"The Standard" lyrics
Ayo, check, check
Paul, we good?
Bet
See, most people don't understand the sacrifices it took to get to where we stand today
In the process of moving towards something great
You're gonna gain a lot
But before you ever see what you gained on the back end
You gon' lose it all first, you feel me?
I've lost love, relationships
We've lost time with our children
Broken homes
Lost friends
Lost the motherfuckin' man that taught me how to be a man, you feel me?
We put it all on the line for the love of this game
Yet people will still try to justify the small amount of success we had
And chalk it up as a motherfuckin' handout and say we came from money
Let me tell you something, motherfucker
We don't come from money
We don't come from shit
My family comes from poverty
My family comes from a long line of drug abuse and alcohol abuse
Convicted felons, domestic violence
And I been fightin' my whole motherfuckin' life to be somebody
To make something of myself
To become the man I know I'm supposed to be
For not only myself, but my daughter
Something a lot of you pussies can't relate to
Because you'd rather be told what to do your whole life
And live yours fulfilling somebody else's dreams
Let me tell you something, homie
Playing hardcore music don't make you hard
Doing what's hard, going against the grain yourself
And everybody else
To be a better man than you were yesterday
Choosing the road less traveled
And not being concerned with the consequences
Because it's your life purpose
Helping others along the way that are less fortunate
And share the same struggles
That's hardcore
And most of the time, only the streets can relate
Some of us come from nothing
Nothing
But best believe before my time is up
And before we ever think of throwing the towel in
Our mark will be made forever
Cemented in the ground by a path of legacy
Something our children can look back at
When they become our age
And reap the benefits of
And hopefully be able to say that I'm proud of you
But before I ever hit that off switch
Before my lights ever go out
We'll be able to say that we gave this shit every motherfuckin' thing we got
And left nothin' in the tank
The blood, the sweat, the tears
All we had, we fucking gave
And that's what it takes
I'll die a happy man knowing I stood for something in this life
That my brothers and I lived for something greater in this life
Because true power is standing in your truth
Let me say that one more time
True power is standing in your truth
This is the standard, standard, standard, standard, standard
Paul, we good?
Bet
See, most people don't understand the sacrifices it took to get to where we stand today
In the process of moving towards something great
You're gonna gain a lot
But before you ever see what you gained on the back end
You gon' lose it all first, you feel me?
I've lost love, relationships
We've lost time with our children
Broken homes
Lost friends
Lost the motherfuckin' man that taught me how to be a man, you feel me?
We put it all on the line for the love of this game
Yet people will still try to justify the small amount of success we had
And chalk it up as a motherfuckin' handout and say we came from money
Let me tell you something, motherfucker
We don't come from money
We don't come from shit
My family comes from poverty
My family comes from a long line of drug abuse and alcohol abuse
Convicted felons, domestic violence
And I been fightin' my whole motherfuckin' life to be somebody
To make something of myself
To become the man I know I'm supposed to be
For not only myself, but my daughter
Something a lot of you pussies can't relate to
Because you'd rather be told what to do your whole life
And live yours fulfilling somebody else's dreams
Let me tell you something, homie
Playing hardcore music don't make you hard
Doing what's hard, going against the grain yourself
And everybody else
To be a better man than you were yesterday
Choosing the road less traveled
And not being concerned with the consequences
Because it's your life purpose
Helping others along the way that are less fortunate
And share the same struggles
That's hardcore
And most of the time, only the streets can relate
Some of us come from nothing
Nothing
But best believe before my time is up
And before we ever think of throwing the towel in
Our mark will be made forever
Cemented in the ground by a path of legacy
Something our children can look back at
When they become our age
And reap the benefits of
And hopefully be able to say that I'm proud of you
But before I ever hit that off switch
Before my lights ever go out
We'll be able to say that we gave this shit every motherfuckin' thing we got
And left nothin' in the tank
The blood, the sweat, the tears
All we had, we fucking gave
And that's what it takes
I'll die a happy man knowing I stood for something in this life
That my brothers and I lived for something greater in this life
Because true power is standing in your truth
Let me say that one more time
True power is standing in your truth
This is the standard, standard, standard, standard, standard
