25 years in the books
Seven been tryna get poppin' off verses and hooks
Recently found me a formula, promise it's harder than I make it look
Think about where I would be if it weren't for all of the chances I took
Ain't never touch an advance, but ran up a sack
It's a babblin' brook on my necklace
Most of my shit was neglected
YSL, got it for cheap, it's a point of inflection
New fans think my ascent was expected
Couldn't be further from truth
Wasn't until I developed obsessions
Started to live in the booth
Locked in with Chxll and he showed me the game
Eventually my numbers shot through the roof
Niggas been callin' me "goated"
I walk on the beat and it's Margiela hoof
If I ain't walkin' I floated, they tested my carbon emission for proof
And if I said that I wrote it, I don't need no help when it come to the ink
VVS choker, they askin' if I got a kink
I cop and I'm re up before you can blink
Pandemic pushed me to brink
I feared the future, it forced me to focus
It made me realize all of the hustle I put in before, that was bogus
Trickin' myself into thinkin' I'm workin', but really a nigga was coastin'
I got too comfortable, needed to feel a lil' pressure to push it in motion
Sit by the ocean, I'm grippin' the grains
Same as when I'm in the buildin', insane
Thoughts of my momma are fresh in my brain
Still ain't know how to adjust to the pain
Told her I'm hittin' new levels
The breeze increasin', I talk, it's special
I never feel too alone 'cause I feel it coursin' through all of my vessels
My first birthday without her, I still tryna process and balance it all
But me and my dad gettin' closer, he keep me together
I love when we call
It's hard to go home, but it's worth it to see him
The time that we spendin', I wish I could slow it
Sometimes I don't even know how to show it
I love him to death and I hope that he know it