What You Want Video (MV)

(Chorus)
Don't you give up,
Keep your head up.
Look at the sky little homie,
Get up.
And get what you want.
And don't give a f*ck.
Even if they sleeping on you,
They gon wake up.
Yeah, they gon wake up.

(Verse)
Used to sleep on benches in Central Park.
Now the whole city behind me,
I can bench press Central Park.
Michael going digital, keeping his pencil sharp.
Competition beat the second the instrumental start.
Engineer feel the heat the instant he press record.
I'm well informed,
I might camouflage, never conform.
When I was a little shyer liquor would help me transform.
Old friends left my umbrella but I weathered the storm.
My issues been internal,
I scribble inside my journal.
And swore I'll only die if I lose the pen, like Joe Paterno.
And I know that might be a little controversial.
But life is a show, we ain't getting no rehearsal.
I found my calling in a hallway in the east.
I was calling out to God it was autumn in the streets.
A black sheep contemplating branching out from family tree.
Sometimes you gotta leave in order to truly believe.

(Chorus)
Don't you give up,
Keep your head up.
Look at the sky little homie,
Get up.
And get what you want.
And don't give a f*ck.
Even if they sleeping on you,
They gon wake up.
Yeah, they gon wake up.

(Verse)
People talk shit that's just in their nature.
One second they rocking with you, the next it's see you later.
It's crazy how we'll be cool to strangers but rude to our neighbors.
Generous with friends but to parents, wont do them no favors .
We all corrupted,
We all dealing with something.
We all stuck with,
The demons that we grew up with.
One comment away from you kicking the bucket.
But one DM away from a fan who lives out in London.
She tell you that your song was real and got through some tough shit.
And if it weren't for your music, she wouldn't know how to function.
So much for a dream you were reluctant about.
All those years wasted spent f*cking around.
All my life I felt like success wasn't up to me.
When everybody fronted, the signs were right in front of me.
And now luckily, I can see,
So I'll be on my block, jotting thoughts,
Thankful cause you put your trust in me.

(Chorus)
Don't you give up,
Keep your head up.
Look at the sky little homie,
Get up.
And get what you want.
And don't give a f*ck.
Even if they sleeping on you,
They gon wake up.
Yeah, they gon wake up.

(Verse)
Had to hit you with a third verse, I.
Promise you the honest truth even my third eye cries.
If I ain't get you the first time but the third try, fine.
Tell my wifey I'll never be perfect, but I won't hurt her or lie.
Believe me I'll hold her down even through a cease and desist.
Some people ball so hard, man - they cease to assist.
I'll never cease to exist,
I got a reason to spit.
And nah it's not for keys to a beamer or to be seen in a list.
I do it for these kids' foundation like it's Make a Wish.
Got no issues with the critics if they play my shit.
They can go and say my name and go make up shit.
Cause I always hated myself more than the haters did.
But I need music,
Story of my life, don't skim it and don't breeze through it.
Hip-hop's a language and I guess man, I just speak fluent.
Their vision cloudy, but I seen through it.
Said it couldn't happen seen my team do it.

(Chorus)
Don't you give up,
Keep your head up.
Look at the sky little homie,
Get up.
And get what you want.
And don't give a f*ck.
Even if they sleeping on you,
They gon wake up.
Yeah, they gon wake up.