already They gon' remember my name whenever it's all said and done Don't know if I'm ready for fame, but fuck it, I'll know it when it come