"For The Life Of Me" lyrics
(feat. Emilio Rojas)
I won't bend or break or fold
Gotta write these stories never told
Never felt a type of way when they didn't invite us
Used to make up enemies, said they did it to spite us
Tried to write us off, people lie when the truth is too hard to swallow
It's like they sufferin' from [?]
Everybody love a dog until it bark or bite us
Never know what's in the cards, think it's hard to guide us
I was streaming on the charts, now I don't care the slightest (Yeah, look)
'Cause they be talkin' 'bout the charts like this shit define us (Yeah)
They can't define me by the stats or the metrics
I live the life that I wanna, so when I'm gone, I never have to regret it
I done been around the world, I had the baddest and freshest
So I ain't chasin' after crumbs like I was Hansel and Gretel
Look, this is not a fairy tale, nothin' here is fiction
Lost people to the streets and I lost people to addiction
Rather be the villain and then try to be the victim
'Cause everybody talkin', I don't care 'bout they opinions
Ill-informed opinions surface, I think I'm sick of this (Mm)
Used to hit the bottle to cope, I'm finished sippin' this (Done)
Was smart enough to recognize patterns that I was slippin' in (Yup)
Had a breakthrough, and the moment was serendipitous (Woo)
I had to take a break and adjust
And take an inventory of the people in my life and who I could trust
Asked myself if I was doin' enough, yeah
'Cause ain't nobody goin' through it but us, it's why we grindin' like
I won't bend or break or fold
Gotta write these stories never told
Someone here gotta light the way (Someone here got a light?)
Is it worth it, the price you pay? (Is it worth it, the price?)
Couldn't quit for the life of me (Couldn't quit for the life)
Couldn't quit for the life of me (Couldn't quit for the life)
Da-da-da-da-da-da
I done had a couple deals, it ain't pan out
So I funded my own shit 'cause I won't ask for a handout
I'm not about to take this shit lyin' down when I stand out
Ten toes down, that's what bein' a man 'bout, look
I had doubters and people that bad-mouth us and
Cats that tried to fuck up my reach like a bad router, so
Don't stand 'round us if you smile in our face
But be talkin' behind our backs and gettin' money with snakes
Ayy, this business movin' quick, better ride at the pace
Here, we dive for loose balls and we slide into base
And we show our true colors, ain't hidin' our face
'Cause ain't too many outlets are providin' the space
Only if they swinging, then I'm punchin' back, prove I ain't no punchin' bag
Like waste management employees, all I see is a bunch of trash
Quit playin', brody, really, I don't fuck with that
Kept goin' when they said that they were done with that
I won't bend or break or fold
Gotta write these stories never told
Someone here gotta light the way (Someone here got a light?)
Is it worth it, the price you pay? (Is it worth it, the price?)
Couldn't quit for the life of me (Couldn't quit for the life)
Couldn't quit for the life of me (Couldn't quit for the life)
Da-da-da-da-da-da
Gotta write these stories never told
Never felt a type of way when they didn't invite us
Used to make up enemies, said they did it to spite us
Tried to write us off, people lie when the truth is too hard to swallow
It's like they sufferin' from [?]
Everybody love a dog until it bark or bite us
Never know what's in the cards, think it's hard to guide us
I was streaming on the charts, now I don't care the slightest (Yeah, look)
'Cause they be talkin' 'bout the charts like this shit define us (Yeah)
They can't define me by the stats or the metrics
I live the life that I wanna, so when I'm gone, I never have to regret it
I done been around the world, I had the baddest and freshest
So I ain't chasin' after crumbs like I was Hansel and Gretel
Look, this is not a fairy tale, nothin' here is fiction
Lost people to the streets and I lost people to addiction
Rather be the villain and then try to be the victim
'Cause everybody talkin', I don't care 'bout they opinions
Ill-informed opinions surface, I think I'm sick of this (Mm)
Used to hit the bottle to cope, I'm finished sippin' this (Done)
Was smart enough to recognize patterns that I was slippin' in (Yup)
Had a breakthrough, and the moment was serendipitous (Woo)
I had to take a break and adjust
And take an inventory of the people in my life and who I could trust
Asked myself if I was doin' enough, yeah
'Cause ain't nobody goin' through it but us, it's why we grindin' like
I won't bend or break or fold
Gotta write these stories never told
Someone here gotta light the way (Someone here got a light?)
Is it worth it, the price you pay? (Is it worth it, the price?)
Couldn't quit for the life of me (Couldn't quit for the life)
Couldn't quit for the life of me (Couldn't quit for the life)
Da-da-da-da-da-da
I done had a couple deals, it ain't pan out
So I funded my own shit 'cause I won't ask for a handout
I'm not about to take this shit lyin' down when I stand out
Ten toes down, that's what bein' a man 'bout, look
I had doubters and people that bad-mouth us and
Cats that tried to fuck up my reach like a bad router, so
Don't stand 'round us if you smile in our face
But be talkin' behind our backs and gettin' money with snakes
Ayy, this business movin' quick, better ride at the pace
Here, we dive for loose balls and we slide into base
And we show our true colors, ain't hidin' our face
'Cause ain't too many outlets are providin' the space
Only if they swinging, then I'm punchin' back, prove I ain't no punchin' bag
Like waste management employees, all I see is a bunch of trash
Quit playin', brody, really, I don't fuck with that
Kept goin' when they said that they were done with that
I won't bend or break or fold
Gotta write these stories never told
Someone here gotta light the way (Someone here got a light?)
Is it worth it, the price you pay? (Is it worth it, the price?)
Couldn't quit for the life of me (Couldn't quit for the life)
Couldn't quit for the life of me (Couldn't quit for the life)
Da-da-da-da-da-da
